Syncing music to iPhone 11

So after messing around for an hour or so I was finally able to fix this problem.

Open your iPhone

Open the setting app

Scroll down music

Turn sync library off

Open iTunes

In the top left menu bar you should see iTunes, select preferences (I have a Mac)

Go to general and uncheck iCloud Music Library

This fixed the issue for me and I was then able to sync all of my non Apple Music songs in my library. I'm assuming after they sync you can turn these back on.

-Mitch

Similar problems re iPhone11:

I have MacBook running High Sierra 10.13.6 and recently I bought phone11 running 13.3.1.

I can't do the following:

1. When I connect my phone11 to my Mac using their cable, iTunes 12.8.2.3 does not recognize my phone11. I called Apple Care and spent 1.5h there with all suggestions they made being unsuccessful
2. Because of the above I can't transfer any music from my Mac to my phone11
3. I can't add any song to the phone11 music library
4. When I set the alarm, I want to "pick a song" but it does not work - again, Apple care was not helpful

I purchased iPhone 11 Pro today. Not able to synch with my music directly from my Mac. I've 'trusted' the computer, and updated to latest OS and iOS but nothing is transferring. This was from a 7 but the music lib is on the Mac.

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Strangely enough, I was using a cable that came with my iPhone 8Plus. I switched it out for the one that came with the iPhone 11, everything worked. Go figure...

Turn sync Library also was not an option - reading some of the other threads i changed the cable - this came in a pack supplied by Telstra when purchasing the iPhone11 Pro called Premium Silver Gala Universal Wireless Essentials - this included a USB to Lightning connector. Changed to this cable and all ok - all my music library copied access to the phone - result!

Make sure you are using latest version of iTunes in your PC, then toggle off sync music in settings, connect your iPhone 11/11 Pro to using lightening cable.

after that you’ll be able to sync all of your iTunes library to iPhone 11/11 Pro.

to see practical, watch the following video:

https://youtu.be/V4fI93HrBEs

Ramesh Bhati

After doing some Googling and trying to fix this issue for a while, I found a solution that may be helpful. I also did not have the option to toggle off the sync music library option, nor does my old MacBook have the port for the iPhone 11 charger.

I had to go into Finder (where my phone was not listed until I clicked on Show next to Location), which is where I had to allow permission for "trust" between my iPhone and MacBook. Once they are connected, the phone should show up in iTunes. Hope this helps!

I know this is an old post - anyone find a solution? I've trusted my iPhone. I have the latest I tunes. There's no sync option on my iPhone Pro 11, no I cloud, no library option as shown above. And no turning on or off iCloud music in Itunes/Preferences/General.

What a bunch of nonsense. This is all so Apple Music can make some $$ and hijack your music in the meantime.

make sure you are using the latest version of iTunes with whatever version of iOS for the iPhone.

this is where I turn the sync library off on my iPhone 11 pro

I'm running iTunes 12.9.5.5 on my iMac, there was no "iCloud Music Library" option under iTunes/Preferences/General.

What options do you see under the general tab?

as dumb as this sounds all i did was switch from the USB port on the left to the USB port on the right and it worked!

Thanks Mitch. This worked for me. I have an iPhone 11 pro, running iTunes 12.9.5.5 on my Mac

John

There is no option to turn sync off on my iPhone 11 !!!