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Unable to transfer music from iPad to iPhone without a computer

I want to transfer my 2800 songs on my iPad mini 6 to my iPhone 13. Should be easy…right…but everything I try fails. Help. Thanks


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iPad mini (6th generation)

Posted on Jun 4, 2023 10:30 AM

5 replies

Jun 4, 2023 12:38 PM in response to Bl00msday

Bl00msday wrote:

I want to transfer my 2800 songs on my iPad mini 6 to my iPhone 13. Should be easy…right…but everything I try fails. Help. Thanks

IF these are purchased song sign into yoru account and redownload it on your phone.


if these are non purchased music, how did you get it on your ipad if you didn't have a computer.

Jun 4, 2023 1:47 PM in response to Bl00msday

Bl00msday wrote:

They are non purchased and I put them on my old iPad when my Mac wasn’t a dinosaur. I can’t up date my Mac it’s to old. I was able to transfer my non purchased songs from my old iPad to my new 6, but can’t get them to my iPhone. Seems stupid.

No it's not stupid, you can only sync music to an Apple device using iTunes unless it is purchased music.

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