What's the best way to transfer non-iTunes music from an iPhone 8 to an iPhone 14. There was some guidance earlier that said a transfer would be possible only if I had the music on a computer. But if the music is already on my iPhone 8 shouldn't it be easy enough to just transfer it to a computer and then make the transfer to my new phone? Thanks.
iPhone 4s, iOS 9
The computer app iMazing can export all of your music to your computer. I haven’t tried it, but in principle it should work.
The original (iPod, iTunes, Mac) ecosystem was set up for one-way transfers from a master iTunes Library on a Mac to an iPod. No copying things back the other way.
The system that iPods, iPhones, and iPads use now evolved from that, with modifications for things such as the fact that on an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, you might buy music on the mobile device itself, that you then wanted to put back onto your computer.
I'm not sure whether iTunes (Mac, pre-Catalina; Windows) or Finder (Mac, Catalina and later) will do what you want. There may be third-party applications that would.
If you still have the non-iTunes music on your computer you can sync it from iTunes to the new iPhone. Music does not sync device to device, unless you subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match→Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support
Thanks. I guess my question is: if I subscribe to iTunes Match, is there a way to get non-iTunes music from my iPhone 8 to my new iPhone 14? I don't have the computer that originally held this music.
I don’t think iTunes Match will work for you. It needs the original content from your computer during setup.
Good to know. Thanks. I guess I can always upload the music again from the original CDs.
Non-iTunes Music from iPhone 8 to 14
