iOS 5 Wireless iTunes sync..Not really wireless or what?

IngredientX wrote:

the inability to hide the Newsstand folder from my home screen (at least, without jailbreaking), I regret upgrading.

Don't understand the BIG RANT about the Newsstand Folder. If you don't like it, move it to your last page and FORGETABOUTIT.

Hello everyone. Mine had same problem. Could not enable Icloud backup. Do I need home networking share enabled in I tunes?

Thanks

That isn't the same problem, however our ipad is doing this aswell!

Cheers, have you found a solution? I read that you first have to sync up with I tunes via USB cable then enable WI Fi sync tab in itunes. Then turn off your device (Ipad, I phone, ipod etc) and it should sync up wii fi.

Thanks

It's Alive Again!!!!!

Sorry, my iPad iCloud Backup is working now, i think it was because it was syncing before!

M Stratford, did you try my suggestion? Or did it just start working?

Cheers

I did all of that first, it didn't work and then suddenly, this afternoon, started working. So, if your lucky, those instuctions should work for you.

Still having problems. I tried hooking up phone to pc then unchecked the sync with wi-fi button on iTunes then did a sync, then I checked the sync with wi-fi button in iTunes and did another sync. Once I did that I unplugged my phone and the phone still showed on iTunes and it said at the top something like looking for iPhone just above the bar and the sync now button on the phone was lit up and then after few seconds the dissappeared from iTunes and the sync now button on phone was grayed out again. Guess I will just keep doing the old way by plugging into the pc.

UPDATE:

OK not sure what happened but it seems to be working now.

2nd update:

I was able to sycn once over wi-fi but decided to try putting my pc to sleep and wake it up to see if it still worked which of course it did. My phone dissappered from iTunes and won't come back.

The key items seem to be...

Cable Sync first

Check "Allow Sync over Wi-Fi"

Cable Sync again

If you got it right then the phone stays visible in iTunes after it is unplugged and the phine will sync automatically when plugged in to charge or manually at any time.

"May as well manually synch it" . . . yeah, this WiFi synching is really something of a lie. It's not what people expected. It falls short. But I guess it is a little of an improvement. I should synch when I put it in the charging cradle on my desk. Oh well.

Mine Works, I just had to wait!

I've just managed to get mine working.

Same situation as most of you guys. Windows 7, IOS5 (of course) and followed all the correct steps.

However I've found that if my desktop is on wired network only (same router as the wireless, same IP network etc) then I cannot wirelessly sync. However, if I enable the wifi card in my desktop I *CAN* sync!

I'll see if I can investigate further into what my router might be doing to block traffic between wireless and wired, but like most free routers with broadband there isn't much clever stuff going on there, just a LAN network (wired and wireless) and a WAN network and a route between them.

I hope that helps you all.

Mike

tfromauckland wrote:

The key items seem to be...

Cable Sync first

Check "Allow Sync over Wi-Fi"

Cable Sync again

If you got it right then the phone stays visible in iTunes after it is unplugged and the phine will sync automatically when plugged in to charge or manually at any time.

I just got home from work and tried this.

1. Tried just triggering a sync from the iPhone. Sync button still disabled. So it seems to have "magically" started working for others, but no such luck for me.

2. Connected my iPhone to my computer via USB cable.

3. Performed a cable sync. Sync successfully completed.

4. UN-checked "Sync with this phone over Wi-Fi". Clicked "Apply", then "Sync".

5. Cable sync successfully completed.

6. Checked "Sync with this phone over Wi-Fi". Clicked "Apply", then "Sync".

7. Cable sync successfully completed.

8. Unplugged phone. Phone icon disappeared from iTunes again; it should remain if wi-fi sync works.

9. Took phone to bedroom. Plugged in wall charger.

10. Tried to sync over wi-fi, but sync button was still greyed out.

11. Confirmed that I could still connect to my computer using iTunes Remote over wi-fi.

Looks like it's still not working.

Mike Dixson wrote:

I've just managed to get mine working.

Same situation as most of you guys. Windows 7, IOS5 (of course) and followed all the correct steps.

However I've found that if my desktop is on wired network only (same router as the wireless, same IP network etc) then I cannot wirelessly sync. However, if I enable the wifi card in my desktop I *CAN* sync!

I'll see if I can investigate further into what my router might be doing to block traffic between wireless and wired, but like most free routers with broadband there isn't much clever stuff going on there, just a LAN network (wired and wireless) and a WAN network and a route between them.

I hope that helps you all.

Mike

Intriguing. I don't have a wifi card in my desktop, though, so I can't try this.