I installed iOS8 on my iPhone 4S and iPad mini and now iTunes (11.4 (18)) on my iMac no longer sees these devices unless I attach them via USB. I have tried rebooting the router, the Mac and the devices. I have reinstalled iTunes. I have checked that the appropriate settings for wifi sync are correctly set on all machines. Any suggestions?
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
Sorry to have to say this but iTunes is not picking up my iPad mini retina on the Mac AGAIN despite running 8.0.2 and iTunes 11.4.
Wireless syncing to iCloud works but I have to sync over USB to see the iPad on the Mac.
Two iPods running IOS 5.x are picked up instantly, one of which is in my car about 20 feet from my Mac...
No doubt Apple will fix this but really...
I had this repeat problem this morning on my iPad mini. I rebooted it and it was visible to iTunes again. Try this.
Apple's recent software releases have been problematic. The complexity of the environment -- multiple operating systems, multiple devices, etc. -- along with the fact that iTunes has become an operating system within an operating system, may be problem. Not sure how they get themselves out of this especially as they are adding more devices and feel the need to introduce OS "improvements" annually.
Just as you said, it worked after a reboot of the iPad!
I'll see what tomorrow brings...BTW I hope everyone experiencing this is reporting the bug to Apple?
I sent Feedback but I think they're pretty much swamped right now. As you suggest, the more people who contact them about it the better.
Occasionally when I think back to the major disasters I had with a rogue Dell notebook, my last PC, just out of the box, and the Microsoft Help Centre, pre 2008, this bug in comparison is small beer.
Since switching to the Mac I've become perhaps too accustomed to everything working 100%...100% of the time. Mea Culpa.
Yes. Everything looks like when i used to Microsoft.
If you want to solve issue you should restart your devise. =)
My iPhone 5s and iPad Air have IOS 8.0.2.
Did the restarts yesterday. iPhone showed up and is there this AM. iPad showed up and was gone within 2 hours. :Both are 8.0.2
My iPhone 6, 8.0.2 disappeared at 9:45. iPad air disappeared Saturday, and old iPod Touch, 4th gen, continues to show up as usual, only occasionally disappearing -- so the restart does nothing permanent.
Hi everyone, please read this for resolution to this issue:
Has anybody experienced wifi syncing with iTunes broken since iOS 8?
I know that Settings>General>iTunes WiFi Sync says that the device has to be on power but I have found that it isn't necessary.
I have an iPhone 4S and an iPad mini both on iOS 8.0.2 and they appear in iTunes (on my iMac) under Devices via wifi and they sync via wifi. I just tested this to be certain.
As far as I can tell the solution to the wifi problem between iTunes and iDevices is (a) install 8.0.2 and (b) power all the devices (including the Mac) off then on.
This information is incorrect. The wording has not changed. It always said that it would sync automatically when under power and on the same network. And it did. But, you could, and you still can do a manual Sync Now if iTunes sees your device.
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I think I have confused automatic and manual sync over wifi. It is probably true that automatic sync always required the device to be plugged in. Manual sync does not appear to.
Still have to reboot for the iPad to show up in iTunes.
So today found this on OSXDaily: http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/17/wi-fi-sync-not-working-fix-ios/
I've executed this fix in Activity Monitor, so I'll see what gives tomorrow on Wireless syncing!
I had the same problem as well - your solution half worked for me. iTunes can now see my iPhone and I can wifi sync when I initiate it form iTunes. However if I initiate sync from the iPhone using using 'Sync Now' it doesn't appear to find my MacBook and sync just stops. 😟
This fix seems to work: http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/17/wi-fi-sync-not-working-fix-ios/
The iPad appeared in the iTunes sidebar on my Mac and I was able to run a "backup now to this computer" manually as well as the Wireless sync to iCloud.
I quit iTunes and relaunched (twice) and ALL iDevices appeared in iTunes.
Will check daily and report if anything amiss.
iTunes does not see iOS8 devices over wifi
