How to add music to iphone without syncing

Q: Can I use Apple Music without syncing my Library?

Your Apple Music activities also wont have any effect on the devices that dont have iCloud Music Library enabled. Any songs, albums, or playlists you have saved from Apple Music wont be synced with devices without iCloud Music Library turned on, even if youve downloaded them onto your Mac.

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How do I manually add songs to my iPhone?
Can I use Apple Music without syncing my Library?
Is there another way to add music to iPhone?
Why can't I add my own music to my iPhone?

Question:

I hate this iTunes sync complication as always! it just *****.

I have synced my iPhone in my previous work computer because my iTunes in my mac is no longer complatible..

now, I have returned the computer at work and it's no longer with me... and I'm STUCK!!!

i can't update songs to this phone without reformatting it first. it ***** because i hate starting back from scratch i have a lot of apps now.

any idea? did they already remove this stupidity in iOS6? I'll wait then

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jun 15, 2012 7:00 AM

User profile for user: sydalmighty

Question: add songs without syncing to iTunes

Connect your device to your Mac.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.
In the Finder
on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and don’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Click Music in the button bar.
Select the “Sync music onto [device name]” checkbox to turn on syncing of your music.

With the checkbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your music to your device.
To sync a selection of music, click “Selected playlist, artists, albums, and genres.”
Select the checkbox for each item you want to sync in the music list. Deselect the checkbox for any item you don’t want to sync.
Click Artists, Albums, Genres, or Playlists to see your content organized by that category.
Select syncing options:
- Select the “Include videos” checkbox to include videos when syncing.
- Select the “Include voice memos” checkbox to include voice memos when syncing
- Select the “Automatically fill free space with songs” checkbox to have your Mac fill the free space on your device with songs when syncing. Use this option if you have a large music library on your Mac but don’t have room to sync all of your music to your device. This option syncs as many songs as possible.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.

You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off on Mac.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button

in the Finder sidebar.

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Question:

I frequently need to add a single song or new playlist to my phone, and it takes ages even to transfer one song because the process is defaulted to syncing the whole caboodle .. I can't see how to turn off the default 'sync everything' and just sync what I need.

Can anyone help me?

iPhone 4s, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 17, 2020 10:09 AM

User profile for user: alex hall

Question: How to transfer playlists without syncing

Do any of the following:

Touch and hold a song, album, playlist, or video, then tap Add to Library.
When viewing the contents of an album or playlist, tap
near the top of the screen to add the album or playlist, or tap
, then tap Add to Library to add individual songs.
On the Now Playing screen, tap
, then tap Add to Library.

To delete music from the library, touch and hold the song, album, playlist, or music video, then tap Delete from Library.

Music you add to iPhone is also added to other devices if you’re signed in to the iTunes Store and App Store using the same Apple ID and have Sync Library turned on (go to Settings

> Music, then turn on Sync Library).

How do I manually add songs to my iPhone?

Open the Music app and navigate to the media you would like to add to your iPhone. Click and drag any song, album, or artist to the iPhone button under Devices in the left menu bar. Repeat for all other music or media you'd like to add to your iPhone.

Can I use Apple Music without syncing my Library?

Your Apple Music activities also won't have any effect on the devices that don't have iCloud Music Library enabled. Any songs, albums, or playlists you have saved from Apple Music won't be synced with devices without iCloud Music Library turned on, even if you've downloaded them onto your Mac.

Is there another way to add music to iPhone?

CopyTrans Manager is a lightweight iTunes alternative that helps you add music to your iPhone by simply transferring tracks from computer to device. There's no need for an iTunes sync with already-existing iPhone tracks remaining untouched on your device.

Why can't I add my own music to my iPhone?

Check your settings and network connection on all of your devices: Make sure that your devices have the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or iTunes for Windows. Make sure that Sync Library is turned on for all of your devices. Connect all of your devices to the Internet.