What does Syncing mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The term Syncing means transferring and updating items\/ files between different computers so you can have access to them at your convenience. For example, if you add a movie on your Mac, and it is synced with your iPhone, the movie will automatically be updated on your iPhone device. Items and files like music, TV shows, podcasts, e-Books, and more can easily be shared between devices and computers.<\/p>\n Syncing content between your Mac and iPhone<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n First things first, if you are syncing your iPhone with your Mac for the first time, you must connect them both using a USB cable. After you connect the device, the device icon will appear in the Finder \u00a0sidebar. If you click on the Device icon, it will display you some syncing options. You will then need to select the items that you need to sync like Music, Videos, Movies, etc.<\/p>\n You can go by syncing all items of a specific type, which is usually the quickest method to do it or you can select each item individually to have more control. For example, you can sync all your music to your device at once, but sync only a selection of specific albums or songs as well.<\/p>\n Once you are done selecting the content that you want to sync, the items will be updated automatically on your Mac computer.<\/p>\n If you are using an iPhone with iOS Version 5 or later, you can choose to sync wirelessly when your Mac and iPhone are on the same Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n To do this, connect your iPhone to your Mac using a USB cable. Turn on Wi-Fi syncing and choose the settings which you want.<\/p>\n Whenever your iPhone will connect to your Mac over a Wi-Fi network, you can select it in the sidebar and sync it.<\/p>\n Follow the steps to enable syncing over Wi-Fi:<\/p>\n You can also choose to sync automatically. To enable this feature:<\/p>\n This may remove the device icon from the sidebar, but Wi-Fi syncing will remain active. And when the next time your device and the system are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, the icon will reappear.<\/p>\n As mentioned, if you are looking to sync all items of a specific content type say films, you can follow the steps as mentioned herein:<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> It is important to remember that if you are using iCloud photos and Apple Music, your photos and music will be synced automatically and no option for syncing will appear on the button bar.<\/p>\n The bar at the bottom of the window will indicate the amount of free space that is remaining on your iPhone after you are done syncing.<\/p>\n You can also choose to sync automatically. To enable this feature:<\/p>\n Note: If you delete an item from your Mac that is set to sync automatically with your iPhone, it will also be deleted from your device the next time both of these devices are in sync with each other.<\/p>\n The above were some easy methods to sync your data like contacts, messages, photos, music, etc.between your iPhone device and your Mac computer. While you may see options with different descriptions on your computer, the basic procedure to sync devices will remain the same. Remember, if you are using iCloud to sync files, you won\u2019t see the syncing options on the button bar in the Finder window.<\/p>\n Syncing can be a great method to have control over the type of content that is transferred between your devices. Select just one file or send the complete content type, you will have the content available whenever you want, wherever you want.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just about a few years ago, syncing iPhone to Mac was a regular activity. However now, faster mobile speeds, more space, streaming apps like Spotify, and an increasing number of people syncing their data with iCloud, the need to sync isn\u2019t as great as it used to be. But, we still want to add music, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[31,30],"tags":[65],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/devtest.esrgear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/How-to-Sync-your-iPhone-to-Macbook.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Sandy","author_link":"https:\/\/devtest.esrgear.com\/blog\/author\/sandy\/"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
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