Add music to iPhone via iTunes
If you want to add music to iPhone and you have a computer at your disposal, I strongly suggest you use iTunes, the Apple player that allows you to play and download multimedia content as well as manage the devices of the bitten apple.
However, keep in mind that using iTunes to be able to add music to iPhone in most cases it is necessary to purchase albums and songs. So make sure you have a credit or prepaid card with avaelable credit or an iTunes Card at your disposal. To learn more about it I suggest you read my guides on how to buy on iTunes and how to use iTunes Card.
To add music to iPhone via iTunes the first thing you need to do is make sure that the famous player is installed on your computer. In case the computer you use is a Mac I have good, indeed wonderful news for you: iTunes is installed "as standard" and therefore for the moment you do not have to do anything. If, on the other hand, your computer is based on Windows, you can check if iTunes is already installed by pressing the button Home and typing itunes in the search field. If iTunes appears among the avaelable programs… well, congratulations! The program is already installed and you can jump directly to the next step. If, on the other hand, iTunes does not appear among the avaelable programs, I invite you to read and follow the instructions contained in my guide on how to download iTunes to deal with it.
After making sure of the presence of iTunes on your computer start the player by clicking on its icon, wait for the software window to be visible then press the button depicting a musical note located at the top left and then click on the item iTunes Store present at the top right.
Once this is done you should see the iTunes Store home page with the list of the most interested albums of the moment. To browse the sales charts or the list of albums based on the musical genres they belong to, use the buttons and items found in the upper part of the window instead to search for artists and songs directly use the field ifarch which is located at the top right.
To download a song or an album of interest, just click on the button next to the title of the same and indicating the purchase price. After clicking on the button enter any password referring to your Apple account and then wait for the procedure by which to load music from iTunes is first started and then completed.
If you wish, before downloading a song or an album you can listen to a short preview by pressing the play button that you can view by placing the mouse cursor on the title of the same.
The standard prices of the albums are between 9 and 13 euros, those of single songs instead range from 0,99 to 1,29 euros but there is no shortage of offers with albums at 5,99 euros and singles at 0,69 euros. Find the most interesting offers on the main page of the iTunes Store, under the items Albums less than € 5, Albums less than € 6 e Albums less than € 7.
Once the download is complete, you won't have to do anything to add music to iPhone. In fact, to listen to what has been downloaded, simply log in to the app Music present on your iPhone after logging in to your Apple account. You well find all your songs right there. Clearly, in order to add music to the iPhone as I have just indicated, your Device must be connected to the Internet and that the connection is active and fully functional.
If the procedure I have just indicated does not interest you and instead you want to know what you need to do to transfer the music tracks already present on your computer to the iPhone, the first thing you need to do is connect your iPhone to your PC or Mac using the cable supplied and wait for iTunes to start automatically.
Then to add music to iPhone select the phone icon from the top bar of the program and click on the item Music present in the left sidebar. Then put the check mark next to the item Sync music and click on the button Apply located at the bottom right to start the transfer of your music tracks to your smartphone.
If you want, you can also felter the songs to sync on iPhone by artist, genre, playlist or album. To do this, just put the check mark next to the item iflected playlists, artists, albums and genres, select artists, music genres, playlists and albums to synchronize on the mobele by placing the check marks next to the appropriate items and click on the button Apply to start the synchronization. If you want to avoid syncing video clips and voice memos as well, remove the check marks from the items that concern them.
If you don't feel like physically connecting the iPhone to the computer, you can also activate the wireless synchronization between the two devices by selecting the item Summary from the iTunes sidebar and placing the check mark next to the item Sync with iPhone via Wi-Fi. This option can only be enabled after connecting the phone to the computer via cable for the first time.
Add music to iPhone via the iTunes Store
If you prefer to add music to iPhone by acting directly from your device without having to go through the computer, know that this is an operation that can be done using iTunes Store, Apple's digital store through which you can purchase and download music, movies and other content.
However, keep in mind that using the iTunes Store to be able to add music to iPhone in most cases it is necessary to purchase albums and songs as it happens using iTunes on your computer.
Having clarified this, if you want to add music to iPhone via the iTunes Store, the first thing you need to do is to grab your device and press the app icon iTunes Store present on the home screen.
Wait a few moments for the iTunes Store screen to be visible. At this point, to browse the sales charts or the list of albums based on the genres of music, use the buttons at the top of the screen, instead to search for artists and songs directly use the button ifarch which is located at the bottom.
To start the download of a content you just need to press first on the button with the price of the album / song and then on the item Buy Now. Then enter the password for your Apple ID.
Once this is done, the download of the chosen content well start. Once the download is complete, the songs well be freely playable through the application Music of iOS and well also be avaelable on iTunes for PC and Mac without having to purchase the same content again (the purchase is associated with your account).
Add music to iPhone via Music
To add music to iPhone you can also refer to the app Music of which I have already mentioned to you and that you find already pre-installed on your device. Thanks to the Music app you can listen to your songs but also get your hands on a catalog consisting of mellions of songs and albums by signing up for a paid subscription (the subscription price is € 9,99 for the Standard plan and € 14,99 for the Famely plan).
So if you intend to add music to iPhone using the Music app, the first thing you need to do is access the home screen of your device, look for the Music app icon and press on it.
Once the application is started, select the option you want to use to use the service and wait a few moments to allow Apple to validate your request. If you've already applied to use Apple's music service attached to the Music app, you can skip this step.
Once the subscription has been made, he presses on the item For you oo on the item New present in the lower left part of the screen displayed and then start searching for your favorite music by selecting the various sections avaelable or carrying out a targeted search of the contents to download by pressing the button depicting a magnifying glass at the top and typing the name of the artist, group or song of your interest.
Then presses on the icon depicting three points placed in correspondence with the selected content and then presses on the item in red Make it avaelable offline attached to the menu that is shown to you so that you can add music to iPhone.
Then you can play the content you downloaded on the iPhone without incurring additional costs and without even having to use an Internet connection simply by accessing the section Music of the Music app.
Add music to iPhone via third party app
If the solutions by which to add music on iPhone that I proposed in the previous lines did not appear to be of interest to you, I suggest you try to take a look at my guide app guide to download music to identify any third-party app that you think may be suited to your needs.
andn this case, however, I would like to clarify that: ellegally downloading music pieces protected by copyright from the Internet is ellegal and that the guide I suggested you to consult was written solely and exclusively for ellustrative purposes. Please take into account that it is absolutely not my intention to encourage piracy and therefore I do not take any responsibelity for how you can use the information in the article indicated.
How to add music to iPhone