Download Music To Iphone From Mac

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On a Mac running Catalina, open the Music app, click on File Import. Browse to the folder for the album and click Select Folder or Open. Browse to the folder for the album and click Select. Since iTunes works for both Mac and Windows computers and is the most popular music manager and player, this wikiHow will show you how to move your music from your computer to your iPhone with iTunes. The easiest way to transfer your music between devices is by using iTunes on all your devices with a single Apple ID and syncing over Wi-Fi.

Hello bongi33,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! I understand that you are unable to download songs to your Apple Music Library on your iOS device. Being able to listen to and enjoy music offline is important. You've come to the right place for help.

The following support article provides some troubleshooting steps to try for this behavior:


Specifically, try the steps in this section:


If you can't download, play, or access songs

First check iTunes to see if the song is ineligible for upload. Additionally, if you added the song to your library from the Apple Music catalog, it might no longer be available on Apple Music.

Check your Internet connection
Download music from iphone

Open Safari on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, or a web browser on your PC, and go to any website to make sure you have a strong Wi-Fi or Internet connection.

If you can't connect to a Wi-Fi network on your iOS device, you can try using cellular data:

1. Go to Settings > App and iTunes Stores.
2. Turn on Use Cellular Data.
You might have to pay a fee to download over a cellular network. Contact your wireless carrier for details, and learn about cellular data settings and usage.


If you're still unable to download songs, close the Music app and restart your iPhone:


How To Download Music From Mac Pro To Iphone


​​Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


To help further isolate possible causes, see if you're able to download music to another device that can access Apple Music. If you aren't able to download music on the other device, check that your Apple Music subscription is active by following the steps here:



You may also want to check if your storage settings for the Music app on the iPhone may be restricting new music from being downloaded. You can find that by going to Settings > Music > Optimize Storage


Keep us posted with what happens from here.


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Take care!

Feb 11, 2019 9:07 AM

  • iPhone to Mac
  • iPhone to PC
  • iPhone to iPhone/iPad
  • iPod/iPad to iPhone
  • Phone to Phone

by Jenefey AaronUpdated on 2019-07-25 / Update for iOS File Transfer

I just got an iPhone and I downloaded iTunes. Then I put all the music I want in the Library. Then I right click on Music in iTunes in iPhone and click SYNC, but nothing happens. I tried disconnecting then again, but still nothing. Help please. Can I transfer music from Mac to iPhone without iTunes?
--Jasmine from US

Probably most of Apple products users used to meet same situation mentioned below. They failed to transfer files from computer to iPhone by iTunes. All of us know that is inconvenient to do that in synced process. Whenever we want to download music to iPhone, the only way we can think of is to transfer it via iTunes. Imagine you have an amount of songs in your Mac and would like to copy them to your iPhone. How could you do? iPhone Care Pro for Mac can help you to achieve it.

We highly recommend you iPhone Care Pro for Mac, a powerful data transferring software allows you to transfer music between your computer and iPhone/iPod/iPad.

Download and install iPhone Care Pro to add music from computer to iPhone:

How to Import Music from Mac to iPhone without iTunes:

This is an easy and quick way to help you to achieve transferring. At the same time, iPhone Care Pro allows you to add music from your Mac (running OS X10.10 Yosemite/10.9 Mavericks and more) to iPhone (running iOS 9/8.3 and lower) without erasing any existed data on your devices. The following is to explain the detailed steps.

  • Step1. Make sure you have downloaded and installed the iPhone Care Pro.
  • Step2. Connect your iPhone to the Mac via a USB cable and start the program.
  • Step3. Click on 'Files Manager' from the main interface and Select red icon 'Music' to click.
  • Step4. Click 'Add' on the menu to add music files. Then click 'Refresh' to added music to your iPhone.

Additional Way to Sync Music from Mac to iPhone with iTunes:

Transfer Iphone Music To Mac

Of course before your sync, you have to make sure your Mac is running on Mac OS X version 10.6 or later and you have the latest version of iTunes.

Download Music To Iphone From Icloud

  • Step1. Open up iTunes on your Mac and connect your iPhone to computer.
  • Step2. Select your iPhone located in the left-hand menu under 'Devices'
  • Step3. Choose the 'Music' tab on the iPhone management screen. It is located to the left of the 'Summary' tab.
  • Step4. Click the 'Sync Music' so that a blue check mark appears and click 'Apply' in the bottom right corner. Of course, you can transfer entire music library or select playlist, artists, albums and genres to transfer.
  • Step5. Allow the iPhone to finish syncing and then disconnect.

Not only can iPhone Care Pro transfer music from Mac to your iPhone/iPod/iPad directly, it can also sync contact, note, calendar, app, video, bookmark and photo. Any question about this post or iPhone Care Pro is warmly welcomed; please don't hesitate to tell us.