How to Transfer Music Between Mobile Device and Computer

iMusic lets you freely transfer music from iPhone/iPad/iPod/Android to iTunes/Mac/PC. Here in this page, we will show you how to export music from iPhone/iPod/iPad to PC/Mac, how to import songs from PC/Mac to iPhone/iPod/iPad, how to put music from PC/Mac to Android Phones , and how to backup songs from Android Phones to PC/Mac.

Part 1: Export Music from iPhone/iPod/iPad to PC/Mac

Music downloaded from free apps, websites and shared from friends on iPhone, iPod and iPad can’t be transferred to iTunes Library as well as computer. However, you can export downloaded music to iTunes or Computer Mac/Windows easily with iMusic. It lets you export music from iPhone, iPod and iPad to your computer with itunes.

Video Tutorial: iMusic-Export Music from iPhone/iPod/iPad to PC/Mac

Install iMusic on your computer first. After then launch it and connect your iPhone, iPod or iPad with the computer via a digital cable. The device name will appear in the “DEVICE” area.

If you don’t see the device in “DEVICE” area, then please try to reconnect the Apple device with computer again and tap “Trust” in the popped up window “Trust This Computer”.

Click “DEVICE” to enter the control panel window. From there, 2 options are for you to export music from iPhone, iPod and iPad to your computer.

Option 1: Export all songs and playlists from iPhone/iPod/iPad to computer: click the button “Backup Music to PC” (for Windows Version) or “Backup Music to Mac” (for Mac version). After then choose the name of the connected Apple device to begin the transferring process.

Option 2: Export selected songs from iPhone/iPod/iPad to computer: Click the music icon followed the device icon (the second one) on the left side of window, then click the export icon (the 2nd one on the right side) > choose “Export to Mac”. Find a destination to save the exported songs.

Actually, you can also right-click on the selected songs, then choose “Export to” > “Export to Mac”. Set a destination to save these songs.

Or drag and drop the selected songs from iMusic to a folder on your computer.

Part 2: Import Songs from PC/Mac to iPhone/iPod/iPad

iMusic helps you import songs from computer to iPhone, iPod and iPad without iTunes Library. This feature is very helpful if you haven’t authorized the computer for syncing songs to your iPhone, iPod or iPad. And no data will be erased on your Apple device.

Playlists and videos can be transferred from computer to iPhone, iPod, iPad as well. Don’t worry about the file format issue. iMusic will convert them to iDevice friendly format during the transferring process.

Video Tutorial: iMusic- How to Transfer Music from Computer to iPhone/iPad/iPod

Download iMusic on your computer. Double-click the installation package and follow the built-in instruction to install the software. After then, use a digital cable to connect your iPhone, iPod or iPad with your computer. When connected successfully, it will appear in the “DEVICE” window.

Otherwise, you need to tap the “Trust This Computer” on your Apple device to let the computer recognize it.

Click “DEVICE” on the ribbon to enter the management window. In the window, click the music icon on the left side to display all songs on the device connected to computer. After then, click the add songs icon on the right side (the first one on the right side), choose “Add File” or “Add Folder”.

Browse and select the songs or folder on your PC or Mac to add to your iPhone, iPod or iPad. Click “Open” to begin the transferring process.

If you’re using iMusic for Mac, then there is an option “Add/Convert Music” in the “DEVICE” management window. Clicking it, then a window will pop up, letting you browse and select songs to transfer to your iPhone, iPod and iPad.

Part 3: Put Music from PC/Mac to Android Phones

I know it’s quite easy to put music from a computer to an Android phone if it has a SD card. However, it takes a little elbow grease if there isn’t a SD card or the songs are not in the Android supported format. Calm down! Follow the steps below to solve the problem.

Video Tutorial: iMusic- How to Transfer Music from Computer to Android Easily

Install iMusic on your computer and run it. After then, connect your Android phone with your computer via a USB cable. When the software detects the device, it will display the device name under “DEVICE”.

If you can’t see the device detected, please enable the “USB Debugging” in the Settings menu.

Click “DEVICE” menu on the top of the software, then click the music icon on the left side. From there, you can see all the songs on your Android phone connected to the computer. Click the add song button on the right side (the 1st icon), then choose “Add”. Next, choose songs or a folder and click “Open” to put songs from PC or Mac to your Android phones.

On iMusic for Mac, there is another option to transfer music from Mac to Android phones. See the option “Add/Convert Music” in the “DEVICE” management window? Clicking it, then a window will pop up, letting you browse and select songs to transfer to your iPhone, iPod and iPad.

Part 4: Backup Songs from Android Phones to PC/Mac

It would be better to backup songs from your Android phone to computer if you haven’t had the copies on your computer, because you never know when your songs will lost due to factory resetting or virus attack. iMusic can do it for you with 2 simple steps.

Download, install and run iMusic on your computer. After then, connect your Android device with the computer via a USB digital cable. When connected successfully, you can see the device appear under the “DEVICE” window.

If you don’t see it appear there, enable the “USB Debugging” in Settings menu on your phone.

Click “DEVICE” menu on the top of the software. From there, you have 3 options to backup songs from Android phone to PC or Mac.

Option 1: 1-click to backup all songs and playlists from Android phone to computer: click the “Backup Music to PC”(for Windows PC) or “Backup Music to Mac” (for the Mac version), then find a destination on your computer to save the backed up songs and playlists.

Option 2: Backup selected songs from Android phone to computer: click the music icon on the left side of the window (the 2nd one) to show all songs on the Android phone. Check the ones you need, then click the 2nd icon – export icon > “Export to Mac”. Select a destination to save the backed up songs.

Drag-n-drop is available to backup songs from Android phone to computer as well. Select the needed songs, drag and drop them to a folder on your computer.