Syncing with itunes, Viewing this user guide on iphone – Apple iPhone (For iOS 6.1) User Manual
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Chapter 2
Getting Started
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Syncing with iTunes
Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to iPhone, and vice versa. You can
sync by connecting iPhone to your computer, or you can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly with
Wi-Fi. You can set iTunes to sync music, photos, videos, podcasts, apps, and more. For information
about syncing iPhone with your computer, open iTunes, then choose iTunes Help from the
Help menu.
Set up wireless iTunes syncing: Connect iPhone to your computer. In iTunes on the computer,
select your iPhone, click Summary, then turn on “Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi.”
When Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, iPhone syncs every day. iPhone must be connected to a power
source, iPhone and your computer must both be on the same wireless network, and iTunes must
be open on your computer. For more information, see
on page 136.
Tips for syncing with iTunes
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If you use iCloud to store your contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and notes, don’t also sync them
to your device using iTunes.
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Purchases you make from the iTunes Store or the App Store on iPhone are synced back to your
iTunes library. You can also purchase or download content and apps from the iTunes Store on
your computer, and then sync them to iPhone.
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In the device’s Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync when your device is
attached to your computer. To temporarily override this setting, hold down Command and
Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPhone appear in the iTunes window.
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In the device’s Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPhone backup” if you want to encrypt the
information stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are
indicated by a lock icon , and a separate password is required to restore the backup. If you
don’t select this option, other passwords (such as those for mail accounts) aren’t included in
the backup and will have to be reentered if you use the backup to restore the device.
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In the device’s Info pane, when you sync mail accounts, only the settings are transferred from
your computer to iPhone. Changes you make to an email account on iPhone don’t affect the
account on your computer.
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In the device’s Info pane, click Advanced to select options to let you replace the information on
iPhone with the information from your computer during the next sync.
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If you listen to part of a podcast or audiobook, the place you left off is included if you sync
the content with iTunes. If you started listening on iPhone, you can pick up where you left off
using iTunes on your computer—or vice versa.
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In the device’s Photo pane, you can sync photos and videos from a folder on your computer.
Viewing this user guide on iPhone
You can view the iPhone User Guide on iPhone in Safari, and in the free iBooks app.
View the user guide in Safari: Tap , then tap the iPhone User Guide bookmark.
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Add an icon for the guide to the Home screen: Tap , then tap “Add to Home Screen.”
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View the guide in a different language: Tap “Change Language” on the main contents page.
View the user guide in iBooks: If you haven’t installed iBooks, open App Store, then search
for and install “iBooks.” Open iBooks and tap Store. Search for “iPhone User,” then select and
download the guide.
For more information about iBooks, see Chapter 30,