iTunes won’t Sync With iPhone, iPad, iPod? How to Fix

Many users reported that they are unable to sync music, calendars, playlists with iPhone, iPad, and iPod. In this article we will show how to fix “iTunes won’t Sync With iPhone, iPad, iPod?”

The legit way to listen to music on Apple products is through iTunes. However, you need not worry, iPhone not syncing with the iTunes on Windows or Mac is a problem, but every problem comes with its solutions. 

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Problems and Solutions to iPhone not syncing with iTunes with Windows or Mac

Data is synced by Cloud

You can either sync iPhone, iPad, iPod data such as your photos, videos, contacts and etc on cloud or computer. Check if your data is syncing with the cloud, at that time it won’t sync with the iTunes. In order to sync with iTunes, you need to go into Apple ID settings, open Cloud settings and turn of syncing of photos, calendars and etc. 

Check for iTunes software update

Updates improve various bugs and fixes within the software. So to fix “iTunes won’t Sync With iPhone, iPad, iPod?”, check for a software update. First click Help on the menu bar on windows then click check for updates, if there are any updates available, install them. Once the update has been installed, restart your PC or Mac. The iTunes will be updated and the changes will be made to your computer. alternatively, go to the Apple website to check for updates.

USB Port and cable

The lightning cable you or USB cable you are using might have been broken down or worn out.  Clean your USB ports and cables as dust particles might have stuck in it. Try with a different cable and see if it works well now. 

Restart Your Device

First to fix “iTunes won’t Sync With iPhone” is to restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and then try to connect your iPhone to iTunes. Here are steps to restart your device.

For iPhone 8 and older models:

• Press and hold the on/off button until you get the slider “slide to power off”.
• turn off the iPhone or iPad by sliding.
• Wait a few seconds till the phone is fully turned OFF.
• Now turn ON your device

For iPhone x and later models:

• Press and hold the on/off button and volume button until you get the slider “slide to power off”.
• turn off the iPhone or iPad by sliding.
• Wait a few seconds till the phone is fully turned OFF.
• Now turn ON your device

The Authorization problem

Check if your computer is authorized with iPhone, iPad, or iPod or not? If the iTunes sync button is greyed out, this means that your computer needs authorization with iTunes first. When you will authorize, it means that you are giving it the privilege to access your apps, files, gallery, contacts, books, music and etc. 

The window’s drivers

If you are using windows and check for Driver updates. This is the reason why your iPhone, iPad, or iPod are not syncing with iTunes.

To update the drivers. Go to the device manager in Windows, and then to portable devices (right under network adapters). Next right click apple iPhone and click update drivers. Browse your drivers from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers. After this process, you will be able to locate your iPhone, iPad, or iPod and can successfully sync your iPhone with iTunes. 

Also some other possible solutions

1. Check your internet connection (test using Safari and visit http://www.apple.com)
2. Do you have enough space on the iPhone?
3. Check for updates.

Try contacting Apple Care

At the end of every article, I recommend my users to contact Apple Care.