How to Sync iPhone with Your Computer

When you connect iPhone to your computer, iTunes syncs iPhone with the information and media on your computer, according to how you’ve configured the iPhone sync settings in iTunes. You can set iTunes to sync any or all of the following: · Contacts—names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and so on · Calendars—appointments and events · Email account settings · Webpage bookmarks · Ringtones · Music and audiobooks · Photos · Podcasts · Videos Ringtones, music, audiobooks, podcasts, and video content are synced from your iTunes library. If you don’t already have content in iTunes, the iTunes Store (available in some countries) makes it easy to purchase or subscribe to content and download it to iTunes. You can also add music to your iTunes library from your CDs. To learn about iTunes and the iTunes Store, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Contacts, calendars, webpage bookmarks, and photos are synced from applications on your computer, as described below. Contacts and calendars are synced both ways between your computer and iPhone. New entries or changes you make on iPhone are synced to your computer, and vice versa. Webpage bookmarks are also synced both ways. Email account settings are only synced from your computer’s email application to iPhone. This allows you to customize your email accounts on iPhone without affecting email account settings on your computer. If you like, you can set iPhone to sync with only a portion of what’s on your computer. For example, you might want to sync only a group of contacts from your address book, or only unwatched video podcasts. You can adjust sync settings whenever iPhone is connected to your computer. Important: You can connect and sync with only one iPhone at a time. Disconnect one before connecting another. You should be logged in to your own user account on the computer before connecting iPhone. On a PC, if you sync more than one iPhone to the same user account, use the same sync settings for each.