Enable wifi sync on iphone and ipad

This will show you how to enable wifi sync on iphone and ipad. Wifi sync will let you sync apps and movies and ebooks between your iphone or ipad and your computer, without having to plug your device in during the sync. Once you have enabled the wifi sync you will only ever need to plug into your cable to charge your device :)

Where you turn it on depends on your computer. On a Mac running macOS Catalina or later, iTunes has been replaced and syncing lives in Finder. On Windows, Apple’s Apple Devices app does the same job, and older Windows PCs and Macs still use iTunes. The steps are almost the same in all three.

Enable wifi sync on iphone and ipad in Finder (Mac)

• Plug your iphone or ipad into your Mac with its usb cable, and tap Trust on the device if asked
• Open a Finder window and select your device in the sidebar under Locations
• On the General tab, under Options, tick ‘Show this iPhone when on Wi-Fi’ (or iPad)
• Click Apply, then unplug the cable

Using the Apple Devices app (Windows)

Connect the device with its cable, open the Apple Devices app, select your iphone or ipad in the sidebar, then on the General tab tick ‘Show this iPhone when on Wi-Fi’ and click Apply.

Setting up iTunes

If you are still using iTunes, there are a few things you will need to do in itunes on your computer:

• you need to plug your iphone or ipad into your computer with its usb cable
• Open iTunes
• Locate your device in itunes (see this link on how to do that)
• Click on the ‘summary’ tab
• Tick the ‘enable sync over wifi’ for that device

Syncing over wifi

Your iphone or ipad and your computer need to be on the same wifi network, and the computer needs to be awake with Finder, Apple Devices or iTunes available. The device then shows up in the sidebar without a cable and you can sync from there.

On older versions of iOS you could also start a sync from the device itsself:

• settings > general
• then goto ‘wifi sync’
• you can then do a manual sync over wifi.

You do not need to plug the device into a power outlet to sync. Once you have enabled the wifi sync option then you can keep your iphone or ipad in sync with your computer without ever having to plug in again!

Sources: Apple Support