1. You might try using the Sync Library feature in the Music app on both your iPhone and Mac. This does not require a paid subscription to the Apple Music service.
To enable this feature on your iPhone, go to Settings > Music, and look for the Sync Library toggle, and make sure it is turned on. On your Mac, go to the Music app, and open Preferences using CMD + comma. Once in the Music app’s Preferences, select the General tab from the toolbar, then navigate to the Sync Library checkbox, and make sure it is checked. Once this has been done on both devices, your library will sync in the cloud. this may take a while, so be patient. 2. Beginning with macOS Catalina, iTunes is no more, and has been replaced with separate Music, TV and Podcast apps. Another change in Catalina, is how your iOS device is connected to your Mac. This is now done through Finder. a. Connect your iOS device to your Mac using theLightning to USB charging cable. b. Open any Finder window (such as your Home folder, using CMD + Shift + H). c. Navigate to the Sidebar, and locate your iOS device. d. Navigate to the folder view area,, and you should find information about your iOS device that is very similar to what was displayed in iTunes. HTH. - Brad - On Dec 12, 2020, at 13:55, Tod Fassl <[email protected]> wrote: I've been googling and if I am not mistaken, there is no easy way to transfer music from my iPone to my Mac laptop, right? It's easy if you pay for it by subscribing to Apple Music but there's no easy/free way as far as I can tell. I got a new Mac laptop, plugged in my iPhone, and was surprised to find that it didn't do anything. The old Mac opened iTunes automatically and allowed me to transfer stuff back & forth. So now I seem to be kind of SOL. Years ago I painstakingly ripped all my CDs. That took weeks. I bought some songs from Amazon. There are hundreds of songs in all. I want to make some new playlists and I'd prefer to do that on the laptop where I have a regular keyboard, etc. Are there any benefits to Apple Music besides allowing me to get my music off my phone? I'm not a big streaming music guy. I buy songs and make my own playlists. -- Todd -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/3d9ce2b3-b694-0ed2-54ac-2d1e38f8ebf2%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/EE524101-477D-40DD-8B9F-8C7FB8881FE6%40swbell.net.
