If you unmount the SD card, and make a folder on the SD card called Music, You should just be able to drag the music straight from itunes with album art and everything. Or to make things easier make a playlist in itunes with all the music you want and drag and drop the entire playlist. Works for my evo and fascinate and the media player automatically picks it up.
Now does anyone know a media player for android that will sync playlists from itunes. I have a lot of music and a lot of playlists and its a pain trying to recreate all those playlists on the phone.
Thanks.
This is how I do this with my Galaxy S. Super easy and probably will work with other devices but I have not tried.
You can do this without installing any special apps.
Mount your phone using "Mass Storage"
Open Library (assuming you are using Win7).
Open your Music library and select Itunes
Go to Itunes Media then select music (this is the file where your Itunes songs are)
right click on the file and select "Send to"
then select your device from the list it opens.
No worries. This option is as easy as mounting your phone as a music player and using WMP to put the files on your phone BUT the big difference is that this will also send the cover art from the album.
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Bruce are you having a problem with Itunes media wasting your phone memory? I hate it on my PC because it is a memory hog. Haven't had any problems with playing them on the phone though.
You can use the same drag and drop option for other media files. Just choose the file where your song is stored instead of selecting Itunes.
I tried this and it copied most of my music over but there are some protected files it won't or let me transfer over. Any advice? I have an HTC Thunderbolt
After following the instructions for filling in the Configuration, I attempt to perform the sync. It says my Music folder is on my C drive. I attempted to type in the correct drive letter (G:\) and then it said my Music folder is on my C:G:\ drive. Can't continue. I'm trying to sync an HTC Thunderbolt
Thanks so much for this. Currently synching now.
I've been switching between WinAmp, doubleTwist, Songbird, etc. trying to sort-of replace my iPod and use my iTunes settings.
Expecting good things.... I only want a song-shuffle setup now
Great info, I am new to the Andriod/Smartphone market...I am all set to transfer my songs over to My new Atrix. When I plug the USB into the computer, it chrges but nowhere on the computer Does it read the usb, or any evidence that the Atrix is even attached! Can anyone help with this???? Thank you very much!
The easiest way to sync music between itunes with android is with Google Music Beta, automatically syncs itunes to your music in the cloud, including playlist.
I have a Mac and cannot seem to get the music files on my phone for the life of me. I have downloaded the program and I tried to sync but maybe its not the right format...?...Maybe a different folder...? I am Android illiterate...but all my music is itunes.... anyone???? I grew a third arm now that I have a Droid...can't put it down but I miss my music! arggg
ok im going to be a noob to the nth power how do i make a file on my SD card that says music i know im dumb these newfangled gadgets are just eluding my understanding a lot of the times sorry for the noob question
I'm already using iTunes agent, and it works great, but only one way!! So I want to have ratings and play count synced both ways so that my galaxy s2 will be really like an iPod.
I'm considering these apps, but some say it worked some say not. What'S your opinion?
iSyncr + Player Pro (very expensive combination!)
Doubletwist airsync
Tunesync
Ok followed the sync process no problem. Can see all the music on my device within itunes, cover artwork artist etc. On my Galaxy S2 the music files are there and play fine, but no artist listed and no cover art. Tracks listed ok though, any ideas?
+ is there a prefferred media player to be playing them with have double twist (free) and standard music player and both same issue?
I'm already using iTunes agent, and it works great, but only one way!! So I want to have ratings and play count synced both ways so that my galaxy s2 will be really like an iPod.
I'm considering these apps, but some say it worked some say not. What'S your opinion?
iSyncr + Player Pro (very expensive combination!)
Doubletwist airsync
Tunesync
I used I sync and it worked great on the atrix. It will also sync your playlists which is nice
I've still got problems with the files... a lot of them have unknown artists. Every song in the Itunes playlist has all the information, even down to the composer, but it doesn't show up this way on my Galaxy S. Help anyone?
Last edited by oxford; July 13th, 2011 at 12:57 AM.
I was confused at first until I played around some.
I'll try to explain.
Under Play Lists (in iTunes) it makes a folder called, "My Devices" and then under that it makes a Play List called ... whatever. In my case it made a Play List called, "Android" (see image below)
Now in order to sync music or podcasts etc. you MUST copy them into that Play List (in my case the one called "Android") for it is only stuff in THAT singular Play List that will sync.
A word to the wise. If you want albums to stay together, especially albums with 'Various Artsits' then I suggest the following "trick" which worked for me.
Click on the album cover in iTunes (do this before you add it to the Play List). Sorry when I say click on it I mean do a 'right click' which brings up a menu. On that menu select the option called, "Get Info"
Oh I guess now is a good time to say I'm using Windows (not Mac) and I use Grid view (Albums) which shows a thumbnail of each album.
So OK we click on "Get Info" and this brings up a dialog window. The window looks like this:
The default is that everything on this screen is set to "No" and there are no checkmarks. So basically you want to change it as I have here. By doing this you ensure that the album stays "together" and is in a single folder (once it gets to your Android). Even if you put multiple albums on this one Play List, each will be in it's own folder and therefore "together" once it gets to the Android.
But there is one last thing you need to do to make sure this all works (and and after you make the change above make sure you click that OK in the lower right hand corner).
The last thing you need to have set "just right" is the setting in iTunes Agent called, "Synchronize Pattern"
Make sure that is set to "iTunes" and not one of the other two choices.
Do all this and everything will copy to your Android in a fashion that makes sense. Otherwise it kinda splits stuff up into Artist folders and it can get real ugly. Makes it impossible to play an album back that way.
Hope this helps.
I love sountrack albums and have looked around unsuccessfully for a way to get them to stay in one list -- thank you for this tip!
After following the instructions for filling in the Configuration, I attempt to perform the sync. It says my Music folder is on my C drive. I attempted to type in the correct drive letter (G:\) and then it said my Music folder is on my C:G:\ drive. Can't continue. I'm trying to sync an HTC Thunderbolt
I'm a bit confused. I downloaded itunes agent. Where do I go and how do I mount it as a hard drive?
Mounting your sdcard to your PC is usually the same for every phone (although you didn't specify which you own). Once you plug the phone into your pc by USB, you should see an icon appear in the notification bar. Click that and it should give you the option to do so.
The notification bar is the bar at the top of your phones screen, where it shows you the time and your signal strength. Does anything pop up there on the left half of the bar when you plug it in?
I have the Samsung Captivate and when using iTunes Agent I click sync devices it says that there aren't any devices to sync even though it is plugged in and everything. Can anyone help? I'm getting really frustrated having my music right there but not being able to get it on my phone.
Originally Posted by moe_12345 Only problem is PLAYLISTS DO NOT show up on your android device - the music files sync just fine but that's about it.
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Yeah, that's very annoying. Other than that though this is really cool, thanks!
Whoa, hey wait - what?! That's the whole point I am trying to use this program; for the playlists.
What's the point of this program otherwise? I can just drag and drop my iTunes music folder onto my sd card to update it and click 'yes' to merge folders when asked.
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There are loads of apps which will allow me to dump music from my PC to my phone but I'm after a way that I can copy playlist's to my phone.
I want to be able to create playlists on my PC (I don't mind if it's in another media player other than iTunes but Itunes would be better) and copy the playlist (not just the music within the playlist) so the playlist actually shows up on my phone as a playlist.
So far I've tried Double Twist, Winamp and Samsungs Kies but no luck.
Can someone please help as I'm actually tempted to go back to iPhone over this issue.
There are loads of apps which will allow me to dump music from my PC to my phone but I'm after a way that I can copy playlist's to my phone.
I want to be able to create playlists on my PC (I don't mind if it's in another media player other than iTunes but Itunes would be better) and copy the playlist (not just the music within the playlist) so the playlist actually shows up on my phone as a playlist.
So far I've tried Double Twist, Winamp and Samsungs Kies but no luck.
Can someone please help as I'm actually tempted to go back to iPhone over this issue.
iSyncr allows you to sync playlists from itunes. It's a paid app, if you want to sync more than 20 songs, but it works.
Thanks to the OP for this thread. I was concerned that many of my iTunes songs wouldn't work due to DRM but it seems that I have yet to find a song that won't play. Worked like a charm, thanks!!
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I like to know if this works for the Samsung Galaxy S2. I tried Double twist, not happy as it did not produce desired results: now using Kies from Samsung: the bigger issue was that I could see most of the playlists, but no tracks inside the individual playlists, or had to create playlists. Had to manually link individual tracks to the playlists. if this works just like Itunes worked on my Ipod, I will be very thrilled. That way, I can have both my Ipod and my Galaxy having the same tracks.
I the same as above would like to know if this works with the S2, how do I mount the phone?
I'm trying it with the GS2 right now as well. I think the problem is you need to have an SD card, even if you have ample internal memory. I keep getting to this problem:
So basically, it's grayed out for me to select anything in the phone, though I can select things like the C: drive. Is this because I need the SD card, or am I doing something else wrong?
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For those who have tried to use doubleTwist and struggled. I have documented how to do this in my blog post. doubleTwist has been a great product for me.
I have not read anything about the possibility of iTunes with an iPod or iPhone when resume listening to a podcast and entering automaticaly at the point when you have left it. Or when you synchronise new podcasts, the podcast which you have not completely finished, it synchonise automaticaly and start also from the place you left it the last time. This is for me a great advantage in using an iPod or iPhone. I want to know if this usage is possible with Android. Otherwise Android is not a choice for me, which i regret.
Keep in mind, there are always multiple ways to go about something on android, but this is the way I would do it.
It would be easiest to not download them from itunes. There are a number of podcast apps on android that can remember your place for you just like you want. The benefit is that you don't need to connect to a PC to get podcasts - you can do it where ever you have a data connection.
However, if downloading them via itunes is a requirement, you can still do that using one particular podcast app. Doggcatcher, which is the one I use, can treat a folder on your sdcard as if it were a podcast feed. Anything you put in that folder is treated as a newly released podcast. So, just point it in the direction of where itunes is syncing a particular podcast to your sdcard, and you've got what you wanted
The only downside to using it in itunes is that I don't believe there is a way to have itunes know which you have/haven't listened to.
Last edited by Xyro; October 22nd, 2011 at 12:08 PM.
I am looking to switch from my iPhone over to android in the next 2 weeks either to the GS2 LTE or new Nexus coming out. I have a mac computer with itunes and my entire music library is on there as well. I would purchase iSync to bring over my music, but would I also be able to bring over my movies from iTunes as well? And if so, would I be able to pick out certain ones?
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