So I use iTunes to aggregate all my music. I have been able to drag songs directly from iTunes to my HTC incredible without a problem since Ive had that phone.
I wanted to load music on my GT10.1 and once connected to the computer, I try to drag files from itunes to the music folder on the tab and it doesnt work. I have to find the files in windows explorer and drag them onto the tab.
And even then it has to convert the songs from Mp4 to mp3 format.
why is my 2 year old htc incredible able to do this but my brand new GT10.1 cannot.
threepio said:
So I use iTunes to aggregate all my music. I have been able to drag songs directly from iTunes to my HTC incredible without a problem since Ive had that phone.
I wanted to load music on my GT10.1 and once connected to the computer, I try to drag files from itunes to the music folder on the tab and it doesnt work. I have to find the files in windows explorer and drag them onto the tab.
And even then it has to convert the songs from Mp4 to mp3 format.
why is my 2 year old htc incredible able to do this but my brand new GT10.1 cannot.
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iTunes = fail. Sorry, that doesn't help you but your real problem is not that you can't copy from itunes, it's that you use itunes. Use doubletwist or kies to transfer your music.
slack04 said:
iTunes = fail. Sorry, that doesn't help you but your real problem is not that you can't copy from itunes, it's that you use itunes. Use doubletwist or kies to transfer your music.
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Forgot to mention, I also have a 120gb iPod. So I am not going to stop using iTunes. The majority of my music playing goes thru the iPod. But I do like to have some songs on my phone and tablet.
I've tried doubletwist. I don't like it.
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Just got Lord of the Rings on Blu-Ray and it came with a digital copy of all 3 movies, I can either download it for Itunes or Windows Media Player. Will the Itunes one work on my Evo 3d?
howie411 said:
Just got Lord of the Rings on Blu-Ray and it came with a digital copy of all 3 movies, I can either download it for Itunes or Windows Media Player. Will the Itunes one work on my Evo 3d?
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although i dont know if itunes will work but i think it will, its because today is the first time i watch lord of the rings, which movie is the best?
HTC sync allows you to sync your phone with iTunes, so it may be that easy. It'll probably be a .mp4 file which can be played on the EVO 3D. No guarantees though, I can't say I've actually tried it. I'll get out a movie I have that came with digital copy and try it tonight if you want to wait.
EDIT: 3 minutes left for it to finish downloading to iTunes.
EDIT: Sync in progress
File in iTunes is in .m4v format, and it does copy to the EVO 3D if you tell it to sync with music from iTunes, but I haven't found a .m4v player in the marketplace that will play it yet.
Thanks, appreciate you testing that out. Wonder if you can convert the file before transferring it to the EVO.
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File in iTunes is in .m4v format, and it does copy to the EVO 3D if you tell it to sync with music from iTunes, but I haven't found a .m4v player in the marketplace that will play it yet.
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I use DoubleTwist and it plays all my itunes.
So long as you find the file in your iTunes folder, you should be able to convert it over into just an .mp4 format. I was able to with one of the first digital copies I had.
Yep, you can convert it, I found out right before my power and internet connection went out. There are some free converters if you google it and some tutorials on youtube.
I just tested out doubleTwist suggested by ScottyBeGood, and it didn't work for the digital copy I'm testing with.
megatron-g1 said:
I just tested out doubleTwist suggested by ScottyBeGood, and it didn't work for the digital copy I'm testing with.
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My bad. Works for most itune files.
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My bad. Works for most itune files.
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No worries, it's probably because it's a protected m4v file or something, I forget the technical term for it.
Hi,
I find this unusual problem when transferring mp3 files to my phone. I use the Kies software on my PC to sync with my music folder. When it finish sync with the phone, it shows a complete transfer without problems, but when I open the music player my mp3s don't show up. After playing with the phone for a while, I found the mp3s to be in a folder called media. I have to transfer those mp3s to the music folder under Samsung in order for the mp3 to show up in the music player.
Why doesn't the transferred mp3 files go straight to that music folder under Samsung and instead I have to manually transfer it from the media folder on the phone? Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you
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86b said:
Hi,
I find this unusual problem when transferring mp3 files to my phone. I use the Kies software on my PC to sync with my music folder. When it finish sync with the phone, it shows a complete transfer without problems, but when I open the music player my mp3s don't show up. After playing with the phone for a while, I found the mp3s to be in a folder called media. I have to transfer those mp3s to the music folder under Samsung in order for the mp3 to show up in the music player.
Why doesn't the transferred mp3 files go straight to that music folder under Samsung and instead I have to manually transfer it from the media folder on the phone? Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you
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Well my suggestion is use Mediamonkey for transferring or managing music. In Mediamonkey you can configure the path where the files have to be uploaded, the order of uploading (artist>album>title) , file formats supported by the device and much more ! I have uploaded my music(FLACs) with Mediamonkey on SGS2 and all the music shows up correctly(along with track order) in the stock music player. Try it
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Well my suggestion is use Mediamonkey for transferring or managing music. In Mediamonkey you can configure the path where the files have to be uploaded, the order of uploading (artist>album>title) , file formats supported by the device and much more ! I have uploaded my music(FLACs) with Mediamonkey on SGS2 and all the music shows up correctly(along with track order) in the stock music player. Try it
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Thank you for your help, I will give Mediamonkey a try.
It's so just weird using Samsung software on a Samsung phone doesn't work correctly.
I currently own a bell ATRIX and was curious, if I purchase songs on iTunes can I just transfer them to my phone no questions ask?
You know you can get music for free, right?
Sunset Rider said:
I currently own a bell ATRIX and was curious, if I purchase songs on iTunes can I just transfer them to my phone no questions ask?
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Ya, I transfered all my old itouch music from to my phone and it works fine. The trick is finding where itunes saves your music
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You can use an iTunes script to help automate the process. I use Itunesmywalkman I have certain music out of my library that I want on my Android, so I make a playlist in iTunes. Once I have itunesmywalkman installed, I plug in my android to my computer and it gives me the option to sync certain playlists from iTunes to my android, and it sorts all the music to nice folders just like itunes does. My iTunes library is on OSX 10.6, and I believe this script only works for the mac environment. But I'm guessing you can use something similar for PC.
Oh, and I don't think it works if you have DRM protected iTunes files (read, older .m4p files). But if you have the newer m4a files or mp3 files, there shouldn't be an issue.
Hi, just recently switch from IOS to android and loving it. The note is so wonderful. One question, how can I transfer all my music, playlist, play count from iTunes to my note. I have about 7 gigs of music on iTunes and have no clue how to transfer the file over. Please help!
killeen1980 said:
Hi, just recently switch from IOS to android and loving it. The note is so wonderful. One question, how can I transfer all my music, playlist, play count from iTunes to my note. I have about 7 gigs of music on iTunes and have no clue how to transfer the file over. Please help!
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Try double twist or isync on market. U ain't saving them play counts though
Easier way:
Go to itunes and consolidate files (search Google on howto)
Then go to that file directory on your computer (perhaps C: >iTunes>media>music)
COPY AND PASTE THE MUSIC TO THE MEDIA FOLDER OF YOUR ANDROID PHONE
Or if you have an external sd card (which I highly suggest you get) just copy and paste with no orginization
That's IT.
When you buy new music from itunes (which in practice it only makes sence to buy it from Google now) repeat this process!
NOTE: CONSOLIDATING YOUR MUSIC WILL ADD MEMORY TO YOUR COMPUTER. NOT A BIG DEAL WHATSOEVER BUT I THOUGHT ID TELL YOU.
P.s.: don't use doubletwist its a pain in the ass unless you want 2 programs doing the same thing
Playlists function the same way except you must copy the music first onto your phone. once that's complete you have to export the playlist from itunes
(Right click playlist>export>search>choose file directory [wherever your music/media is])
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killeen1980 said:
Hi, just recently switch from IOS to android and loving it. The note is so wonderful. One question, how can I transfer all my music, playlist, play count from iTunes to my note. I have about 7 gigs of music on iTunes and have no clue how to transfer the file over. Please help!
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Go to music.Google.com.
You can open a Google music account for free and download " music manager". (It will give you this option when you register). It will automatically add your entire iTunes library to Google server and you can then listen to your music anywhere on the stream with Google play music app. Might take a while to upload everything depending on the size of your library. And you can set it to automatically upload any files you add to your iTunes library from this point forward. It works flawlessly.
A gamechanger.
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I use iSyncr. I let it automatically sync to iTunes every night at 12. It also syncs playlists too.
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You can go onto Samsung Kies, Then connect your device Scroll down and then there's an option for back ups find your itunes iPhone back up and Convert it
Sorry That I can't go indepth my Phone is rooted / new rom So I can't connect. x)
There are many options(almost too many), but your best bet is google music. My wife has an iPod and every time she gets a new song it automatically uploads with music manager. You can't go wrong with this option because you never have to worry about it again. If you have no need for your iTunes account anymore then you can start buying all your content from google from here on out. Another plus is no space is taken up on your sd.
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OK, but...
Please correct me if I am wrong, but one big downside I see to Google Music is that you are streaming (and not syncing) all your music, correct?
I don't mind putting another copy of my library in Google Music, but it would be much more useful to me if it had some sort of iCloud/iTunes Match functionality where the local library on the phone was automatically updated when on WiFi, etc.
I have "unlimited" data, so I really don't care, but I never liked the notion of streaming my music. I would prefer to have it local.
If there is an option to sync within Google Music and not a 3rd-party app, I would really like to hear more.
Thanks!
-Rob
It is absolutely that. A cloud service that stores all your media online. There is a way to make songs available offline on your phone, but I've never used it. I absolutely love it. Just download music manager to your PC or Mac and it will do the rest. Download the google music app to your phone(not a third party app) and all your iTunes songs will be there waiting for you.
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It is absolutely that. A cloud service that stores all your media online. There is a way to make songs available offline on your phone, but I've never used it. I absolutely love it. Just download music manager to your PC or Mac and it will do the rest. Download the google music app to your phone(not a third party app) and all your iTunes songs will be there waiting for you.
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To add to your good post, u select what songs u want available offline, and it caches em to your sd card. in case u have no or slow data somewhere
esincho said:
To add to your good post, u select what songs u want available offline, and it caches em to your sd card. in case u have no or slow data somewhere
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Very nice to know. I assumed it did just that, but never tried. Thanks
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Is there a setting that just automatically downloads all songs locally to the SD card though? I have tried manually making select songs available, but that isn't the point (for me). I want more automatic, iTunes-like syncing. If you have ever used iCloud or Match you would know what I am talking about.
I don't mind using iTunes to manage my media, I just want a way to sync all my devices (iOS and Android) and keep them in automatic sync. I don't mind downloading the song once, but I am not interested in streaming. I put 32 or 64GB SD cards in my devices because I want the content local at all times.
If anyone has a more automated workflow for that, I am very interested.
Thanks again!
-Rob
I use notpod on my PC. Its easy to sync any android device and u just drag music to ur gnote from iTunes.
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I use tunesync because I buy my music from Amazon, but still use itunes to manage my old jokes and ipad.
I also have a central sound system connected to my netbook, so the iOS remote app comes in handy.
Tunesync lets you automatically upload songs purchased from your phone to iTunes, and maintains play counts in itunes as well.
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Hey, I have the CM7 Beta 2 installed on my X2 and I'm just wondering what is the best way to sync music from my computer to my phone. I prefer a way that I can sync my music up with itunes if that is at all possible; i got a big sd card and i want to make use of it!
Thanks
mwatts said:
Hey, I have the CM7 Beta 2 installed on my X2 and I'm just wondering what is the best way to sync music from my computer to my phone. I prefer a way that I can sync my music up with itunes if that is at all possible; i got a big sd card and i want to make use of it!
Thanks
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I too am on CM7 and put all my iTunes music on my X2. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a way to make your phone and iTunes sync directly with each other. What I do is I make a folder on my desktop and name it "Music", then I highlight all my songs in iTunes and drag and drop them into that folder on my desktop. I then plug in my phone and just copy that entire "Music" folder onto my phone's sd card using the simple drag and drop method. After that usually whatever music app you have can find the folder easily.
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I too am on CM7 and put all my iTunes music on my X2. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a way to make your phone and iTunes sync directly with each other. What I do is I make a folder on my desktop and name it "Music", then I highlight all my songs in iTunes and drag and drop them into that folder on my desktop. I then plug in my phone and just copy that entire "Music" folder onto my phone's sd card using the simple drag and drop method. After that usually whatever music app you have can find the folder easily.
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ahhh that worked perfectly! and it kept all my itunes song formatting and what not. thanks!:angel:
mwatts said:
ahhh that worked perfectly! and it kept all my itunes song formatting and what not. thanks!:angel:
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Yep ( Hitting the "Thanks" button wouldn't hurt lol)
LeadoffMan131 said:
I too am on CM7 and put all my iTunes music on my X2. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a way to make your phone and iTunes sync directly with each other. What I do is I make a folder on my desktop and name it "Music", then I highlight all my songs in iTunes and drag and drop them into that folder on my desktop. I then plug in my phone and just copy that entire "Music" folder onto my phone's sd card using the simple drag and drop method. After that usually whatever music app you have can find the folder easily.
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I have had issues transferring music to my phone as well. I've used windows media player, drag and drop and dropbox. Still won't play the music. It says it doesn't support this type of media. It seems it will only play mp3 files and not wma. Also I lose all of my album info and the songs show up as filenames and don't display the artist.
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Juice3250 said:
I have had issues transferring music to my phone as well. I've used windows media player, drag and drop and dropbox. Still won't play the music. It says it doesn't support this type of media. It seems it will only play mp3 files and not wma. Also I lose all of my album info and the songs show up as filenames and don't display the artist.
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Yea very few media apps will play .wma files.
Give PowerAmp a shot, I think that will work. I know there is a paid version, not sure of there's a free version though.