How to sync your iPhone over wifi

Every time you want to sync your iPhone with iTunes, you need to find the USB cable and connect your iPhone to the computer. But there is an easier way. Namely, you can also sync your iPhone with iTunes via WLAN.

How to set up WLAN sync

Before you can wirelessly sync your iPhone with iTunes for the first time, you need to enable the feature in iTunes. Here's how to do it:

1. Open "iTunes" and connect your iPhone to the computer via USB cable.
2. Select your device in the top right corner.
3. In the "Overview" section, you will find the item "Sync with this iPhone via WLAN" under the heading "Options". Put a check mark there.
4. To finish, click "Apply" to apply your settings.

This is how syncing your iPhone via WLAN works

Normally, syncing starts automatically as soon as your iPhone is connected to the power supply. The prerequisite for this is that iTunes is open on the connected computer. Sie können den Vorgang auch manuell anstoßen.

1. Öffnen Sie auf Ihrem iPhone die „Einstellungen“.
2. Tippen Sie auf „Allgemein“ und dann auf den Menüpunkt „iTunes-WLAN-Sync“.
3. Wählen Sie nun „Jetzt synchronisieren“ und die Synchronisation per WLAN wird gestartet.