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ios 5 wifi sync

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homes2525

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Jun 5, 2010
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hey guys
I have Ios 5 and itunes 10.5 but how do you get it to sync wirelessly as in the sync setting it says it will sync when my mac is available, but its on with itunes open

has any one actually got it to work
thanks
 
i'm also net getting it to work.
It kind of seems to only work if you plug in the phone, so it's not really wifi syncing...
 
do you have your phone plugged into a power source ? I think you need that to sync wireless.
 
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It only works plugged in via USB which is odd
 
So no wifi sync in this beta yet....
I remember seeing a video showing how cool wifi sync is so I guessed they already implemented it...
 
IOS 5 WiFi Sync

M.a.r.k. said:
So no wifi sync in this beta yet....
I remember seeing a video showing how cool wifi sync is so I guessed they already implemented it...
Click to expand...

I am also facing same. itune 10.5 not sync on wifi with iphone 4 installed with IOS 5.Though when sync by usb now u can use iphone & sync going in back ground is this wifi sync.
in photos apps there is no places tab after album,events,faces why this
 
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But some still say, that the wifi sync is working... without the need of a usb cable (i know that the iphone needs to be connected to a power source).

i can not get it to work... the snyc button on my iphone is grey all the time... i can press sync only when connect the iphone via usb to a mac. but again, thats not wifi...
 
wi fi sync is not active in beta 1!!!! I hope the larger font helps people understand this
 
andythursby said:
You're not using wifi sync as its not active. Unless you're backing up to the cloud. It's in the dev notes that it's not currently enabled
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Exactly.

I think this highlights the fact that a lot of the people who have installed the iOS 5 Beta are not developers as they would know that they should READ the release notes before installing the beta!
 
Daveoc64 said:
Exactly.

I think this highlights the fact that a lot of the people who have installed the iOS 5 Beta are not developers as they would know that they should READ the release notes before installing the beta!
Click to expand...

I think those that have it and claim its working are confusing it with backing up to the cloud, or have the cable plugged into the machine and manually syncing from the device as that's the only time that button works
 
Wifi Sync Works!!!

Go to this link. It works the same way for pc. However, keep in mind that no matter what you still will have to connected to a power outlet. But you can sync without actually being connected to your computer.


http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2555
 
Deselect 'Open iTunes... when... connected'

Mac users:

So here's the fix I came up with (iPhone 4S, iTunes 10.5, OS 10.6.8):
Connect iPhone via USB
Go into iTunes and select the iPhone under device
Under Options, select "Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi"
And the crucial part: DESELECT "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected."

It didn't work for me until I stumbled across the last part.
 
Luke007 said:
Mac users:

So here's the fix I came up with (iPhone 4S, iTunes 10.5, OS 10.6.8):
Connect iPhone via USB
Go into iTunes and select the iPhone under device
Under Options, select "Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi"
And the crucial part: DESELECT "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected."

It didn't work for me until I stumbled across the last part.
Click to expand...

Worked for me !!! thank you very much for this.
 
i have a problem, mine says computer not authorized but when i authorize it, it says it already is. so i cannot sync to it under wifi or cable. what could be the problem.
 
Luke007 said:
Mac users:

So here's the fix I came up with (iPhone 4S, iTunes 10.5, OS 10.6.8):
Connect iPhone via USB
Go into iTunes and select the iPhone under device
Under Options, select "Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi"
And the crucial part: DESELECT "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected."

It didn't work for me until I stumbled across the last part.
Click to expand...

Yes Yes Yes! He solved it. It worked for me. Thanks a lot!
 
Lion quirk

Luke007 said:
Mac users:

So here's the fix I came up with (iPhone 4S, iTunes 10.5, OS 10.6.8):
Connect iPhone via USB
Go into iTunes and select the iPhone under device
Under Options, select "Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi"
And the crucial part: DESELECT "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected."

It didn't work for me until I stumbled across the last part.
Click to expand...

I tried this and was really hopeful, I had this all working on 10.6.8, with iPhone 4, 3GS and iPad 1. After i upgraded to Lion, I noticed that WiFi Sync had stopped. The crucial thing for me is that I have my iMac hard wired via Ethernet. I enabled WiFi on the iMac and now I'm back to WiFi sync.

Looks like Lion acts as the router for WiFi sync, whereas Snow Leopard is normal and allows your home router to do the thinking...I suppose they'll get it right in Lion sooner or later!

:)
 
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