3 Ways to Put Music on Your iPhone Without iTunes

Want to put music on your iPhone, but don’t want to deal with iTunes or [Manage iPhone/iPod with CopyTrans Manager|CopyTrans Manager]? Here are some other tricks you can use.
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METHOD 1 OF 3: USE GOOGLE MUSIC

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MAKE A GOOGLE MUSIC ACCOUNT.
You can get a free 30 day trial of All Access and later pay $10 a month, or you can sign up for a free Standard account.

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT THE MUSIC FILES ALREADY ON YOUR COMPUTER ONTO YOUR GOOGLE MUSIC CLOUD ACCOUNT, DOWNLOAD THE MUSIC MANAGER. An execution file will download, allowing you to install the program onto your computer. If you don’t want to upload your music files, just click “Skip”.

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IF YOU HAVE A STANDARD ACCOUNT, YOU CAN PURCHASE MUSIC TO LISTEN TO FROM THE GOOGLE PLAY SHOP. If you have an All Access account, you can listen to all of the music available on Google Play for free. Check out
this article to learn more about the process of adding music to your cloud account.

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DOWNLOAD A GOOGLE MUSIC CLIENT ON YOUR IPHONE SUCH AS MELODIES. This will allow you to access your Google Music account benefits on your device, listening to whatever music you’ve stored on the cloud directly from your iPhone. Simply log in with your account and start listening.
METHOD 2 OF 3: USING SPOTIFY

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DOWNLOAD SPOTIFY ON YOUR COMPUTER AND SIGN UP FOR A PREMIUM ACCOUNT. To sign up for Spotify Premium, use [Get Spotify Premium|this guide].

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ALLOW SPOTIFY TO SEARCH FOR LOCAL FILES. These are music files that are stored on your computer. By syncing local files, you will be able to access them on your Spotify music player and, once you download the mobile app, on your iPhone as well.

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MAKE PLAYLISTS OF ALL THE MUSIC YOU WOULD LIKE TO STORE ON YOUR IPHONE.
To create a new playlist, click on the plus sign icon on the bottom left by the column menu. A new playlist folder will appear, allowing you to type in a new name for your playlist.
Use the search bar on the top left of the Spotify player to search music, and drag-and-drop the songs onto the playlist title in the left column menu.

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DOWNLOAD THE SPOTIFY APP ON YOUR IPHONE. Open the App Store, search for “Spotify”, and download the app.

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TO CONNECT YOUR IPHONE TO SPOTIFY, MAKE SURE THAT BOTH YOUR IPHONE AND YOUR COMPUTER ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME INTERNET NETWORK, AND OPEN SPOTIFY ON BOTH DEVICES. Your iPhone’s name should appear under “Devices” on your desktop’s Spotify player. Click on it.

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ON YOUR COMPUTER, SELECT WHICH PLAYLISTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AVAILABLE ON “OFFLINE MODE”—AVAILABLE FOR INTERNET-FREE LISTENING. These tracks will be synced and downloaded onto your iPhone, taking up space but available for on-demand listening. This is a fantastic option for those who have limited data plans.

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KEEP YOUR DEVICES CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK UNTIL SYNCING IS COMPLETELY DONE. Your Offline Mode music should accessible where you go without internet, and the rest of your playlists and the entire Spotify database is available listening with internet access.
METHOD 3 OF 3: USING IDOWNLOADER PRO

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DOWNLOAD IDOWNLOADER PRO FROM THE APP STORE.

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USING THE IN-APP BROWSER IN THE “BROWSER” TAB ON THE BOTTOM MENU, GO TO A WEBSITE THAT OFFERS FREE MP3 DOWNLOADS. MP3Skull and Last.fm are examples of such services.

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FIND A FREE MP

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DOWNLOAD THAT YOU’D LIKE TO ADD TO YOUR DEVICE. Click and hold the download link until a pop-up menu appears asking if you would like to Download, Open, or Copy Link. Click Download, then Save.

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CLICK ON THE “FILES” TAB ON THE BOTTOM MENU, WHERE YOU WILL FIND YOUR NEW FILE ONCE IT HAS FINISHED DOWNLOADING. From here, you can listen to your downloaded songs.

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TO MAKE A PLAYLIST, GO TO THE “PLAYLISTS’ TAB ON THE BOTTOM MENU AND CLICK “ADD PLAYLIST...”
Select whether you would like to make a music or video playlist, type in a title, and add any and all downloaded songs that you would like.