Gary

I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes
to either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.

Alan Browne

On 2011-12-18 09:27 , Gary wrote:
> I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes to
> either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.

No accident.

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Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:
> I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes to
> either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.

You've been living under a rock, apparently. ; )

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Michelle Steiner

In article <4eedf840$0$933$c3e8da3$4db35a27@news.astraweb.com >,
Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

> I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes
> to either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.

But only if you have iOS 5.

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Howard Brazee

On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:27:12 -0500, Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

>I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes
>to either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.

Interesting. I wonder what Apple could have done differently to let
you know about that ability. Forced you to read the upgrade list
when you got IOS 5? (Do people read the pop up screens they say
they read to continue?).

I don't remember how I found out - but remember that I had been
anticipating the upgrade for months ahead of time just for that
ability.

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Michelle Steiner

In article <rc7se7dai1ndbus7u2l3nljqv1jvlrsvqh@4ax.com>,
Howard Brazee <howard@brazee.net> wrote:

> I don't remember how I found out - but remember that I had been
> anticipating the upgrade for months ahead of time just for that
> ability.

It was touted as one of the features of iOS 5 at the product announcement.

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Davoud

Gary:
> >I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes
> >to either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.

Howard Brazee:
> Interesting. I wonder what Apple could have done differently to let
> you know about that ability. Forced you to read the upgrade list
> when you got IOS 5? (Do people read the pop up screens they say
> they read to continue?).

I don't read that crap. One of these days an ISO update is going to
have a feature or a pref or a back-page app that, if you read the
changes and improvements and know about it, will make you a god and I'm
going to miss out because I tapped through all the important stuff.

> I don't remember how I found out - but remember that I had been
> anticipating the upgrade for months ahead of time just for that
> ability.

I have known about it since IOS 5 came out; I must have read about it
on MacNN or MacWorld or another Mac news site.

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Gary

On 2011-12-18 18:59:00 +0000, Davoud said:

> Gary:
>>> I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes
>>> to either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.
>
> Howard Brazee:
>> Interesting. I wonder what Apple could have done differently to let
>> you know about that ability. Forced you to read the upgrade list
>> when you got IOS 5? (Do people read the pop up screens they say
>> they read to continue?).
>
> I don't read that crap. One of these days an ISO update is going to
> have a feature or a pref or a back-page app that, if you read the
> changes and improvements and know about it, will make you a god and I'm
> going to miss out because I tapped through all the important stuff.
>
>> I don't remember how I found out - but remember that I had been
>> anticipating the upgrade for months ahead of time just for that
>> ability.
>
> I have known about it since IOS 5 came out; I must have read about it
> on MacNN or MacWorld or another Mac news site.

Everything I read said that wireless sync was possible with IOS5. All
you had to do was plug in your iPhone or iPad. I never saw ANYWHERE
that plugging in was not necessary.

Jolly Roger

In article <4eef90fb$0$8594$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.co m>,
Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

> On 2011-12-18 18:59:00 +0000, Davoud said:
>
> > Gary:
> >>> I have accidentally discovered that it is possible to sync Mac iTunes
> >>> to either iPad2 or to iPhone4 without either of themn being plugged in.
> >
> > Howard Brazee:
> >> Interesting. I wonder what Apple could have done differently to let
> >> you know about that ability. Forced you to read the upgrade list
> >> when you got IOS 5? (Do people read the pop up screens they say
> >> they read to continue?).
> >
> > I don't read that crap. One of these days an ISO update is going to
> > have a feature or a pref or a back-page app that, if you read the
> > changes and improvements and know about it, will make you a god and I'm
> > going to miss out because I tapped through all the important stuff.
> >
> >> I don't remember how I found out - but remember that I had been
> >> anticipating the upgrade for months ahead of time just for that
> >> ability.
> >
> > I have known about it since IOS 5 came out; I must have read about it
> > on MacNN or MacWorld or another Mac news site.
>
> Everything I read said that wireless sync was possible with IOS5.

And it is. My iPhone and iPad sync wirelessly all the time.

> All you had to do was plug in your iPhone or iPad.

What? No, you do not have to plug it in - hence "wireless".

> I never saw ANYWHERE that plugging in was not necessary.

How would it be wireless if you have to plug it in?

Am I missing something?

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Michelle Steiner

In article <4eef90fb$0$8594$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d@news.astraweb.co m>,
Gary <gary_w1@hotline.com> wrote:

>
> Everything I read said that wireless sync was possible with IOS5. All
> you had to do was plug in your iPhone or iPad. I never saw ANYWHERE
> that plugging in was not necessary.

You didn't say plug into where; the context of your message implied that
you meant plugging in to a Mac or PC via USB. Your implication now is that
you meant plugging into a power source such as an AC outlet.

WiFi syncing is automatic when you plug it into an AC outlet and it is on
the same network as the computer, but that happens only once a day.

You can force a sync at any time manually, by clicking the Sync button in
iTunes, or by initiating the sync from the iPad or iPhone's Settings app,
but they have to be on the same WiFi network, even if the iPhone or iPad is
not plugged in.

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