Add music to your iPhone’s Music app by purchasing music in iPhone’s iTunes Store, by synchronizing computer’s iTunes library onto iPhone, and by using an Apple Music subscription.
You can also opt for a free music streaming service like Spotify or Pandora to reach and listen to music which is free in case you don’t mind frequent ad breaks.
Add Music to iPhone : Adding iTunes Library
| Open iTunes. | Icon resembles a multicolored musical note on a white background. |
| Add music to iTunes when needed. | MP3 file – double-click when iTunes is default music player, or click File, press Add Folder to Library to select a folder which contains music, and tap Select Folder in the bottom-right corner of the window. Audio CD – Add a CD’s contents to iTunes by inserting audio CD into computer’s CD tray, pressing CD’s icon in iTunes, & Tapping Import CD |
| Attach iPhone to computer. | Plug the USB end of iPhone’s charger cable into computer’s USB ports, plug in the other end of the cable into iPhone’s charging port. |
| Click iPhone’s icon. | Press iPhone-shaped button in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window to open iPhone’s page. When iPhone’s icon won’t show up for a few seconds, don’t worry. |
| Click Sync. | Tap grey button in the lower-right side of the iTunes page to start adding to iPhone. |
| Wait to sync. | Depending on how many songs to add to iPhone, the amount of time of process may will vary. |
| Click Done. | Tap blue button in the bottom-right corner of the window to close the iPhone’s page and return to the Library page. |
Add Music to iPhone : Purchasing Music on iPhone
| Open iTunes Store. | Click on the iTunes Store app icon resembling a white star on a magenta background. |
| Tap Search. | Tap magnifying glass-shaped icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen. |
| Tap search bar. | Tap top of the screen for iPhone’s keyboard to appear on-screen. |
| Search music. | Write the name of a song, an artist, or an album, click Search in the bottom-right corner of iPhone’s keyboard. |
| Select music. | Tap the album or artist for which you searched, then find a specific piece of music or album or a song to download. |
| Tap music’s price. | Generally placed to the right of the song or album that has decided to play. |
| Confirm purchase. | When prompted, scan Touch ID or enter Apple ID password. The music will begin downloading into iPhone’s Music app. |
| Wait to download. | After taking a few minutes, downloading finishes, you’ll be able to find it in iPhone’s Music app. Play to listen. |
Add Music to iPhone : Using Apple Music
| Open iPhone’s Settings. | Tap the Settings app icon resembling a grey box with gears to add music to iPhone with Apple Music, purchaser requires an Apple Music account. |
| Scroll down & tap Music | The option is the iTunes logo that’s about half page down the “Settings” page. |
| Tap grey Switch. | “Show Apple Music” switch will turn green to allow access to the Apple Music library. |
| Tap grey switch. | “iCloud Music Library” will also turn green enabling the download music from the Apple Music library to iTunes. |
| Tap Keep Music when prompted. | Allows to save all original copies of the music in addition to download anything from Apple Music. |
| Tap grey switch. | “Automatic Downloads” ensures to add music to iCloud Music Library to iPhone’s storage to play while offline. |
| Tap Home button. | To minimize the Settings app and return to the Home Screen. |
| Open Music | Resembling white app with a multicolored musical note on it. |
| Tap Search. | Placed in the bottom-right corner of the screen, just below a magnifying glass icon. |
| Tap searchbar | Placed at the top of the page, just below the Search heading. |
| Tap Apple Music. | Placed on the left side of the page and below the search barto cause search queries to look thru Apple Music. |
| Type a name. | Type a name of artist or song or album to download individual songs or entire albums from Apple Music. |
| Tap Search. | A blue button in iPhone’s keyboard to search Apple Music for item. |
| Tap ? to the right of a song. | For an album, tap the album, then +ADD near the top of the album page to download selected media to iPhone’s Music library. |
Add Music to iPhone : Using Streaming Apps
| Connect to Wi-Fi if possible. | Streaming music can feed on mobile data plan very quickly, therefore, limit streaming to wireless networks. |
| Open App Store. | Apps are typically supported by ads that play after a few songs. |
| Download streaming app. | There are a variety of streaming services available like Spotify, Pandora, Google Play Music, Slacker Radio |
| Download the app. | Tap GET to the right of selected streaming service, enter Apple ID password or Touch ID. |
| Open app & create account. | Enter email and create a password. Spotify can use Facebook account to log in. Google Play Music can use Gmail account to log in. |
| Find song or artist to listen. | Different streaming apps will offer various options for starting music. Generally search by artist or song and start radio stations based on that search. |
| Start listening to music. | With an internet connection, stream the selected music. While using a free account, hear some ads every now and then. |