Sync iPhone - Here's how it works

iTunes: sync iPhone

Connect your iPhone to your computer with a USB cable and start iTunes.
Select your iPhone in the top left and you will find various areas such as apps, music, films and photos on the left.
For example, select the category "Info". Here you can activate options and thus synchronize your notes, bookmarks, calendars or contacts with different programs.
Once you have selected the desired data or songs for synchronization, always click on the "Synchronize" button at the bottom right.
Depending on how much data is transferred, the process can take a few seconds to minutes.

Open the "Settings" app on your iPhone and select the "iCloud" category there.
If necessary, log in here with your Apple ID. You can then sync your data wirelessly through iCloud.
If you activate the respective options such as photos, mail, contacts and calendar, all content is backed up online at Apple.
If you use another Apple device or edit the information on iCloud.com, all selected data is always synchronized.

If you don't want to bind to iTunes, you can also synchronize your iPhone using independent software.
With the CopyTrans Suite you get several tools with which you can synchronize among other things the music, contacts and photos on your iPhone.
In the CopyTrans Suite you will only find demo versions with a limited runtime. However, the individual tools can also be loaded individually without installation as a full version: CopyTrans Contacts for contacts and CopyTrans Manager for music.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to synchronize your iPhone wirelessly via WLAN.