Itunes sync to something other than Ipod?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Bobo, Aug 12, 2008.

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  1. Bobo

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    I have a LG phone that I use to play MP3's so I was wondering if I could sync songs from Itunes to it. Syncing from WMP has some problems for certain things that I haven't been able to fix :-/
     
    #1 Bobo, Aug 12, 2008
  4. Starkiller

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    No, it's designed to work specifically with Apple's hardware.
     
    #2 Starkiller, Aug 12, 2008
  7. Bobo

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    Oh well. I guess things would be cool if I could figure out wth is wrong with certain tunes on WMP, I really have no need for Itunes.
     
    #3 Bobo, Aug 12, 2008
  10. avvie

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    Not quite, Star.

    The phone, when plugged into the computer and set to data mode, is seen as being an external hard drive.

    Open that device into it's own window. Drag and drop mp3's from a second window.


    When disconnected, find the phone's option to refresh the library. It will then play the mp3s.

    What WON'T work is playing an iTunes protected .aff file or .m4u. But any other mp3's (imported from your own cd's or dl'd from a p2p network) will play.
     
    #4 avvie, Aug 12, 2008
  13. Starkiller

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    That's all true, but Bobo asked if iTunes can sync to it. It won't.

    You can drag music files straight from Windows exactly the same way as that.
     
    #5 Starkiller, Aug 13, 2008
  16. Bobo

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    I tried the drag and drop thing for a MP3, but it said that type of file was not supported by my phone. I can sync through WMP (MP3 files), so I guess maybe it converts the files to whatever the phone will accept?

    I think I bought a little package with the phone that allowed it to sync with WMP (a usb cord and maybe a disc iirc).
     
    #6 Bobo, Aug 13, 2008
  19. avvie

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    You have a phone that plays mp3's so obviously that type of file IS supported by your phone.

    But that's one of the many things that i friggin HATE about Windows: the constant railroading into using X install disc to make X work which will probably cost more money to unlock X program.

    Your phone is an external data storage device. Neither the phone or the computer cares what you put into it. Any other step is inviting failure, as far as I've ever experienced.

    I'm guessing that installing that sync software--and using it-- put a lock on that keeps you from using anything else. Hmm... that sounds familiar...
     
    #7 avvie, Aug 14, 2008
  22. Deuce Wayne

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    iTunes = garbo.
     
    #8 Deuce Wayne, Aug 14, 2008
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