4 Quick Methods to Transfer or Share Music Between iPhones

“I get a new iPhone 17 Air, and also keep my old iPhone 13 Pro for mass music in it. Can I share music on my iPhone 13 with the new device? I do not want to give up my favorite music collection in the old phone?”

“I have purchased lots of songs from Apple Music, and I want to share those songs with my friends. Is there any iPhone music transfer tool that can do that?”

The above two questions are from Apple Discussion. Due to iOS’s closed system, iPhone users have a hard time sharing music files between iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, and iPod) like the two users above. But it is still possible to share music files between iPhones. In this article, we will tell you four ways to share iPhone music with another iPhone.

Share Music between iPhones

Part 1. Direct Way to Transfer Music from iPhone to iPhone

To directly transfer selected songs from your old iPhone to the new one, you can rely on the dedicated iOS data transfer, Aiseesoft FoneTrans. It lets you share music between any iPhones, iPads, and iPods. More than file sharing between the iPhone family, it also enables you to transfer music between iOS devices and Mac/PC. Now, free download the iPhone music-sharing tool to your computer and follow the steps to share songs.

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Step 1:
Launch this iOS music transfer software and connect both iPhones to your computer. Check and ensure both devices are detected successfully. For the first connection, you should tap Trust on your phone, enter the device password, and permit the related authority to access your iPhone files, including music and other data you want to transfer.
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Step 2:
Click the iPhone device name and select the old phone as the source. Click Music to view all types of audio files on this iPhone. As you can see, FoneTrans allows you to transfer music, iTunes purchases, podcasts, ringtones, audiobooks, and more between devices.
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Step 3:
Tick to select all the music files you want to transfer and click the Export to Device button. Select your new iPhone and confirm the sharing.
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In this way, you could also choose “Export to iTunes” to transfer iPhone music to iTunes. Similarly, you can select contacts to copy contacts to a Mac or Windows PC for backup.

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Other primary features you cannot miss from FoneTrans:

1. This iPhone sharing app enables you to transfer music from PC/Mac to iPhone, and convert the music file format to be compatible with iPhone automatically, as well as videos.

2. It lets you transfer other app data (contacts, photos, and more) among iOS devices or between an iOS device and a PC/Mac, so that you can erase music from your iPod for more space for new songs imported.

3. Not only iPhones, this software also supports iPod and iPad. You can easily share music between an iPhone and an iPod.

4. More efficient ways are updated here for sharing music between iPhones.

Part 2. Share Music Between iPhones Using iTunes or Finder

You can share music between iPhones using iTunes or Finder on your computer. This method is for syncing songs from your computer’s media library to your iPhone.

Step 1:
Connect your iPhone to your computer via a USB cable. Open iTunes or Finder and select your iPhone from the location in the sidebar or top of the window.
Step 2:
Click the Music tab in the button bar and select music to sync. You need to check the box for Sync Music. Then, choose to sync your “Entire music library” or “Selected artists, albums, genres, and playlists”. If you choose the latter, manually check the items you want to transfer.
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Step 3:
Click the Apply or Sync button to start transferring the selected music to your iPhone. The music will be copied directly to the device.

Learn to Remove Your Apple Music Duplicates.

To share music between iPhones using Finder or iTunes, you should ensure all the music you want to share is in your library. If you have your own music files, you should add them first.

Part 3. AirDrop Music from Old iPhone to New iPhone

If you need to quickly send a few music files from your new iPhone to a nearby iPhone or iPad, use AirDrop.

AirDrop functions similarly to Bluetooth. Unlike iTunes Home Sharing, this method requires that you have iPhones with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled, Apple Music running iOS 8.4 or later, and an iPhone with iOS 7 or later.

Version is limited as follows:

iPhone 5 or later

iPad Pro, iPad (4th generation) or later, iPad mini or later, iPod touch (5th generation) or later.

Mac with OS X Yosemite or later

Step 1:
On both iPhones, swipe up to display the Control Center, turn on AirDrop, and choose Everyone.
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Step 2:
Launch Apple Music on the old/source iPhone where you want to share music from, tap the Library tab and find the songs that you want to share.
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Step 3:
Tap More on the bottom right to select “Share Song…”, where you will be given various ways like AirDrop, Message, Facebook, Mail, Twitter, Copy Link, and more to send your music. You need to choose AirDrop to send music from iPhone to iPhone.

Apart from music, you could also share contacts, photos, and more. In this way, you could get free music on your iPhone from your old iPhone. However, AirDrop only works for DRM-free songs. You cannot transfer entire playlists.

Part 4. Share Music Between iPhones Through Home Sharing

If you use Home Sharing to share music between iPhones, make sure that iPhones running iOS 8.4 or earlier are on the same Wi-Fi network. Follow the steps below to get iPhone-to-iPhone sharing with iCloud.

Step 1:
On your iPhone, go to Settings > Apps > Music > scroll down to find Home Sharing.
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Step 2:
Log in to your Apple ID and enter your password, then repeat the process for all the music files you want to share with another iPhone.
Step 3:
Open the Apple Music app on another iPhone to listen to the music files.
Step 4:
If you use Apple Music, tab More > Shared > hit the library you want to listen to. If you do not have Apple Music on another iPhone, tap My Music > Songs or Albums and select Home Sharing.

This way will take minutes to copy music from one iPhone to another iPhone, but not stream, which is what you should keep in mind. Home Sharing also gets you to share videos for free.

Part 5. FAQs on How to Share Music Between iPhones

Question 1. Can I send music through AirDrop?

Yes. If you have subscribed to Apple Music, you can send music using AirDrop to people who have subscribed to Apple Music too. Just select the song in Apple Music, tap Share Song, then tap the receiver to share it via AirDrop.

Question 2. How do I share music with family sharing?

On your iPhone, tap Settings > [your name] > Family Sharing. If you are using iOS 10.2 or earlier, tap Settings > iCloud > Family. Under Shared Features, you can tap Purchase Sharing. You need to enable Share My Purchases and make sure your information is correct.

Question 3. How do I share an iTunes playlist with another phone?

Find a song in Apple Music, and tap the three dots button. Then tap Share to share an iTunes playlist with friends via Messages, Mail, Twitter/X, Facebook, or AirDrop.

Conclusion

This article shares four helpful methods to share music between iPhones. Use the reliable FoneTrans if you prefer a straightforward way to transfer your iPhone music, especially when you don’t want to sync or copy all songs. If you have enough iCloud storage space, you can also turn on iCloud for Music. Your linked Apple devices will be synced with the same music files.

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