Itunes and not-iphones?

[Kari Suttle]

I didn't know where else to put this...basically a few months ago my iphone got stolen and i got an andriod to replace it. It can't run itunes cause its not an iphone...but music at work relaxes me. I want music on it without just buying the songs in a different format. Is there a way to get the itunes songs on it? How? I'm just gonna leave this here before work and i get some useful replies. I'd hate to have all these itunes songs for no reason now. Advice?

 

[King_Oni]

The few times I've bought songs on iTunes I could play them on other mp3 players (both a no-name one, and my iPod classic that was way before any license stuff was around; not to mention mp3 players on windows), copy to my phone (not an iPhone).

The albums and songs you buy on iTunes get copied to your computer (provided you run iTunes on a desktop or laptop) and don't require a license to run (at least, they never did with me).

What you could do is download these songs/albums through iTunes to your computer and search for a folder called iTunes Media, that's where they're stored if recall correct. You'll find the mp3's there and you should be able to put them on your phone.

Granted it takes a bit of work around since it doesn't go directly through iTunes on your phone, but that's one way I know that should work

 

[Kari Suttle]

Granted it takes a bit of work around since it doesn't go directly through iTunes on your phone, but that's one way I know that should work

Okay that sounds simple enough. But how would i download them to my phone though? I just have a regular wall charger. A mini/micro-usb. I don't recall which term, it was either a mini or micro usb charger.

 

[King_Oni]

Most smartphones nowadays come with some kind of USB cable... in many cases the cable can detach from the actual plug and doubles as the USB cable.

I guess in worst case, you could mail them to yourself by email and opening/saving the attachments on your phone, but I would really look if your charger doesn't double as a USB cable, since many do nowadays.

 

[Meistersinger]

Depending on your computer, you can drag your songs into your Google drive folder, then sync your android with Google cloud to get those songs. Even better, leave the songs on the cloud drive and stream the songs from there.

 

[Kaylee]

most android phones just plug it into the computer and make a file called music, (or see if there already is one) copy and paste the files into the folder and you are good to go

 

[Meistersinger]

I didn't know where else to put this...basically a few months ago my iphone got stolen and i got an andriod to replace it. It can't run itunes cause its not an iphone...but music at work relaxes me. I want music on it without just buying the songs in a different format. Is there a way to get the itunes songs on it? How? I'm just gonna leave this here before work and i get some useful replies. I'd hate to have all these itunes songs for no reason now. Advice?

You also might want to check what file format your music is using. Since you said you were using iTunes, you will need to check to see if the file extension is .mp3, .m4a or .m4p. If it is the first 2 formats, you're good to go. If it is in .m4p format, you have a lot more work to do, since .m4p is a copy protected file, meaning that it is encrypted. The solution to removing the encryption is easy, but time-consuming. If you have your songs in a playlist in iTunes, select that playlist, then left click on the playlist and select burn to disc. Burn that playlist to cd. Once the burn is complete, delete the .m4p files from your iTunes music library. Go back to the playlist where you just burned the cd. Reimport the songs on your cd into the playlist. Those songs are now in an unprotected format.

 

[Kari Suttle]

You also might want to check what file format your music is using. Since you said you were using iTunes, you will need to check to see if the file extension is .mp3, .m4a or .m4p. If it is the first 2 formats, you're good to go. If it is in .m4p format, you have a lot more work to do, since .m4p is a copy protected file, meaning that it is encrypted. The solution to removing the encryption is easy, but time-consuming. If you have your songs in a playlist in iTunes, select that playlist, then left click on the playlist and select burn to disc. Burn that playlist to cd. Once the burn is complete, delete the .m4p files from your iTunes music library. Go back to the playlist where you just burned the cd. Reimport the songs on your cd into the playlist. Those songs are now in an unprotected format.

The files are listed as an MPEG-4 Audio File. Is this the protected format that you mentioned? If so, are there any risks or consequences to putting the songs in unprotected format? Such as, if for any reason this laptop crashes or my phone gets stolen and i have to get a new one - phone or laptop - will itunes recognize unprotected songs as its own, as the ones I bought, and restore them?

 

[Kari Suttle]

I guess in worst case, you could mail them to yourself by email and opening/saving the attachments on your phone, but I would really look if your charger doesn't double as a USB cable, since many do nowadays.

Okay thanks for this. I will look into it sometime tonight or tomorrow probably - at the moment i'm just sitting around playing minecraft or listening to music enjoying my day off, but i do intend to figure this out sometime over my week long break. Thanks for the advice!

Update: Yay you were right!! =) My charging cable does double as a USB. I'm looking at everything on my phone and trying to figure out how to download them. I'm used to itunes just syncing automatically but it looks like i'll have to move them manually. My phone has a default music app so i know it can play songs, its just a matter of moving them to the right spot on my phone I guess. Thanks again!

 

[Kari Suttle]

Depending on your computer, you can drag your songs into your Google drive folder, then sync your android with Google cloud to get those songs. Even better, leave the songs on the cloud drive and stream the songs from there.

Is google cloud safe? Like what's the risk of other people accessing your stuff? I've never understood how google cloud works and i've always been very hesitant to use it. I just feel safer having my stuff on my laptop or phone.

 

[Meistersinger]

The files are listed as an MPEG-4 Audio File. Is this the protected format that you mentioned? If so, are there any risks or consequences to putting the songs in unprotected format? Such as, if for any reason this laptop crashes or my phone gets stolen and i have to get a new one - phone or laptop - will itunes recognize unprotected songs as its own, as the ones I bought, and restore them?

You will need to actually find the file on your computer's hard drive. On the Mac, the iTunes Music library would be in ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music. The iTunes Music folder is normally sorted alphabetically by artist. You will need to search for the artist's name, then double click on that foler. You should then see the name of the album, or several albums, if you have more than one album by that artist. Double click on the album name. You should then see the contents of that album. Switch the view in this window to list view. This will show the file name with the extension. If the extension is .m4a, you're good to go. If the extension is .m4p, you need to do the procedure I posted in my previous reply.

In Windows, the iTunes folder is in a slightly different location, depending on what version of Windows you are using. For example, in Windows 7, it would be C:\Users\yourusername\My Music\iTunes.

 

[Kari Suttle]

Switch the view in this window to list view. This will show the file name with the extension. If the extension is .m4a, you're good to go. If the extension is .m4p, you need to do the procedure I posted in my previous reply.

Yay thanks i found it finally!! They are .m4a luckily so now i just have to figure out how to download them to my phone. I'll work with some of the suggestions on here and see what i can get to work. Thanks again Meister! And everyone else who commented.