Ready, Set, Sync.
iPhone syncs with your PC or Mac using iTunes, just like an iPod. Get ready by organizing your content now. When you get your new iPhone, you’ll be able to text, email, surf, watch, and listen in minutes.
Contacts
iPhone syncs with the address book you already use on your computer — Address Book or Entourage on a Mac, or Outlook or Outlook Express on a PC. If you keep your contacts on the web using Yahoo! Address Book or Google Contacts, iPhone syncs with them, too. To get ready for iPhone, organize your contacts in one of these applications and make sure they’re up to date with the latest phone numbers and email addresses. If you don’t have contacts on your computer, you can enter them directly into iPhone.
MobileMe
Subscribe to MobileMe and you won’t ever have to sync. Your me.com email, calendar, and contacts will arrive on your iPhone automatically. With a MobileMe subscription, all your data is pushed to the MobileMe “cloud.” The cloud then pushes everything to your Mac, PC, or iPhone so you have the latest information with you no matter where you go. Learn more
Push Email
With an email account at me.com, the cloud pushes all your messages directly to you wherever you are.
Push Calendar
When you add or change a calendar event, the cloud instantly updates every device you use.
Push Contacts
If you add a new contact or make a change to a contact on your iPhone, the cloud pushes the update down to your computer. And vice versa.
Calendars
iPhone uses iTunes to sync with the calendar application you already use on your computer — iCal or Entourage on the Mac, or Outlook on a PC — just as it does with your contacts. If you don’t already use one of these applications to manage your appointments, now is a great time to start, so you’ll be ready to sync when your iPhone arrives. If you choose not to use a calendar program, that’s OK. You’ll be able to enter appointments directly into the iPhone calendar.
iPhone works with the most popular email systems — including Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, and MobileMe. iTunes makes email setup on iPhone easy by automatically syncing the settings from email accounts stored in Mail on a Mac or Outlook on a PC. Don’t worry if you’re not using one of these email services: iPhone also works with almost any industry-standard POP3 or IMAP email system.
Photos
iPhone uses iTunes to sync your photos from iPhoto on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Album, or any picture folder on a PC. You can carry thousands of photos on iPhone, but you can start by creating an album or two with 50 to 100 of your favorite photos, so that when you first sync your iPhone, you can show off your best shots.
Music and Video
If you already use iTunes, try creating a playlist of a few hundred of your favorite songs. If you don’t have the latest version of iTunes, download it now and start a music and video library. That way, when you sync your iPhone with iTunes, you’ll be able to take your favorite music — as well as a few of your TV shows and movies — with you wherever you go.
iTunes Account
To set up your iPhone, you’ll need an account with Apple’s iTunes Store. If you already have an iTunes account, make sure you know your account name and password. If you don’t have an account, set one up now to save time later. To set up an account, open iTunes, select the iTunes Store, and click the Sign In button in the upper-right corner. iTunes will walk you through the rest. Download iTunes for Mac+PC today
