You are essentially tricking the iPhone into thinking it's connected to the exact same instance of iTunes in either location. The author refers to this technique as a method to allow you to sync with two computers, but I've found it also enables playback of my iPhone's music flawlessly on my work computer. I suspect that the other people who have said it works do it with their iPods and just assume it works with the iPhone as well.ĭisappointed that I was losing a feature important to me by replacing my iPod with an iPhone, I set out to find a workaround. Until I got my iPhone last week I used to play its music through my work computer without issue with my 80GB iPod 5.5 gen.ĭespite what the other answers here say, everything I've read indicates that this is not possible with an iPhone.
If the cable isn’t compatible with the port on your. Connect iPhone to your computer using the charging cable for your iPhone. PC with a USB port and Windows 7 or later. Make sure you have one of the following: Mac with a USB port and OS X 10.9 or later.
The work computer can see all of the music but it is all greyed out, and when I do the 'Erase and Sync' dance I get the same results that you do. Using a USB cable or adapter, you can directly connect iPhone and a Mac or Windows PC. I have a similar situation: I have a home computer that I'm using to sync music with my iPhone 3G S, and a work computer that I'd like to play the music on (without copying the music to the computer).
I came across this question via a Google search and registered just to post what I've discovered relating to this problem.
