Reset iTunes wifi sync, broken cable

I have an iPhone 5 cable that is now of questionable origin upon closer inspection.
It powers the phone, but can't get the iPhone to show up in iTunes/iPhoto.
Is there a way to reset/setup iTunes wifi sync without using a cable?

No, but a new cable is $19.

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TS4062 IOS 7 itunes wifi sync broken

I for the life of me cannot get iTunes wifi sync to work with any of the five devices I have. What is odd is that itunes just closes out the connection:
tshark -i en0 -c 500 -n -f "host 172.16.0.172"
Capturing on 'Ethernet'
0.000000 172.16.0.172 -> 224.0.0.251 MDNS 103 Standard query 0x0000 SRV FIRSTNAME LASTNAME\342\200\231s XXXXXX._atc._tcp.local, "QU" question
0.395569 172.16.0.172 -> 172.16.0.237 TCP 78 49418 > 49718 [SYN] Seq=0 Win=65535 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=16 TSval=1038877036 TSecr=0 SACK_PERM=1
0.395753 172.16.0.237 -> 172.16.0.172 TCP 78 49718 > 49418 [SYN, ACK] Seq=0 Ack=1 Win=65535 Len=0 MSS=1460 WS=16 TSval=300180604 TSecr=1038877036 SACK_PERM=1
0.397594 172.16.0.172 -> 172.16.0.237 TCP 66 49418 > 49718 [ACK] Seq=1 Ack=1 Win=131760 Len=0 TSval=1038877038 TSecr=300180604
0.397666 172.16.0.237 -> 172.16.0.172 TCP 66 [TCP Window Update] 49718 > 49418 [ACK] Seq=1 Ack=1 Win=131760 Len=0 TSval=300180606 TSecr=1038877038
0.397907 172.16.0.172 -> 172.16.0.237 TCP 66 49418 > 49718 [FIN, ACK] Seq=1 Ack=1 Win=131760 Len=0 TSval=1038877038 TSecr=300180604
0.397941 172.16.0.237 -> 172.16.0.172 TCP 66 49718 > 49418 [ACK] Seq=1 Ack=2 Win=131760 Len=0 TSval=300180606 TSecr=1038877038
0.401403 172.16.0.172 -> 172.16.0.237 TCP 66 [TCP Dup ACK 6#1] 49418 > 49718 [ACK] Seq=2 Ack=1 Win=131760 Len=0 TSval=1038877041 TSecr=300180606
8 6.253274 172.16.0.172 -> 224.0.0.251 MDNS 90 Standard query 0x0000 AAAA XXXXXXXXXX.local, "QU" question
I've gone through a bunch of other articles, rebooted routers, rebooted phones, shut down firewalls, etc... nothing has worked? Any ideas?
Mac is running Maverics. All devices are 7.0.4. Two iphones(4 and 5), and three ipads(4,2,mini).
Cabling them up works fine. As soon as I disconnect the cable, they disappear from iTunes. It has been doing this for a little bit and is now getting to the bubbling over point for me.

Same thing with me. iTunes 11.1.4 and Mavericks 10.9.1 - iTunes does not see my iOS 7.0.4 devices (two iPad Airs and one iPhone 5), but DOES see my old iPod Touch (iOS 5.1.1) without any problem.
I've done all the recommended troubleshooting for wi-fi syncing, to no avail. The suggestion for new Locations (plastered by G3R3N through similar threads) is unsuccessful, and I rate as 'voodoo' because iTunes sees the iOS 5 device on the same network as the iOS 7 devices it doesn't see!
I don't want to speculate it is a factor in this bug, but my computer's name has an apostrophe in it (e.g. "Beamerboy's iMac") which is removed in the network name (i.e. "Beamerboys-iMac.local"). I also do the same thing with my iOS devices (e.g. "Beamerboy's iPhone/iPod/iPad, etc.). This has never been a problem for my Apple devices on my network, though I know it can freak out less sophisticated software.
Thanks for the heads up about the efforts at troubleshooting, booleanman; I'll just wait/hope for a fix, and do wired iTunes syncs, rather than waste months with AppleCare support.

How to debug/fix broken iTunes WiFi Sync to iPad/iPhone?

I've had nothing but trouble with iTunes WiFi sync to my iPad and iPhone. Basically, the devices simply randomly fail to appear in iTunes. When they appear, I can sync just fine; but WHEN they appear seems to be more related to astrology than computer science.
-- OS X 10.8.4 on latest MacBook Pro, VERY clean install (no odd "tinker" type apps that might mess things up)
-- iTunes 11.0.5
-- Latest iOS on iPad and iPhone
-- Clean WiFi network with Airport Extreme (latest) access point
All other WiFi works perfectly .. Internet, printers (AirPrint), AirPlay, Apple TV, etc etc. Never had a single problem.
But iTunes WiFi sync is a complete mess. About 50% of the time when I start iTunes the devices dont show up at all. Closing and opening iTunes sometimes makes the devices appear, sometimes not. As I type this, my iPhone does appear (and is doing a WiFi sync), while my iPad, sitting next to me on my desk, is totally missing from iTunes, even though it is clearly (a) on, (b) connected to the network (I just browed a web site to be sure) and (c) connected to a charger.
I've been testing and experimenting with iTunes WiFi sync for two years now, and basically I think it's a disaster, and clearly one of Apple's weakest efforts to date. It's fragile, temperamental, and nearly unusable. I've spent hours on Google looking at others experiences, fixes etc, and none have worked. Considering stuff like AirPlay and AirPrint work perfectly, I think something is basically broken in the iTunes WiFi sync stack. I'm assuming Bonjour is used for finding the devices and if iTunes can find my Apple TV at once (it ALWAYS does), why can't it find my iPad (or vice versa?).
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be interested to hear them. Note that I've 30 years of computer architecture under my belt, so I do know just a *little* about what is going on here, but any and all suggestions accepted.
--Tim

Hi there,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi Syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4062
-Griff W.

ITunes Wifi Sync issue

Hi,
I canceled a wifi sync session (pressing the x in the area in which iTunes shows what it is currently syncing to/from my iPhone) and ever since doing so my iPhone is no longer recognised in iTunes.
It doesn't show up on the device list.
Things i tried:
1.     Quit iTunes (Finder > iTunes > Quit iTunes)
2.     Restart computer
          --> also restarted the iPhone before trying again
3.     plugging in the USB cable.
4.     Go to Preferences --> Devices --> option "prevent iPod, iPhone, iPad to sync automatically" isn't checked.
          --> Makes sense, since my iPad is connected and syncing properly. Double checked it anyway.
5.     Searched on Google: not finding anything useful. searched on words like: osx + itunes + wifi sync + not showing
System spec's:
iMac 27" 3,4 GHZ i7, 16GB ddr3, SSD. OSX Lion 10.7.2 installed. iTunes 10.5.2 (11) installed. Latest updates installed, completely updated.
How do i fix this issue ?

This Apple article might help ya out -> iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
Is the Apple Mobile Device Service running?
You may want to try uninstalling the security software or following along with Apple's article.

ITunes WiFi Sync works fine for 4 devices, but not for my iPad2

I'm using the latest version of iTunes (11.0.4) on an iMac with the latest version of Mountain Lion (10.8.4) and multiple iOS devices listed below:
iPad 1 (iOS 5.1.1)
New iPad (iOS 6.1.3)
iPhone 4S (iOS 6.1.3)
iPhone 4S (iOS 6.1.3)
iPad 2 (iOS 6.1.3)
iTunes WiFi Sync works fine for all the devices but the iPad 2. They all show up in the "Devices" area of iTunes (though sometimes I need to power them down and restart them to get them to show up properly) and they all sync automatically when plugged into a power source.
The iPad 2, however, behaves thusly:
- Shows up under "Devices" in iTunes
- Can be synced wirelessly IF initiated from the computer
- Does NOT automatically sync when plugged in to a power source
- CanNOT be synced wirelessly from the iPad itself, as under settings > general > itunes wifi sync, it shows the screen that says "to enable wifi syncing with itunes, connect to ituens on your computer using a cable..." as if I have this feature turned off in iTunes (which I do not). The "Sync Now" button is not displayed (not even a grayed out version).
What I've tried:
- Repeatedly powering down and restarting iTunes, the computer, the iPad, and the router in various orders and combinations
- Repeatedly turning off and on the wifi sync feature via iTunes
- Experimenting with the "Open iTunes when this iPad is connected" option as this actually fixed a similar issue on my iPad 1
- Actually restoring the iPad to factory settings, then restoring from backup in case there was an issue with the iOS install
Nothing has helped
What I'm sure it's not:
- A problem with the usual iTunes settings (check "enable WiFi sync", uncheck "prevent iPads from syncing", etc.). Since all other devices work and I actually can perform a wireless sync when initiated from iTunes, I don't see how the issue could live here at all.
Any ideas? I'm pretty stumped!

Another oddity: When this iPad syncs, it does NOT create a backup as part of the process (whether wired or wireless). All my other devices do, as one would expect...

ITunes WIFI Sync is not working on win7 64 bit OS

I am having problems using itunes wifi syncup with windows 7 64 bit OS. I connected the cable and enabled the option under summary screen. The "syn now" is enabled now under settings -> General -> itunes wifi sync up. When i un plug the cable from my computer, it is greyout and displays "Sync will resume when XXX computer is available". Its annoying. Push some ideas !!

Go here:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
and follow the instructions to report the issue with your purchase to the iTunes Store.
Regards.

Itunes wifi sync not working on windows 8!!

Does itunes wifi sync works on windows 8? Because i already have enabled wifi sunc but after i disconnect the cable from the ilhone it doesnt aloud me to do sync via wifi. Does anyone know how to make it work properly on windows 8?

Interesting. I still haven't had any problems with iTunes 10.7 under Windows 8 Pro, including adding music files purchased from a 3rd party source (Amazon) and buying an album through iTunes. iTunes successfully matched the Amazon-purchased MP3's, and I was able download the iTunes AAC's to replace them. The only thing not typical about my set-up that I can think of is that I have iTunes installed on my B: drive--both the program files and the iTunes Media folder--not on my C: drive (an SSD). My library sounds about the same size as yours (~4,000 songs).
(My only Windows 8 problem has been with DVD playback and the Windows 8 Store Netflix and Hulu apps. It looks like the new AMD graphics card drivers don't seem to be passing HDCP tests under Windows 8. There are simple work-arounds--watching Netflix or Hulu in a web browser--so at this point, I'm just waiting.)
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Itunes wifi sync does not work after upgrade to OS X Yosemite

Hi,
After upgrade to OS X Yosemite itunes wifi sync with my ipad and iphone stopped working. After attaching the iphone and ipad with a cable, I could sync, but as soon as the cable was removed, the ipad and iphone disappeared again from itunes. And wifi did still nok work.

Apparently something is not being saved somewhere and this technique forces the save. Below is a C&P from another poster describing the technique on a different thread. It's been working for him for some fifteen hours. I tried it and it's been working but it's been only ten minutes. My gut feel is that quitting and relaunching iTunes are critical steps.
With the device connected via cable, click on its icon
Uncheck WiFi syncing
Click Apply
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Itunes wifi sync not working for iPhone 4s ?

i have a MBP 15'' , 3 iPhone 4s , 1 iPad 3 but only MY iphone 4s is not syncing over wifi , it syncs via usb cable but not when i connect to charger and connected to wifi or even when i press the itunes wifi sync in the settings it syas looking for MBP and does not sync , whereas all my other gadgets like ipad and iphones automatically sync as soon as they are in wifi zone . i tried everything like reeboting my iphone and quitting and reopening my itunes but nothing helped checked and unchecked the "sync with this iphone over wifi" several times still nothing then even tried changing the ip address but no , then even restored my iphone from backup even then nothing helped , and even did all the obvious things like connected bluethooth , used iphone remort for itunes , and even did homesharing of itune library through iphone , nothing helped so if anyone knows how to get this straight please let me know .. and yes i even checked the iphone and itunes version they are both up to date

hey kasey, i dont know why you have to do that or why does it not work even with all the right settings but what i know is after that process that i just explained above your problem will be gone and iphone will wifi sync as soon as you enter the wifi zone
the cause of the problem might be ( what i think is ) when you update you iphone software directly from iphone instead through your computer you get this problem because for me also it was working finely until i updated to 5.1.1 from iphone itself and wich caused me so much trouble, well now i have installed IOS6 and working great .evean if you did not update your iphone and still got this problem can be due to the reason that sometimes your iphone or computer cahnges some internet settings on theri on for their best connection which might cause confusion between 2 gadgets .

Videos/photostream/itunes wifi sync...

So up until ios5, you imported the photos and videos you took on your iphone into iphoto by plugging in your iphone via USB into your mac. It would open up iTunes to sync your music and movies, etc, and it would seperatly open iPhoto to import newly taken pics and videso into your library that it recognized had not already been uploaded.
Now, there is an option to sync to iTunes over Wifi, but it doesn't import your photos and videos from your phone to your iPhoto library, presumably because that's what photostream is for, right? But photostream doesn't handle video. So, if I only take picures on my iphone, then I can use itunes wifi sync to handle my music, podcasts, backup (unless I do my backup via icloud backup), movies and videos I want to include FROM my mac TO my phone, and I can use photostream to make sure any pictures I've taken land up on my iphoto library. BUT... the second I want to take a video on my iphone, then I have to plug the phone into my mac via USB? Just to do that one thing? Is this correct. Plus, what if I've taken 15 pictures and 3 videos on my iphone and I plug it in to grab those videos. Is iPhoto going to know that the pictures have already been received via photostream, and tell me all I need to upload is the videos, or, is it going to say that both the pics and videos are new, and want to upload the pics to my library also, essentially creating two copies of them in my iphoto library?
Am I overlooking something? Do I have this scenario correct?
Is it just me or is the partial overlap of iTunes wired sync vs. iTunes wifi sync vs. iCloud a bit crazy right now?!
Thanks!
ryan

I totally agree, I am very frustrated. I just spoke with Apple support on the phone and confirmed that YES indeed, you still have to plug in the USB cable and manually import your videos into iPhoto, old school style. I am deeply disappointed by this. In my family we have 5 different iphones and everyone is constantly taking lots of video of kids and such. So now this means I have to still manually connect the cable to all 5 phones on a weekly basis and manually import all the videos and delete them from the device (in order to free up space). This is exactly what I wanted to AVOID by upgrading to iCloud and setting up Photostream and wireless sync and online backups. I thought videos would be covered too, but they're NOT. Nowhere on Apple website is this explained clearly. The apple support person just gave me some lame excuse saying they "may" fix this with iPhone 5.
I think this is false advertising and almost fraudulent. After a while, you will get a popup message saying that your iCloud storage is running out of space, and asking you to purchase more. That is because the videos are still staying on your device and consuming more space, so you are running out of your 5G free iCloud storage. If instead Apple wirelessly imported the videos to iPhoto automatically and cleared up your Camera Roll, you would not run out of space, and hence wouldn't need to purchase more online storage. This sounds to me like a very sneaky way of making people buy more storage than they really need. I hope some lawyer looks into this and investigates any possible fraud or false advertising, maybe file a class action lawsuit to force Apple to fix this (rather than Apple forcing consumers to purchase more unnecessary storage).
BTW, here's my post: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3536475

What exactly it the difference between iTunes Wifi-Sync and iCloud Backup?

Okay, i do not yet have a mac, only an iPod touch, but am (hopefully) buying a mac soon (MacBook Pro to be specific). I buy all my music etc on my iPod, and am currently use iCloud sync which i have all the buttons in the ON position. Anyway, i am rather confused after reading alot about the two methods of syncing there exact differences. When i get my mac can i use both- for reasurance or do i have to choose one? Also, does iTunes wifi sync my photos and videos (thats photos ive taken and videos ive made/filmed) and does iCloud do this. Also if i use both photostream and iCloud/iTunes for my photos, will that create double ups of all my photos?
Thanks
The_Ele4ant

Wi-Fi sync works in the same way as syncing over a USB cable, albeit more slowly, and can be used when your iTunes library can see your device on your local network.
iOS: Syncing with iTunes
iCloud backup saves the settings and documents from your apps to the cloud instead of your own computer. It seems you either backup to your computer or to iCloud, but not both, at least not on a regular basis. You may still be able to trigger a local backup manually when using iCloud for backup.
iCloud: Backup and restore overview
Photostream operates independently of either of the previous features to move your pictures to your computer and other iOS devices when in range of any working Wi-Fi connection.
iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ
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My iPhone has two computers in (iTunes wifi sync), how can I remove one of them without using it ?

Hello everyone.
My iPhone has two computers in (iTunes wifi sync) how can I remove one of them without using that computer?
because that PC stopped working so I had to recover it. Now everything is gone on that PC.
Also I bought a new computer (MacBook Pro) and I use iTunes on it in the mean time. Now I want to remove the old computer!
here is a photo of my (iTunes WiFi sync)
is there any way that I can use to do that?
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