5 Ways to Connect iPhone to iPad on Windows and Mac

Apple iDevice users from all over the world love to download and share content over the devices. In order to connect iPhone to iPad or share files from iPhone to iPad, there are several ways. Some users use the traditional ways with iTunes or its built-in way. On the other hand, some users use software. In this article, we will provide top 5 ways to share iPhone to iPad. Read on to select your favorite one.

• Part 1: Connect iPhone to iPad with Wondershare TunesGo
  
• Part 2: Connect iPhone to iPad with MobileTrans
  
• Part 3: Connect iPhone to iPad with iTunes
  
• Part 4: Connect iPhone to iPad with iCloud
  
• Part 5: Connect iPhone to iPad with Bluetooth
  

Part 1: Connect iPhone to iPad with Wondershare TunesGo

Wondershare TunesGo is Phone manager which can transfer iPhone to iPad or to PC/other mobile devices including Android. It has win and Mac versions. Not only it can transfer music from iPhone to iPad, but also the videos, photos. It can ransfer your music, videos, and other media freely between your devices without iTunes.

• Transfer Music, Photo, Playlist, Contacts, SMS, TV Shows, Music Videos, Home Videos, Podcast, iTunes U between iOS devices and iTunes/PC.
• The data genres can be transferred Between iOS Devices Directly.
• Manage the iDevices without iTunes.
• The images can be converted to GIF and shared over social media networks with ease.
• Fix & optimize ID3 tags,covers,song information.
• De-duplicate the repeated contacts.
• Perfectly backup/restore iTunes library
• The speed is super fast.

Requirements

• iPhone
• iPad
• PC/laptop
• Data cables

In order to connect iPhone with iPad using this program, the user needs to follow the steps below:

Step 1. Download and install TunesGo from the link below. Once installed, launch it.

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Step 2. Connect your iPhone and iPad to computer. TunesGo will detect it automatically.

Step 3.Then you can transfer music, videos, phones, and contacts etc. to iPad easily. If you want to transfer music, just click Music > select some music > Export > Export to Apple iPad.

Part 2: Connect iPhone to iPad with Wondershare MobileTrans

Yet another advanced and the most intelligent software that has been developed by Wondershare is MobileTrans. The program gets the work done in a manner that is swift.

• Support to transfer all data like music, photo, video, contact, message and more.
• Transfer not only between iOS devices but also between iOS devices and android phones.
• Easy to use and need only few steps without any process hindrance.
• Transfer speed is fast and the interface is very supportive.

Requirements

• iPhone
• iPad
• Data Cables
• PC/Laptop

Step 1. Download and install the program from the URL https://www.wondershare.com/phone-transfer.

Step 2.Select the phone to phone transfer option from the main interface that can be seen above.

Step 3.Connect the iOS devices so that the program detects them. Then select the contents which want to transfer.

Part 3: Connect iPhone to iPad with iTunes

Apple iTunes is one of the best ways to transfer data between iOS devices, but it is difficult to transfer.

Requirements

• iPhone
• iPad
• Data Cables
• PC/Laptop
• iTunes installed

Follow the steps as follows. The users will get a clear idea of the process once finished:

Step 1.Users need to download and install the latest version of iTunes from the URL https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201352.

Step 2. Access the library of iPhone. The user needs to use the Home Sharing option to continue with the connection. Follow the path File > Home sharing.

Step 3. Fill in the Apple ID and password to access the home sharing feature. Once accepted, the user needs to press the Done button.

Step 4.Connect iPad and repeat step 1-4. If you have successfully setted Home Sharing on every device by using the same Apple ID, you can see that computer in the SHARED section like below.

Issues with the program

• The program creates issues when it comes to copyright. The program also transfer limited sort of data like music, video and playlist.
• The use of the program is not at all easy and there are lots of steps involved.

Note

The windows tablet and the Mac have just been taken as an example. The same process can be applied to sync the content between iDevices.

Part 4: Connect iPhone to iPad with iCloud

Yet another way of transferring content with ease is iCloud, the user needs to follow the requirements as well as process that have been mentioned below.

Requirements

• iPhone
• iPad
• Data Cable
• Computer/Laptop
• Wi-Fi connection

Step 1.The user needs to login with same Apple ID on both the devices i.e. iPad and iPhone. On both of the devices the path that is to be followed is Settings > iCloud. Turn on the contents that are to be shared.

Note

For more effective transfer, both the devices are to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. It is also advised to follow the same process on both devices to connect or sync them easily.

Issues those are associated with the program

• Very complex and need a lot of steps.
• Transfer speed is a big problem, very slow.
• Storage space is a problem with iCloud.

Part 5: Connect iPhone to iPad with Bluetooth

Bluetooth is another built in technology that can be used to get the work done. To connect iPhone to iPad, Bluetooth process as well as requirements is as follows.

Requirements

• iPhone
• iPad
• Data cables
• PC/Laptop

Step 1. Follow the path settings > Bluetooth on both the devices to begin with the process. The user can see the connected device under My Devices icon which shows that both the iPhone and iPad have been connected.

Problems with Bluetooth

• Support to transfer only music, photo, video.
• Easy to use and need Wi-Fi.
• Transfer speed is slow as compared to other technologies.