How to Download Music From a CD to Your iPhone

Songs on your audio CD can be transferred to your iPhone's music library by first importing them into iTunes, followed by syncing your computer with the iPhone. The iTunes media player provides CD importing and can convert the .cda track to an AAC, MP3 or Apple Lossless file based on the import settings in iTunes. By default, the iTunes program converts your music to the AAC iTunes Plus format. Once synced, the newly imported music can be found in the "Recently Added" playlist in the Music application.

Instructions

1

Insert the audio CD into your computer's optical drive, and click the iTunes icon on your Mac's screen dock to run iTunes. For PCs, double-click the iTunes icon on your desktop or click "Start" in the lower-left corner of the screen and click "Program," "iTunes" and "iTunes."

2

Click CD tab in the iTunes sidebar, and click the "Import CD" button in the upper-right corner of the iTunes program window to begin the importing process.

3

Plug the wide, flat end of the USB cable into your iPhone, and plug the other end into your computer's available USB port. Click the iPhone tab in the iTunes sidebar, and click the "Music" tab in the main iTunes window next to the "Summary" tab.

4

Check the box next to "Sync Music" and select either "Entire music library" or "Selected playlists, artists and genres." For the latter option, check the box next to "Recently Added" and click the "Apply" button.

5

Unplug the iPhone from the computer once the synchronization finishes, and push the "Home" button on the iPhone's screen. Tap the "Music" icon on the screen and tap the "Playlists" icon at the bottom of the screen. Tap the "Recently Added" tab to view the imported songs.