Connecting Your iPhone to Your Computer
When the iPhone was first released, it looked as though we might have finally arrived at that glorious day when computers and devices could just sort of sense each other’s presence and begin a digital conversation without requiring something as inelegant as a physical connection. Ugh. However, even though the fancy-schmancy iPhone supported three wireless technologies — Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular — exchanging data between it and a Mac or PC required a wired connection.
Well, I’m happy to report that those days are behind us. Sort of. Yes, you can still use a cable to connect your iPhone and your computer, but iOS also supports wireless connections via Wi-Fi. The next couple of sections provide the details.
Connecting via USB
Although iOS supports Wi-Fi syncing, USB connections are still important for those times when you want to use iTunes to change your sync settings. To make an old-fashioned USB-style connection, you can proceed in a couple of ways:
USB cable. Use the cable that came with your iPhone 5 to attach the USB connector to a free USB port on your Mac or Windows PC. Then attach the other end of the cable to the 8-pin Lightning connector port on the bottom of the iPhone 5.
Dock. Using an old 30-pin to USB cable, attach the USB ...
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