How to Sync iPhone to iPad Without/With iCloud

• User Case
• How to Sync iPhone to iPad Without iCloud
• How to Sync iPhone to iPad With iCloud
• Troubleshoot iPhone and iPad Syncing Issues
• Conclusion

User Case

How to Sync iPhone to iPad Without iCloud

There are 2 ways you can use to transfer data from iPhone to iPad without iCloud. If you just need to transfer some photos, videos, documents, books, or some single items, you can use AirDrop. Besides, if you do not mind using a cable, you can transfer via iTunes on your computer.

Way 1. Sync iPhone to iPad Without iCloud via AirDrop

You can use AirDrop for wireless and quick file transfer. Although it cannot be used to transfer contacts, messages, and calendars, it is quite good for photo, video, and document sharing. Before the steps, please open Bluetooth on both your iPhone and iPad and place them next to each other.

Here is an example of how to transfer photos from iPhone to iPad without iCloud via AirDrop.

Step 1. Open the Photos app and select the photos you want to transfer.

Step 2. Long-press on the photos and click the share icon.

Step 3. Choose AirDrop as the transfer medium and select your iPad as the recipient.

Step 4. Turn on your iPad and receive the photos shared by your iPhone.

Way 2. Sync iPhone to iPad Without iCloud via iTunes

Except for AirDrop, you can use iTunes as a medium. You can fully backup your iPhone to iTunes and then restore the backup to your iPad. It is ideal for syncing more data from iPhone to iPad, such as how to sync messages from iPhone to iPad without iCloud.

However, the restoration will cover the existing data on your iPad. Besides, you need to use iTunes on a computer and connect your iPhone and iPad to the computer with a cable.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to a computer and open iTunes.

Step 2. Choose your iPhone on iTunes, go to the Summary page, and choose to Automatically Back Up your iPhone to This Computer. Then, tap the Back Up Now button to start backing up your iPhone to iTunes and wait for the backup to be finished.

Step 3. Disconnect your iPhone from the computer and connect your iPad to it.

Step 4. Choose your iPad on iTunes, go to the Summary page, and tap the Restore Backup button. Then, select the latest backup version to restore to the iPad and wait for the restoration to be completed.

How to Sync iPhone to iPad With iCloud

If you do not mind using iCloud to sync iPhone to iPad, things will be easier. You can enable iCloud Sync on your iPhone and iPad for some Apple apps. The data of these apps will be automatically synced across devices as long as you sign in to the same Apple ID on them.

Step 1. Go to the Settings on your iPhone.

Step 2. Click on your Apple ID if you have signed in to it before.

Step 3. Choose iCloud and click the See All button next to Save to iCloud.

Step 4. Toggle the button next to the apps that you want to sync their data to iCloud.

Step 5. Turn on your iPad and repeat the steps above to enable iCloud Sync for those apps on your iPad as well.

Troubleshoot iPhone and iPad Syncing Issues

If you have any problem when following the steps on how to sync iPhone to iPad without iCloud or with iCloud, you can follow the quick fixes to resolve it:

Conclusion

Whether you want to learn how to sync iPhone to iPad without iCloud or with iCloud, you can find a way out. If you prefer to transfer data without iCloud, you can utilize AirDrop and iTunes. Otherwise, you can sync data between your iPhone and iPad with iCloud Sync.

Besides, if you have files and photos on other clouds, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, pCloud, or Amazon S3, and want to move files from these clouds to iCloud Photos/iCloud Drive, you can use MultCloud to automatically transfer, sync, and backup files to realize it without downloading and uploading.