
Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi
You can sync your Mac and device when they’re connected to the same Wi-Fi network. To set up Wi-Fi syncing, first connect your device to your Mac using a USB or USB-C cable. You then turn on Wi-Fi syncing and choose the settings you want. Whenever your device connects to your Mac over Wi-Fi, you can select it in the sidebar and sync it. (You can turn on automatic syncing if you want.) Your device must have iOS 5 or later or iPadOS 13 or later.
For more information about syncing, see Intro to syncing your Mac and your devices.
- Connect your device to your Mac. - You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or a Wi-Fi connection. 
- Click  in the Dock to open a Finder window, then select the device in the Finder sidebar. in the Dock to open a Finder window, then select the device in the Finder sidebar.- If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and don’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see the Apple Support article If your computer doesn’t recognize your iPhone or iPad. 
- In the row near the top, click General. 
- Select the “Show this [device] when on Wi-Fi” checkbox. 
- Use the options across the top of the window to turn on and select sync settings. 
- Click Apply. 
Whenever your device connects to your Mac, the device’s icon appears in the sidebar. Select the device in the Finder sidebar to view or change syncing options.
Important: If you don’t see your device in the sidebar, choose Finder > Settings, then select the CDs, DVDs, and iOS Devices checkbox.
Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click  in the Finder sidebar. The device icon disappears, but Wi-Fi syncing remains turned on. The icon reappears automatically the next time your Mac and device are connected to the same WI-Fi network.
 in the Finder sidebar. The device icon disappears, but Wi-Fi syncing remains turned on. The icon reappears automatically the next time your Mac and device are connected to the same WI-Fi network.
You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off.
Syncing over Wi-Fi is slower than syncing over a cable. If you connect a device to your Mac while the device is syncing over Wi-Fi, syncing continues over the cable. If you disconnect the device’s cable from the Mac while syncing, syncing stops, even if Wi-Fi syncing is on. Syncing resumes when you reconnect the device using a cable or over Wi-Fi.