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The actual developer of this free software for Mac is Microsoft. This apps bundle is identified as -Phone-7-Connector.
You can execute this free app on Mac OS X 10.7 or later. r/Microsoft (If it doesn't fit anywhere else) Windows phone communities Our website provides a free download of Windows Phone 7 Connector 3.0.2 for Mac.
r/Windows /r/Xbox360 /r/XboxOne /r/Surface /r/Bing /r/Windows10 More detailed rules can be found at our guidelines page if you're still unsure. I wanted to see if I could go with just my Windows Phone 7 device, leaving my Zunes home and safely in their cradle.
Even if you download Zune from third-party download websites, you won’t be able to install it on your Windows 10 computer right off the bat.
Posts must have Windows phone as the central subject.Wireless sync is also possible with Zune, as long as you select the corresponding option in Settings / Phone / Wireless Sync.Īs a side note, Microsoft states that it might take up to 15 minutes for wireless sync to start and there is no way to manually force it to occur.įeel free to suggest your own Windows Phone 7 tips and tricks, especially if you're an advanced user.Welcome to /r/windowsphone Important AMA's: Mary Jo Foley/Dan Rubino/Brad Sams Joe Belfiore Rules at a glance Go to Settings / Phone / Sync Options and click on the items you want to change (for example, click All in the Videos section).Īll pictures and recorded videos on the phone will be automatically copied to the computer the next time the smartphone is synchronized with the Zune software. Users can change the Zune software options to automatically sync all the music found on the PC, if they don't want to bother selecting individual files.
Then, click on the Collection icon and choose any of the four categories: Music, Videos, Pictures and Podcasts.īrowse on your PC until you find the item you want to sync to your phone or enter the name of the file you're looking for in the Search box. Hopefully this will be addressed in a later release, unless Im the only one using a Zune. You can click on the Enable Sync button, but it wont do anything. So a Zune will connect and be recognized by the app, but nothing else will happen. With the help of the Zune software users will be able to organize their multimedia files, choose what to sync to their phones or download new content from Zune Marketplace.Īfter the installation of the software is finished, connect the smartphone through the USB cable and the Zune app will automatically start. Applications :: Using Zune Sync With Windows Phone 7 Connector Oct 25, 2010. Mac owners will most likely get the same synchronization solution in the near future, but until then the process can only be done on PCs running the Windows operating system.īasically, to sync multimedia files between a Windows Phone 7 and a PC a user needs to install a free software package called Zune, on the computer. For more information about the update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2524375. Furthermore, synchronization with the PC is only possible through Microsoft's own software called Zune. To learn more or to install the update, Windows Phone 7 customers will have to connect their phone to a computer and use the Zune PC client or Windows Phone 7 Connector (for Mac) to complete the update process. Windows Phone 7 smartphones are known for not being able to function as storage devices for files other than pictures, music, videos and podcasts.