freeSync - Use you iPhone with any iTunes

**Kludge** · 03-17-2009, 07:30 AM

Hi, I love my iPhone but hate how stupid iTunes is. If I sync my phone with my home computer then I can't copy files to it at work. Or even worse I can't move over to my Mac just 3 feet away from my home PC and use it there! Lame.

So, I wrote this little utility to rewrite your iTunes Library ID on your computer and your iPhone with a "universal" ID. If you set all your libraries to the same ID then you can move stuff to your phone as you like.

I'm setting the phone to NOT automatically sync because otherwise you'll probably end up with multiple copies of the same files. You will need to drag and drop the files you want from your library to the iPhone but I do that already anyway. I don't trust the sync.

I'm also including the source.

Please let me know if you have any problems but of course use at your own risk as this will most likely erase your hard drive, fry your iPhone, burn down your house, steal your car and crash it into Der Waffelhouse, it will probably try to date your ex, and finally it will most likely call your boss to tell him you quit and you don't want any stinking severance pay.

Works great for me though.

Oh, and I'm working on a Mac version now.

**Broomhead** · 03-17-2009, 07:33 AM

I like iTunes, but thanks for the info. appreciate it

**Kludge** · 03-17-2009, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Broomhead

I like iTunes, but thanks for the info. appreciate it

You're welcome.

I think I did a poor job of explaining this app; it's not a replacement for iTunes, it just allows you to use your iPhone with every iTunes library all over the world (as long as everyone uses the same ID).

In fact the app only has two buttons...

**CaptainChaos** · 03-17-2009, 09:29 AM

So how does this drag and drop work?

**Kludge** · 03-17-2009, 10:00 AM

You use iTunes. You drag and drop from your computer to your library then to your iPhone.

And again this app will also automatically set your iPhone to manually sync, not automatically sync, so you MUST manually sync your files. If you prefer to autosync then this isn't for you. I've got way too much in my library to have it all on my phone so I do it manually anyway.

**CaptainChaos** · 03-17-2009, 10:03 AM

Ok, thank you. I never autosync as well.

**soulthoughts** · 03-17-2009, 11:32 AM

Cool utility. I'm assuming this works for the iPod touch too? Does it work for all iPods? This would be great because my kids all have some form of an iPod and sometimes they want a few songs of our laptops that aren't on their laptops.

**Kludge** · 03-17-2009, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by soulthoughts

Cool utility. I'm assuming this works for the iPod touch too? Does it work for all iPods? This would be great because my kids all have some form of an iPod and sometimes they want a few songs of our laptops that aren't on their laptops.

I'm not sure about the iPod touch but most likely not. The library I'm using to access the iPhone's file system looks to be written for the iPhone alone but I really have no idea.

I'll try to get my hands on a touch to see if I can read it.

[Edit]

Just tried a touch iPod and it does not work. So, this is ONLY for the iPhone at the moment. I would like to set my iPod also so I guess I'll figure out how to do them too.

**soulthoughts** · 03-17-2009, 03:26 PM

That would be awesome!

**tosbsas** · 03-17-2009, 04:12 PM

Help me to get this right
With your app I can synch my 1 iphone on 2 or three computers, after installing itunes and what else?
a.) Do I need to copy the libraries when I do it for the first time?
b.) Will this restore my iphone - you changing the id
c.) With changed ID will update feature of app store still work?
d.) ....

Ruben

**Kludge** · 03-18-2009, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by tosbsas

Help me to get this right
With your app I can synch my 1 iphone on 2 or three computers, after installing itunes and what else?
a.) Do I need to copy the libraries when I do it for the first time?
b.) Will this restore my iphone - you changing the id
c.) With changed ID will update feature of app store still work?
d.) ....

Ruben

A) No, no need to touch anything. That's why I wrote it.
B) No, it does not restore your iPhone.
C) Yes. This is only changing the iTunes database ID. It doesn't change anything you couldn't change yourself just by resyncing your phone to a new iTunes database.
D) 525,600

**darkrom** · 03-19-2009, 10:31 AM

Doesn't work on 3.0 obviously.

Doesn't seem to work on my itunes 8.1 on vista 32bit.

Thanks though really cool app!

**tosbsas** · 03-19-2009, 11:03 AM

could you include a backup of old id?

Ruben

**Kludge** · 03-19-2009, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by darkrom

Doesn't seem to work on my itunes 8.1 on vista 32bit.

Hmmm, I've got 8.0.2.20, guess I should upgrade but I heard it was even slower on Windows machines than the one I have.

Oh, I know why, the offset. I should look at the size of the iTunes version instead of just using a non-dynamic offset. Easy fix... I hope.

Originally Posted by tosbsas

could you include a backup of old id

Yes. This was just a really, really quick app I wrote just for myself but wanted to share. I'll add a backup and restore option. I've already written the logic for it so it shouldn't be very hard.

**tosbsas** · 03-19-2009, 02:09 PM

cool looking forward to that. Seems the thing I need. Got a netbook as a gift and would like to keep my apps up to date on the iphone. Having two stores / accounts makes is necessary to use itunes (:-((

Ruben

**imlboy** · 03-21-2009, 07:49 AM

got error when trying to free iphone in Vista 32bit.
But do i have to free both my itunes and iphone? Or i just need to free each itunes on each desktop/laptop that i want to sync my iphone ?

**darkrom** · 03-23-2009, 12:45 PM

This app is really cool. Update it to work on 3.0 when it comes out and you win IMO.

**ares07** · 03-24-2009, 07:00 AM

does not work on windows 7

**azzkickr** · 10-24-2009, 06:09 PM

Hey there,

I just used your app.
Im on WinXP 32-Bit with itunes 9 and an Iphone 3G with 3.0 jailbroken NOT unlocked.
Now i have little Problem.
Firstly i Freesynced itunes which worked well.
Then i Tried to freesync my iphone, but the application keeps crashin.
Now i cant add any music to my Iphone.
Itunes always says that this iphone is synched with another library and wants to delete it. Synching of apps etc. works well but i cant sync any music.

EDIT:

Code:

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************** Ausnahmetext **************
System.EntryPointNotFoundException: Der Einstiegspunkt "AFCGetFileInfo" wurde nicht in der DLL "iTunesMobileDevice.dll" gefunden.
   bei Manzana.MobileDevice.AFCGetFileInfo(IntPtr conn, String path, IntPtr& buffer, UInt32& length)
   bei Manzana.iPhone.Exists(String path)
   bei freeSync.Utilities.copyFromPhone(iPhone iPhone, String sourceOnPhone, String destinationOnComputer)
   bei freeSync.Utilities.FixPhone(iPhone iPhone)
   bei freeSync.MainGUI._DoPhone_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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I get this msg when trying to free the phone.
here a screenshot:

Plz help.what to do?
don´t want to reinstall everything.
greetz

**Remo** · 01-13-2010, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Kludge

Hi, I love my iPhone but hate how stupid iTunes is. If I sync my phone with my home computer then I can't copy files to it at work. Or even worse I can't move over to my Mac just 3 feet away from my home PC and use it there! Lame.

So, I wrote this little utility to rewrite your iTunes Library ID on your computer and your iPhone with a "universal" ID. If you set all your libraries to the same ID then you can move stuff to your phone as you like.

I'm setting the phone to NOT automatically sync because otherwise you'll probably end up with multiple copies of the same files. You will need to drag and drop the files you want from your library to the iPhone but I do that already anyway. I don't trust the sync.

I'm also including the source.

Please let me know if you have any problems but of course use at your own risk as this will most likely erase your hard drive, fry your iPhone, burn down your house, steal your car and crash it into Der Waffelhouse, it will probably try to date your ex, and finally it will most likely call your boss to tell him you quit and you don't want any stinking severance pay.

Works great for me though.

Oh, and I'm working on a Mac version now.

Hey Kludge, thanks for the code. But do you have the Mac version of freeeSync ready? can you posit it? Thanks dude!

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