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  1. jwatters579

    Home Sharing not working

    Is Home Sharing working on anyone's IOS 18 Beta 2? Mine shows the option to access my library, when I choose it, nothing happens/loads.
  2. NightFox

    Apps Refresh Media Library?

    I have a shared media library on my Synology NAS, which generally works fine. However, if I try to watch (for example) an episode of a ripped TV series on my Apple TV when the NAS is in standby, the Apple TV can throw an “Unable to Find Media” error before the NAS has time to spin-up. The...
  3. Airsculpture

    17.2 audio in home sharing stuck on 5.1 surround

    17.2 messed up audio, 17.1 was fine Since 17.2, if set to Auto, all audio in Home Sharing comes out as 5.1 surround, after playing a movie, both movies and music. Anyone else suffering this returned bug ? They solved this a while back and now it has returned. Flipping between Change Format...
  4. G

    How To Watch Imported Video In iMac Apple TV App Library

    I have several movies and tv shows that I bought that show up in the Apple TV library both in the app on all my devices and in the Apple TV itself. I imported two MP4 movies into my iMac Apple TV App Library (they run fine on my iMac), but I cannot see them in the library in the app on any...
  5. G

    Home Sharing Not Working With Movies Imported To TV App

    Trying to get Home Sharing working between iMac/MacBook Pro/iPhone/Apple TV. Unfortunately...I'm one of those with two Apple ID's (one regular email that was mainly setup for purchases, the other me.com that was setup for iCloud--however lines are blurred between the two, now...<G>), and...
  6. G

    Home sharing woes on Big Sur

    I am running Big Sur on my 2017 MacBook Pro (v11.0.1). I am running High Sierra on my 2011 Mac mini (v 10.13.6) Home sharing is fully enabled on both devices, yet I cannot see the Mac mini Library in the MacBook Pro Music app. The MacBook Pro is running an iTunes Match based library with all...
  7. B

    iPad Home Sharing not showing up on Ipad / Iphone

    When I access the apple tv app on my Ipad or Iphone , I am only able to see a few items that I purchased from the app store. I cannot see my home sharing folder on Itunes on my pc. I can access everything fine on the apple tv connected to my tv without any problem, I am running Windows 10 and...
    • baltojoe75
    • Thread
    • home sharing ipad iphone
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPad
  8. Thefirethief

    Home sharing (to Apple TV, iPhone, etc.) no longer works

    So this causes me such a headache, I actually upgraded myself from lurker to registered user here... I use my Apple TV 3 to stream the media I have in my iTunes (now Apple TV) library to my living room. Occasionally, I stream some media to my I-devices. Everything used to work fine, even with...
  9. H

    Catalina - Home Sharing

    Hi! I use a MacMini to host my music, videos and pictures in an iTunes Library. I use home sharing to show videos and pictures on ATV 4 and ATV 3. I understand that OS Catalina no longer supports iTunes but has different apps for music and videos. I already found an article how to share music...
  10. KenEck2009

    All Devices Sorry ignore me - Home-Sharing iOS 13 and iPadOS 13?

    Update: My Mac needed waking up, D'Oh! :) Sorry if this has been discussed, but I could not find a solution here or on the Apple website (last uodated July 15, so does not include iOS13) Does anyone know how to find home-sharing on their iPhone/iPad since upgrading to 13? I am signed into...
    • KenEck2009
    • Thread
    • home sharing ios 13 ipados 13.1
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iOS 13
  11. T

    Home Sharing Cover Art Problems?

    So i have a library of many TV shows and i usually use iFlicks to keep everything in order. So with the new TV App, i updated my cover art to the new 16:9 thumbnails, yet in the AppleTV4k Home Sharing App, the cover art still looks in the old square mode with some ugly black bars. Is this just...
  12. T

    Apple TV 4K Home Sharing Bug

    So I'm having some trouble with my Apple TV 4K, in all areas it seems to be working absolutely fine except Home Sharing, It see's and recognises my iTunes library no problem I can browse all my music, movies, tv shows no problem, the trouble starts when I try to play any content, it plays...
  13. I

    Future of Home Sharing (iTunes & Apple TV)

    I know a lot of changes are coming with the slashing of iTunes. Also streaming is basically a norm these days. All my CD's ripped in ALAC, All my DVD's are archived digitally in iTunes. I even started putting my BD collection on iTunes. The ecosystem has treated me nicely for many many years. I...
  14. Stephen.R

    Slow Home Sharing without Internet connection?

    We have two AppleTV 3rd gen's, both set to share content from iTunes on the local network over WiFi (using a 6th gen AirPort Extreme). I've noticed before when the internet connection is out, Home Sharing can be quite slow to load things, but it was never much of an issue so I didn't look into...
  15. Vandal.

    iTunes: Can't activate Home Sharing (Error 5507)

    Hey guys, I'm having issues activating Home Sharing in iTunes (12.6.2) on my Mac Mini running Mavericks. I'm aware that iCloud/Apple ID two factor authentication for anything pre-Yosemite is a bit tricky, but I managed to log in to my account for everything else but Home Sharing. The computer...
    • Vandal.
    • Thread
    • apple id home sharing icloud itunes mavericks
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  16. seanrt

    iTunes Home Sharing > Apple TV > TV App Up Next

    I really hope someone can help me figure this out. My iTunes library consists of purchased and ripped movies. I’ve noticed recently if I watch a purchased movie or tv episode through the the Computers App using Home Sharing, it will show up in the TV app of the Apple TV Up next section. Exactly...
  17. Tilpots

    Finding music on ATV 3

    I have a Mac Mini with all of my ripped CD’s connected via Home Sharing to my ATV3. I can find this music under “Computers->Music.” I have also purchased many songs from iTunes and those songs and albums are listed under “Music->Purchased.” Is there a way to find all my music under one header?
  18. D

    When will Apple fix the iTunes Home Sharing?

    I can't get my iPad to reliably play movies and tv shows that are in my iTunes library through home sharing. I get a 'timed out' statement, or, if the program starts it will only play for a few seconds. It seems as if the entire program needs to download to the iPad before it will play - but I...
  19. GuilleA

    iOS 11 broke Home Sharing

    Has anyone else noticed that Home Sharing is not working on iOS 11 after the 12.7 iTunes update? I can connect to the share and list the contents, but none will play. Eventually they will all timeout. Apple TV 4 running tvOS 11 works perfectly fine (the Computers/Home Sharing app algo got some...
    • GuilleA
    • Thread
    • home sharing ios 11 itunes
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: iOS 11
  20. blackxacto

    Inability to stream Home Videos

    17,1 iMac, iTunes12.6.2, Home Sharing ON, iOS11 10.5" iPad Pro. I am unable to see any ripped or video file Home Movies on my iMac in iTunes from my iPad Pro using the TV App. I can only see purchased Apple Movies in iTunes on my iPad Pro. Has anyone else seen this inability to see Home Movies...
    • blackxacto
    • Thread
    • home sharing ipad pro itunes 12 streaming video
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: iOS 11
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