HT202190: Use Home Sharing to share iTunes content with other devices

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Marinosh

Q: home sharing libary!?!?!?!

my i-phone and i-pad do not offer me any option to select the home sharing libary!?!?!?!

iPhone 4, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Oct 16, 2013 9:50 AM

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  • by markwmsn,

    markwmsn markwmsn Oct 16, 2013 11:31 AM in response to Marinosh
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    Oct 16, 2013 11:31 AM in response to Marinosh

    Things to check:

    Are you in fact on the same network as the computer(s) hosting your library?

    Is iTunes running on the host computer(s)?

    Are you in fact signed onto the same iTunes account (Apple ID) on the iPhone and the host computer(s)?

    What do you see in the Music app when you select "..." at the bottom of the screen and Shared in the list?

  • by Marinosh,

    Marinosh Marinosh Oct 16, 2013 11:41 AM in response to markwmsn
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    Oct 16, 2013 11:41 AM in response to markwmsn

    I open Music on my iPhone and I get a black screen with NO options just to go to iTunes store!

  • by markwmsn,

    markwmsn markwmsn Oct 16, 2013 11:50 AM in response to Marinosh
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    Oct 16, 2013 11:50 AM in response to Marinosh

    OK, that answers my last question. What about the others? Are you on the same network and iTunes account and the computer(s) running iTunes?

  • by Marinosh,

    Marinosh Marinosh Oct 16, 2013 12:08 PM in response to markwmsn
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    Oct 16, 2013 12:08 PM in response to markwmsn

    Yes for both!

  • by markwmsn,

    markwmsn markwmsn Oct 16, 2013 12:27 PM in response to Marinosh
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    Oct 16, 2013 12:27 PM in response to Marinosh

    Is any of the music in iTunes on the computers bought from the iTunes Store, or is it all third-party music? If you have bought any music at all from the iTunes Store with the current account, it should be available for download in the Music app. (At least, I think so. I have iTunes Match, so our cases may not be the same.)

     

    Also, do you have "Show All Music" active (green) in Settings > Music? That would suppress display of music available for download but not on the phone.

     

    At this point, I'm just trying to determine why you have a black screen in the Music app with only an offer to go to the iTunes Store and no other options, as if it thought you had no access to any music.

  • by Marinosh,

    Marinosh Marinosh Oct 16, 2013 10:08 PM in response to markwmsn
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    Oct 16, 2013 10:08 PM in response to markwmsn

    Thank you. It seems though the issue is at my Music app!