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Q: Home share doesn't display iPad or iPod

We have 2 pcs (Windows 8.1), an iPad Air and an iPod Touch. When I have Home Sharing turned on, the pcs will appear on all four, but the iPad and iPod do not appear, either on the pcs or on the other device.  Can I only share from my pcs to the other devices, and not from them to the pcs or other device?

iPad Air, iOS 8.1.2, also iPod touch 5.1.1

Posted on Dec 31, 2014 12:39 PM

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  • by joe_7399,Solvedanswer

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Jan 2, 2015 6:16 AM in response to marvinfromia
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    Jan 2, 2015 6:16 AM in response to marvinfromia

    Hi marvinfromia,

     

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!

     

    If Home Sharing is not working between your devices the way you would expect, I would recommend reading and working through the article. 

     

    Troubleshooting Home Sharing - Apple Support

     

    Cheers,

    Joe

  • by marvinfromia,

    marvinfromia marvinfromia Jan 2, 2015 7:17 AM in response to joe_7399
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    Jan 2, 2015 7:17 AM in response to joe_7399

    I started with that article, and I've done all the steps outlined there. Home Sharing works on all my devices, but only between the computers or from them to to the iPad or iPod. Neither the iPad nor the iPod shows up on the other, or on either computer, though both the computers appear as options on the other computer or either device.  (I'm sorry if I'm not expressing myself clearly, but I'm having trouble finding a grammatical way to explain the issue.)

     

    If that's the way it works (i.e., only from a computer to the smaller devices, and not the other way around or between the iPad and iPod), I'll stop trying to get them to do what isn't possible. But if it is supposed to work both ways, I'd like to be able to do that.

     

    Thanks.

     

    Marv

  • by joe_7399,

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Jan 2, 2015 10:48 AM in response to marvinfromia
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    Jan 2, 2015 10:48 AM in response to marvinfromia

    Hello marvinfromia,

     

    I apologize for misunderstand the question. Home Sharing lets you share media libraries between your computers and to your iOS devices, but not from iOS devices to computers or iOS devices to each other. The attached article has more information on how Home Sharing works between devices. 

     

    Learn more about Home Sharing - Apple Support

     

    Have a great day,

     

    Joe

  • by marvinfromia,

    marvinfromia marvinfromia Jan 2, 2015 1:32 PM in response to joe_7399
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    Jan 2, 2015 1:32 PM in response to joe_7399

    Thanks -- I was afraid that was what the problem was. But at least now I know not to waste my time trying to do what can't be done.

     

    I appreciate the insight.

     

    Marv