AppleID not accepted on Home Sharing in AppleTV

Could it perhaps be an Apple TV 2? See About App Store and iTunes Store availability - Apple Support for a possible explanation.

tt2

The only thing I found that works:

1. Turn off Home Sharing on your computer
2. Restart you modem, I have an AirPort Extreme, and that is the network I use for appletv, so I restart that one
3. Then restart your computer
4. Restart Home Sharing

We have to do this several times a week, after the Catalina upgrade, hoping the Apple fixes this issue soon

I think Apple TV 2 is deprecated for Home Sharing. Apple TV 3 shouldn't be given it is mentioned here - Use Home Sharing to share iTunes content with other devices - Apple Support - but there seem to be a number of reports of issues with it.

tt2

Sometime after my original post of Oct 10th, the issue resolved itself. The problem I had prior to Oct 10th: I had signed into iCloud and iTunes on my ATV3 but could not get any Home Sharing. When I tried to enter my PW after selecting computer/home sharing on the ATV3, my PW was not accepted.

A few days after Oct 10th, I checked again (without trying to enable Home Sharing but still signed in iCloud and iTunes) and I was able to do Home Sharing. My music, movies and photos were available for Home Sharing on my ATV3. Now, after enabling sharing on my Mac (through System Preferences) I do not have to choose Home Sharing each time I want Home Sharing. The only thing I have to do now is select a different folder of photos if I want to. But if I want the same folder, it's already selected as a default.

Home Sharing still works with the recent update to Catalina (version 10.15.1).

I guess the only thing I do't know (since I did not have to do it) is whether the six digit authentication will be needed or work (if needed in the future). Or if signing into iCloud and iTunes will be sufficient to enable Home Sharing. I guess I'll cross that bridge when/if I have to.

It seems I had a similar problem with my I have an ATV3, getting that error message, but I could still Home Share (???) whiile signed in iCloud and Apple (iTunes) store.

But once I updated to Catalina (yesterday), it no longer worked that way for me. I was able to sign into iCloud and Apple store (by getting a verification code through my iPhone and adding those 6 digits to my password).. I also tried using my Apple ID after selecting "use another Apple ID" and entering my PW with/without the 6 digit verification code. I noticed on my iMac and iPhne that there was a notification in my Settings>Apple ID indicating that I had to re-enter my PW in order to complete a change (I assumed my fiddling around with the ATV3. But nothing seems to work to sign in for Home Sharing. I tried just using just my PW and also tried getting a verification code and adding that to my PW. But no luck.

See if anything in Get help with Home Sharing for iTunes libraries - Apple Support helps.

tt2

Oh yes. Entered the code. Multiple times.

Beats me how I make it to the 2 factor authentication code stage, only to then be told that I don't know my own ID and/or password.

I have the same issue - Apple 3rd gen.

I have the same issue. I’ve done everything they have told me to do here. Nothing works.

BTW, the reason I am using an older ATV is for the optical output than Apple decided to not include with the newer generation ATVs. Dumb!

Another one to the list with same issue ... ATV2.

Same issue here for last 3 days. Had tough time talking with the Apple service clerks. They have system issues and do not wanna accept and fix this. We are guilty yet the stress is our

Add me to this list. Tried everything but to no avail. Frustrating. Apple please fix!!!!

Same issue here. Last week iTunes log in was having issue now home sharing still not fixed by Apple

Can sign in in ICloud, can sign in iTunes now but not home sharing