iTunes remote for iPhone dont work with Catalina

Agree, I had to connect my iPhone to my Mac using wifi sync. I'm sure connecting it via cable would also work. Then the additional iPhone icon shows up in Music. Then I went to the Remote app/settings/ add iTunes Library then entered the code.

The only wrinkle is that on the Remote app, I now have 2 iTunes libraries to choose from. The original one does not work, the new one does. I have two Apple TVs on the remote as well and had to scroll down below the fold to see the new library. I have not yet figured out how to delete the original Library icon. Re-installing the app may work but that is for another day as I have been really busy enjoying remotely controlling my Mac music library via the remote app on my phone again. Thanks Apple. Oh and the new Reminders app is also working very well!

It should be enough to turn off Home Sharing in the Remote app and then add an iTunes library. Your device should show up in the sidebar of the Music app, select it, enter the code from the device and you're done.

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Apple just updated the Remote app, so now you can use the Home Sharing option instead of adding devices manually. Turn on Home Sharing on all your devices and you can use the Remote app on iPhone and iPad to control Music and TV.

It works now!!! It requires Catalina to be updated to 10.15.2. In order to pair I had to add the iOS remote manually...under Remote app settings, select "Add a media library", at which point the MacOS music application will show your device on the left side under "devices". Enter the code, and the remote will be paired.

Turn off the Home Sharing option in the Remote app. That should leave you with the connection to the library that works.

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Make sure that you've also updated the Remote app on your device. You may need to turn Home Sharing off and then back on to reset the connection properly.

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It appears that the "iPhone iTunes remote app" functionality has been moved to the "iPhone Music App". Select the Music app on your iPhone, then choose "Library" then navigate down to and choose "Home Sharing". Your "old iTunes" Library including all music and playlists should be accessible there. Which assumably is the new Library created by the new " Mac OS Music app". Make sure you have authorized your Mac via "Music" and home sharing is turned on.

I just installed Retroactive. Super smooth and fast install, instructions are great. Remote app now sees my library. However, the music that I have recently added to the computer via the Music app is not showing in the iTunes library. It’s a dozen or so titles. When I put a cd in to rip, it opens in music not in iTunes. The media library is in the same location. Any ideas as to how to get the iTunes app to see the titles added by the Music app?

I just installed the latest update for Catalina... at first the remote app still didn’t work, but I succeeded in getting full functionality: you need to connect the remote app manually and not with home sharing.

to do this: open remote app => tap settings in upper right corner => add iTunes library => in the music app in your Mac: look for the remote app symbol (arrow with your iPhone name) and enter the 4 digits and you are ready to use the remote app...

I have Remote on my iPhone SE and on my iPad Air 2. On the SE it worked by pairing with the 4 digit code when I chose to "Add New Library" in settings (in Remote). On the iPad Air 2 however, this did not work, so I uninstalled/reinstalled Remote and then chose the option to pair manually, and that worked. w00t! One weird little bug: I still see "ghost" libraries that I can open but do not work (can see library but not control it) and when I try to "edit" in the Libraries display they are not deletable. Weird! Ah, well. I'm glad to have Remote back in any case.

A quick suggestion (you may have done this already)…. Make sure you are the same wifi. Open your Remote App on the device, and then try to connect to the library. A 4-digit code should appear. Then look for your device on the left hand-side of the Music program on you computer. Enter your 4-digit code. You should be all set.

GOOOOOODDDD news! With the latest Beta of Catelina (10.15.2) Remote on IOS is working again :-)

download retroactive. It will guide you to download and install iTunes.

now i got it ! i had to deactivate "private freigabe" on my mac, than start remote on iPhone, code on display entering on mac, it works.

This worked after I updated both my Mac OS and my iOS. As you aptly noted, "Oh, what a terrible road this has been." I finally have a working remote for the Apple Music app.