I'm trying to share my music library with my husband. Me iMac, Him iPhone. It was working before but a couple days ago quit working and we just get the able message. Music on his phone is set up for my apple id, not his. I do have Home Sharing turned on and media sharing turned on for guests. We are on the same wifi network. I'm out of ideas. Help
iMac 24″, macOS 12.4
Hello CrissJ,
Just to confirm, it seems like the Mac and iPhone are both using the same Apple ID account, is that correct?
You can find the requirements and steps to use Home Sharing here: Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices
Before you set up Home Sharing
• Update all of your Apple devices to the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS. On your PC, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes for Windows.
• Connect all of your devices to the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network.
• Make sure that all of your devices are signed in with the same Apple ID and authorized to play purchases using that Apple ID.
Take care!
CrissJ,
We appreciate that additional information. Do you have more than one network such as a guest network or router in this location? If so, be sure that every device is connected to the exact same network and try to use Home Sharing once more. Ensure all your devices are fully updated as well.
• Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If this continues after following all that, then we would recommend contacting Apple Support to get the best assistance going forward.
Best regards.
No. He is using his own Apple ID for his phone (iPhone 11) but I did set up my Apple ID in the Music app. That didn't work so I tried with his id. Didn't work either way. I have checked "Share media with guests" and thought he would be able to get access that way since we are on the same network. But now, I also get the same message on my iPhone 11 and I am using the same Apple ID on both the mac and my phone. I'm at a loss for where to go from here.
"Unable to turn on Home Sharing" error message
