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Home Video sharing only working on one of my Apple Devices

I am trying to share a FCPX video clip to all my Apple Devices (laptop, iPhone and Apple TV). The clip has been exported at Rec 709 at 1080 p for Apple Devices in FCPX on my MacBook Pro. I turned on share on family devices in settings on the General page as instructed by Apple on my MacBook. It didn't work. I can only view the clip on my MacBook Pro's TV app in the Library under Genres. It is not listed under genres on either my Apple TV or iPhone TV app. Any suggestions would be appreciated on how to share clips to my iPhone and Apple TV would be appreciated.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.5

Posted on Jun 14, 2024 1:46 PM

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Posted on Jun 15, 2024 2:10 PM

See: Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices - Apple Support


  • For best compatibility, verify that the video clip is in H.264 AVC (or H.265 HEVC) video and AAC audio in a .mov/.mp4/.m4v container file. Other codecs may not be suitable for Home Sharing.
  • Verify that the exported file has been added to the Library of the TV app on Mac.
  • Turn on Home Sharing in System Settings. Turn on Home Sharing - Set up media sharing on Mac - Apple Support


Verify that the Apple ID as set for Home Sharing on Mac matches the Apple ID as set for Home Sharing on the Apple TV box.

On the Apple TV box, use the Computers app to access the home shared content — not the TV app.

On iPhone, find the Home Sharing section in the Library of the TV app, by its library name (blue text), below the other library sub-sections.

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Jun 15, 2024 2:10 PM in response to Quillnib

See: Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices - Apple Support


  • For best compatibility, verify that the video clip is in H.264 AVC (or H.265 HEVC) video and AAC audio in a .mov/.mp4/.m4v container file. Other codecs may not be suitable for Home Sharing.
  • Verify that the exported file has been added to the Library of the TV app on Mac.
  • Turn on Home Sharing in System Settings. Turn on Home Sharing - Set up media sharing on Mac - Apple Support


Verify that the Apple ID as set for Home Sharing on Mac matches the Apple ID as set for Home Sharing on the Apple TV box.

On the Apple TV box, use the Computers app to access the home shared content — not the TV app.

On iPhone, find the Home Sharing section in the Library of the TV app, by its library name (blue text), below the other library sub-sections.

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