iMac
Seantiki wrote:
I could swear that iTunes did not need to be open on the host computer to access the library through ATV before the last software update. I could be mistaken, I suppose, but I also could find no reference to iTunes being open in the set up or troubleshooting sections of ATV support. Can anyone refer me to that?
That KB article doesn't actually say specifically that iTune must be running on the computer. It only says that the computer must be using iTunes (latest version) and that Home Sharing needs to be setup.
As there is usually an iTunes Helper Application in the Login Items of the user it isn't clear that iTunes needs to be running from Apple's documentation.
I have just set this up with a new Apple TV and asked myself the same question.
If you want to use homesharing, iTunes must be running.
If you do not want iTunes running, then you cannot use homesharing. You can still use the internet apps on the AppleTV.
Does iTunes have to be open for Home Sharing?
