Shared library will not load on my iPad.

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Shared library will not load on my iPad.

In the videos app on my iPad, when I click on the shared library tile under the 'Shared' button, the library loads until the indicator gets halfway, and then it just stops. However, in my iPhone (4, iOS 6), the library loads almost immediately. The library is also available on my appleTV.

I've tried quitting the apps involved (iPad Videos app, iTunes on the computer), and restarting both the iPad and iMac.

This problem is intermittent. It was working fine last week, although this has happened twice before, and I cannot figure out what resolved it.

What gives?

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 6

Posted on Nov 18, 2012 10:38 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 19, 2012 11:39 AM in response to mr perry smith

Defect, a lot of people awaiting a fix.

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Answer 2

Mar 14, 2013 4:34 PM in response to mr perry smith

I did talk to Apple Support about a month ago, and they walked me through shutting down Home Sharing on my Mac and all devices, and then restarting all hardware, and then restarting Home Sharing on everything.

This got my library to finally load, and I was able to stream the movies to my iPad. But it lasted for less than a day, and now I'm back to where I started, unable to load the library in the Videos app or the Music app.

I don't have to do this with my iPhone (4, OS6) or appleTV, and I certainly don't want to reboot everything in order to stream a movie or music onto my iPad.

Again, Apple, what gives?

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Answer 3

Jul 1, 2014 4:02 PM in response to mr perry smith

THis feature has been around and lingering for some time. Really - still a hit and miss - will my iPad Videos load a Shared library today . . . no - thanks for paying but no cookies for you - have a nice day

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