Can i use different apple ids from different libraries (all in the same network) into my apple tv?
I have a laptop under one id and my parter an imac with his id. Can we both alternate between the computers without loggin off and on again with each account?
Apple TV
No, the apple tv will work with the home sharing ID it is set up with. You can have multiple (up to 5) devices but only on one Apple ID.
This is the detail. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
Jules
There is a way to do this. When you configure Home Sharing in iTunes, you don't have to use the same Apple ID that is used to log in to the iTunes Store. What I did was the following:
1. Configured Home Sharing on Apple TV with my Apple ID.
2. Set up Home Sharing on my Mac with my Apple ID.
3. On my wife's Mac, authorized my account in the iTunes Store. (Not sure if this is necessary, but I did it.)
4. On my wife's Mac, enabled Home Sharing but with my Apple ID.
So, iTunes on my wife's Mac is logged into the iTunes store with her Apple ID but is connected to Home Sharing using my Apple ID. With this setup, Apple TV is able to see both libraries, and we can play content with either of them without reconfiguring Home Sharing.
Note that we are running Apple TV G3 with latest software (as of 2/16/13) and iTunes 10.
Hope this helps!
This totally worked for me.
Many thanks.
Home sharing from different apple IDs
