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NathanG2 Author

Level 1

5 points

New iTunes 11 & Apple TV firmware don't play music reliably

I just updated to iTunes 11 and my Apple TV2 to firmware the new 5.1.1.

Now when I try to play music from my homesharing library on the Apple TV it stops playing after a couple of songs. I find I have to restart the ATV & iTunes on my iMac because if I simply try to start replaying it trys to load my library for an eternity. When I do get it started again it only lasts a short time before stopping again.

Prior to the updates it had been working perfectly. I have everything connected via WiFi on my Airport Extreme.

Is anyone else having this problem also (buggy iTunes 11 or ATV firmware Apple?) or can someone suggest a fix? My perfectly usable & awesome music system has now become useless! 😟

AppleTV 2, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Nov 30, 2012 1:50 PM

35 replies

Dec 14, 2012 6:57 AM in response to humblegent2

I can confirm that the new 11.01 iTunes update solves the disconnect upon sleep issue introduced in iTunes 11. Have tested it out and music and video streams uninterrupted.

Cheers

Dec 14, 2012 4:31 PM in response to Institute11

Thanks for institude11's sharing. But I would like to share problem STILL THERE with iTunes 11.01 for Windows! (Win8 64-bit, Apple TV3)

Jinbao

Level 1

9 points

Jan 1, 2013 4:45 AM in response to Luggsy

Same issue herein Beijing.

I am behind the Gt Firewall of China so access to USA sites inevitably blocked.

The remote control which came with the Apple TV controls the ATV but also the MacPro.

How can I attach the remote to the ATV only?

Jan 13, 2013 8:50 AM in response to Paul Choi

and as well with an Mac environment, funny that this is not getting fixed

I updated my ATV and have upgraded to iTunes 11 and having the same problem but with movies. Keeps dropping out after a few minutes, it's a shame and making my library useless. Happening on all 3 ATV's in the house. does somebody knows the status on this?

rvashko

Level 1

34 points

Jan 13, 2013 9:28 AM in response to ludgerfromottenhofen

For a while there, I thought maybe it was an issue with Norton 360, since there were troubleshooting articles on the Norton site re: iTunes homesharing. However, even after approving everything AppleTV/iTunes relation on Norton settings, the problem still hasn't gone away.

The cynic in me wonders if this isn't a priority for Apple - i.e., it would solve the problem instantly and be *so* much easier if I just forked over the cash for iTunes Match.

New iTunes 11 & Apple TV firmware don't play music reliably