How to find "the remote button" in iTunes 11

Thanks for the tip. I was having trouble as well, and Apple's own instrucrions lack precise directions:

1. Open iTunes on your computer and click the Remote button .

Good jobs, guys...you're a big help. Seems to me they left out where exactly this button is amongst the slew of tab options, buttons, etc.

Like everyone else here, I have spent hours trying to figure this out, looking for the Devices category in the Sidebar and then Remote. Nothing worked, until I finally figured it out. I think this method is foolproof...:-)

1. Open iTunes and make sure it is connected to your home network.

2. Go to "View" on the top bar and then "Show Sidebar". You should see Music, Films, etc, BUT YOU WILL NOT SEE ANY 'DEVICES', not just yet.

3. Now, go to your iPad/iPhone, make sure it is connected to the SAME home network. Open the Remote app on your iPad/iPhone.

4. Go to 'Add an iTunes Library'. You will get a four-digit code

5. Now, look at the sidebar. Now suddenly you will you see your iPad, under the newly-appeared 'Device' category, listed as "(Name's) iPad"

6. Click on this new iPad icon in the sidebar. Four boxes appear in iTunes for you to enter the code from the iPad

Done!

The mystery is that your iPad/iPhone does not appear in Devices UNTIL you 'ping' iTunes requesting to control it remotely.

I also had firewall problems with McAffee. If the above doesn't work, TURN OFF all your firewalls and try again. If that solves the problem, you need to open a port on Mcaffee for access from devices on your network.

Hi,

Please help....

I still cannot see the remote button.

The additional issue I have is that if i turn my home share off then sign in again, the home share is on view in the side bar. As soon as i press done it dissapears?

Always working fine before the latest update????

Only1kj

for me, it was on the "side bar".

Once you're iDevice (iphone/pad) is set to share (in the Remote App) and it gives you the 4 digit code, do the same in iTunes/preferences/sharing/check share my library on my local network.

In iTunes, click "view", "show sidebar"(it's on the left hand side), look for "remote", click it, and then the iTunes program will ask you to input the 4 digits listed on your device.

That should do it.

HonKongMark, thanks for taking what has already been stated and placing it in a nice numbered list..

For those who have tried the above suggestions and - like me- are still having a problem connecting your device to itunes I would suggest seeing if you have a network firewall enabled. If so disable it and see if everything works. It did for me!

Click on the "remote icon" then enter the code

I just wanted to say... Thank You🙂. this was driving me nuts.

hey, i do all what you said and still i don't see the "remote" button.

anything i should check or do?? plese help me