Siri tell me on Apple tv 4 that my music library is empty

Just trying out Siri on my Apple TV 4, I asked it to play a piece of music and it said 'Your music library is empty', yet I can play anything from my entire library on it.

Any ideas on what is happening?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), iMac

Posted on Dec 28, 2015 2:44 PM

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Dec 28, 2015 2:56 PM in response to bolinj1

Siri does not have visibility to personal media/home share. As Winston points out, Siri can only find music if your an Apple Music subscriber.


About Search on your Apple TV (4th generation) - Apple Support


Search for movies and TV shows in multiple apps at once

Use Siri (in select countries) or the Search app to look for movies and shows across apps on your Apple TV (4th generation). You can search by title, genre, actor, and more. With Siri, you can also refine your search as you go.

When you look for content with Siri or the Search app, Apple TV checks these content providers, with more coming soon:

  • United States: Movies and TV shows in iTunes, HBO GO, HBO NOW, Hulu, Netflix, PBS, PBS Kids, SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME Anytime
  • Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and United Kingdom: Movies and TV shows available on the iTunes Store and Netflix
  • Other countries and regions: Movies in iTunes

To look for content in one app at a time, just open the app and use its own search function.

About search

  • You can use the Search app to find Apps in the App Store. Siri doesn't search for apps in the App Store.
  • If you have an Apple Music membership, you can use the Search app or Siri to search Apple Music.
  • The Search app and Siri don't search Home Shared libraries.

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Siri tell me on Apple tv 4 that my music library is empty

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