Use Home Sharing on iPad if iPad library is empty?

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Use Home Sharing on iPad if iPad library is empty?

Hello!

I would like to use Home Sharing to stream music from my iTunes library (MacBook Pro 2013) to my iPad. I have no music, videos or whatsoever on my iPad. Unfortunately, it seems like the button required to access Home Sharing from the music app (described here in the iPhone/iPad section) seems only to be available if you have at least one song on the device. Am I missing something or am I seriously required to store a random useless song on my iPad just to listen to music using Home Sharing?

Thank you for your help!

iPad Mini, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 15, 2016 9:50 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 15, 2016 2:11 PM in response to anfrs

What makes you think this.

I have home sharing with no music on my device.

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Answer 2

Teiws

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Feb 20, 2016 8:57 AM in response to anfrs

Hey!

Are you signed in with an Apple ID that has purchased at least one song from the iTunes Store in Settings > App & iTunes Store?

If you do, you'll get that purchase available to stream in Music without actually using up space.

If you don't have any music available to Music, Music has no menu from Home Sharing.

It looks like the previous poster has hidden the streaming music from the 'Show All Music' option.

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Answer 3

Feb 20, 2016 8:57 AM in response to Teiws

It looks like the previous poster has hidden the streaming music from the 'Show All Music' option.

Yes that's correct, it is intended to show that you don't need any content on a device for home sharing to be available.

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anfrs Author

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Feb 20, 2016 9:01 AM in response to Teiws

Hi,

thank you very much! I somehow hid all the music I purchased in iTunes. I went to my account information and configured the songs to be shown again. Now they also appear on my device and I can use the home sharing without actually storing anything on my device.

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