Home Sharing

How to use iTunes Remote to control Home Sharing

Submitted by Mike Tanasychuk on Mon, 02/27/2017 - 15:00

You can listen to multiple iTunes libraries using Home Sharing. You can control them all with the handy iTunes Remote app. Here's how.

How to set up and use Home Sharing on Apple TV

Submitted by Lory Gil on Sat, 04/16/2016 - 11:00

Home Sharing makes it possible to stream content from the iTunes library on your Mac computer directly onto your Apple TV, without the need for iCloud. We show you how to set it up and use it.

Home Sharing for music is back in the latest iOS 9 beta

Submitted by Harish Jonnalagadda on Wed, 07/22/2015 - 03:56

After removing Home Sharing for music in iOS 8.4, Apple has reinstated the feature in the latest iOS 9 beta.

Eddy Cue says that Home Sharing for music will return in iOS 9

Submitted by Harish Jonnalagadda on Tue, 07/07/2015 - 01:52

Eddy Cue has mentioned via a tweet that Home Sharing for music will be re-instated in iOS 9.

Family Sharing on iOS 8: Explained

Submitted by Peter Cohen on Fri, 07/11/2014 - 10:13

iPhones, iPod touches, iPads everywhere — everyone in the family has devices and uses them for everything. One of iOS 8's key improvements is more convenient family sharing. This is what it is and how it works.

How to use Home Sharing to access your iTunes library on your Apple TV

Submitted by Allyson Kazmucha on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 12:06

Home Sharing is a great way to stream content from your Mac right to your Apple TV.

Managing 40 Apple TVs in education

Submitted by Rene Ritchie on Sun, 03/03/2013 - 14:50

Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels has shared how he's deployed and continues to manage over 40 Apple TVs in education:

Apple TV software update 4.4.4 now available

Submitted by Andrew Wray on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 18:09

Apple has updated the 2nd-generation Apple TV software to version 4.4.4, which includes general performances and stability improvements and a fix related to an issue that displayed an error when attempting to play certain types of video content.

The new software update comes just a month after their 4.4.3 update, which added support for Netflix streaming in Mexico as well as addressing an audio problem when playing sound through the optical port when your television set is turned off, and carries a new build number (9A406a).

iOS 4.3 review

Submitted by Rene Ritchie on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 13:54

Complete review of Apple's iOS 4.3 software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

iOS 4.3 is now in gold master and scheduled for release on March 11, 2011 alongside iPad 2 with new features like Wi-Fi personal hotspot for iPhone, iTunes home sharing, improved AirPlay, faster Safari and more.

If you want a quick look at the new software but don't have a lot of time, check out the video above for everything you need to know about iOS 4.3 in just 5 minutes. For a more in-depth iOS 4.3 guide, read on after the break.

Note: We're combining iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad walkthroughs below since, post iOS 4.2 grand-unification the size of the updates are roughly similar. If it gets more complicated later, we'll split iPhone/iPod touch out from iPad like last time.

iOS 4.3 features: Home Sharing

Submitted by Allyson Kazmucha on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 09:26

When iOS 4.3 launches, you will also be able to utilize Home Sharing from any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Home Sharing is a service that has been available between Macs for quite some time now. The Apple TV also supports it.

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