On the Apple TV you have to use the computers app. You must be signed in to home sharing on both the computer with iTunes up and running, and on your AppleTV. I seem to have issues with them dropping the connection to each other and I have to sign out and back in on both of them to get it working again. On the iPhone/iPad you supposedy use the TV app, but I haven't been able to get it to work. Outlook for mac msn email stopped syncing. I haven't figured out how to watch the movies stored locally on the iPhone/iPad either. It seems to want to stream everything from the iTunes store all the time. Pretty annoying on both devices right now in my opinion. My internet service isn't the greatest (5 Meg WISP service) so I prefer to stream everything from my Desktop so I don't end up with buffering or macro blocking. Click to expand.On iOS you have to use the Video app. It works fine if your iTunes library is small. However for reasons never clear it works horribly with large libraries (unlike the Apple TV apps). So if you have more than 1000 videos (not uncommon if you've ripped all your DVDs and BluRays) it'll time out before getting all the file names. I've reported this bug to Apple numerous times but they've yet to fix it. For the AppleTV though it works wonderfully and I find it superior to alternatives like Plex. (Although others disagree) I have a very large library in iTunes since I prefer to rip BluRays rather than buy off the iTunes store. Yep, Computers app only exists on AppleTV. You need to use the Videos app on iPhone/iPad to watch locally stored iTunes Home Shared video files. For audio/music, you need to use the Music app. You just need to make sure, your homesharing appleID is correct in Music/Videos app settings. Especially, if it's different from what you use personally to purchase items. AFAIK, Videos app comes standard with iOS and is not available separately. Restoring iOS might do the trick. As TV app is not available in my region, I have no idea on how does it impact your iOS. @ - did you delete Videos app yourself, or does TV app really replace it? CopyTrans TuneSwift helps you make an exact copy of your iTunes library to a safe place, complete with tracks, ratings, playlists, apps, settings and even iOS backup files. Follow the steps below to back up the iTunes library. Yep, Computers app only exists on AppleTV. You need to use the Videos app on iPhone/iPad to watch locally stored iTunes Home Shared video files. For audio/music, you need to use the Music app. You just need to make sure, your homesharing appleID is correct in Music/Videos app settings. Especially, if it's different from what you use personally to purchase items. AFAIK, Videos app comes standard with iOS and is not available separately. Restoring iOS might do the trick. As TV app is not available in my region, I have no idea on how does it impact your iOS. @ - did you delete Videos app yourself, or does TV app really replace it? Maybe I'm in a distorted universe, but let me send some screenshots. 4, showing view from TV app w/menu in upper left; Menu view showing Shared Library option from my Mac Mini; Going to Shared Library, default view is Purchased content; Selecting Home Videos brings up ripped DVDs in the Mini's iTunes Library. Website developer free software for windows and mac. I've edited out the Name of the shared library in a few places including the menu, and drawn a red rectangle around Menu and Shared Library selections. One more thing: Works the same on my iPhone 6s with the one exception that once connecting to the shared library, you see the Home Videos option on the screen under Movies, without having to tap on the menu. MacOS 10.12.2 on the Mini. IOS10.2 on iPad/Phone. Same network. Small iTunes Library (no reason for 'time out' problem while retrieving file lists). Could there be a Privacy setting or authentication problem?
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