This article explains how to set up and use Home Sharingin iTunes on a computer, phone,orApple TV.Instructions in this article apply to iTunes 12, 11, 10, and 9.To use Home Sharing, you'll need a Mac or PC running iTunes 9 or higher; an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch; or an Apple TV 4K or 4th Generation.
Home Sharing enables music sharing from separate iTunes libraries between multiple computers in a single house connected to the same network.Follow these steps to enable Home Sharing on your computer:
Ensure your devices are connected to the same network and signed into the same Apple Account.The devices also must be awake with iTunes open.
In iTunes, selectFile>Home Sharing >Turn On Home Sharing.
Log in with your Apple Account.Home Sharing is turned on.This makes your iTunes library available to another computer on the same Wi-Fi network.
In theHome Sharing is now ondialog box, selectOK.
Repeat these steps for other computers you want to make available via Home Sharing.
To share music from your iOS devices using Home Sharing:
TapSettings.
TapMusic.
In theHome Sharingsection, tapSign In.
Enter your Apple Account and tapSign In.
To access computers and other devices available to you through Home Sharing:
When you select another computer's library, it loads in your main iTunes window. With the other library loaded, you can:
Home Sharing is one way to display photos from your computer on your Apple TV or on a big TV screen.
To choose what photos are sent to your Apple TV:
In iTunes, selectFile>Home Sharing>Choose Photos to Share with Apple TV.
In thePhoto Sharing Preferenceswindow, select theShare Photos fromcheck box.
Select theShare Photos fromdropdown arrow and choose the location where your photos are located.
Choose to share eitherAll folders or Selected folders.
If you choose Selected folders, go to theFolderssection and select the folders you want to share to your Apple TV.
SelectDone.
Launch the Photos app on your Apple TV.
If you no longer want to share your iTunes library with other devices, turn off Home Sharing. In iTunes, select File> Home Sharing>Turn Off Home Sharing.