How do I stream my music over wifi with iTunes

utajoker · 26 Dec 2011 at 23:04

Ive got my music library on my pc.

I want to be able to play it on my iPad or iPhone or MacBook or windows laptop over wifi

What do I need to do this?

I have the remote app on my iPad but that only seems to play the music thru the pc speakers and I can't see an option to switch it to iPad speaker.

Is it possible to do with iTunes.

Thx.

Jimbeam3678 · 26 Dec 2011 at 23:30

Enable home sharing in iTunes on your pc. Then on your device tap your library , shared library should come up also

utajoker · 26 Dec 2011 at 23:38

Ok I've got all iPhones and iPad controlling all pcs and laptops

anything can be played on any laptop or pc.

But I only get my media to my phone/pad and her media to her phone but each pc and laptop can see and play both librarys.

The only think I can't do is stream to play both media librarys to an iPad or iPhone.

Can this be done?

Thx

utajoker · 26 Dec 2011 at 23:53

See above

demonix · 27 Dec 2011 at 15:10

utajoker said:
II have the remote app on my iPad but that only seems to play the music thru the pc speakers and I can't see an option to switch it to iPad speaker.

I'm guessing you never read the app description as it can only be used to control iTunes and apple TV.

Skyboat · 27 Dec 2011 at 19:37

I think it's only possible to view your own iTunes library via Home Sharing on the iPhone/iPod/iPad and not anyone else's unfortunately.

utajoker · 27 Dec 2011 at 20:57

demonix said:
I'm guessing you never read the app description as it can only be used to control iTunes and apple TV.

I've sorted all that.

Skyboat said:
I think it's only possible to view your own iTunes library via Home Sharing on the iPhone/iPod/iPad and not anyone else's unfortunately.

Ok thanks. No major problem but would have been nice to stream both our collections anywhere in the house.

Deleted member 77746 · 27 Dec 2011 at 21:54

utajoker said:
I've sorted all that.

Ok thanks. No major problem but would have been nice to stream both our collections anywhere in the house.

You can (from iTunes only)

You need to enable it in iTunes.

utajoker · 27 Dec 2011 at 22:05

I've enabled it and I can stream my library to my phone and my fiancées library to her phone but not her library to my phone and vice versa.

Deleted member 77746 · 27 Dec 2011 at 22:24

utajoker said:
I've enabled it and I can stream my library to my phone and my fiancées library to her phone but not her library to my phone and vice versa.

Click on the more button in "music".

Skyboat · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:00

mrbell1984 said:
Click on the more button in "music".

Are you absolutely sure you're not confusing Home Sharing with sharing your iTunes library? (whilst listed together in iTunes' preferences, they are separate features).

Deleted member 77746 · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:25

Skyboat said:
Are you absolutely sure you're not confusing Home Sharing with sharing your iTunes library? (whilst listed together in iTunes' preferences, they are separate features).

@utajoker, In this scenario you will need some sort of iTunes streaming server then.

Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819

You can't stream from iPad to iPhone for example. It will have to be from iTunes to devices.

Deleted member 77746 · 27 Dec 2011 at 23:43

Give this a try,

http://www.airserverapp.com/