Apple - home sharing

[SE_30]

So folks I have a problem, and hoping someone might be able to shine some light on the subject. I usually stream music from my iPad to the TV through Spotify/ Apple TV . It's been working great since I downloaded it months ago. Came in yesterday and started to play music the same way as normal, hit the volume button to see that the envelope has disappeared. Checked my home sharing in music, signed in and tuned on. Unplugged Apple TV, left for a few moments and the same again. Looked through the settings in Apple TV, home sharing is on and signed in.. Hmmm turned iPad off, tried again, same result.

I'm running the latest iOS 7.1 on my iPad, I've looked at the trouble shooting searching through Apple and google but they all point to home sharing?

Please help, like many others I love my music

[DeanG]

I think for home sharing you must be logged on with the same Apple account on all devices for it to work. Have you tried it with another Apple device? Can you think of anything that has changed?

[SE_30]

Hi Dean, I've logged out on all devices and logged in again. But to no avail.

I'm struggling to think of anything else. I've no other Apple device.

[DeanG]

Have you also checked airplay is still set to On under settings on your Apple TV?

[SE_30]

Yep, tried that also. Apple TV is going to see some air after I launch it out the window!!

[DFrosty]

Yep, tried that also. Apple TV is going to see some air after I launch it out the window!!

Before the launch party happens, which gen tv do you have? What version os and have you recently done any updates to it as well?

[DeanG]

Is your wireless network up?

[SE_30]

Before the launch party happens, which gen tv do you have? What version os and have you recently done any updates to it as well?

Apple TV3, I've not checked for updates on the Apple TV, nor have I been prompted. So will look at that. Only updates I've done is on the iPad to the latest update, 7.1 thinking that may be the problem as it had stopped working on the previous OS

Is your wireless network up?

Wireless network is working as it should. Using it now to browse on here and reply to you guys helping out.

Thanks for the help folks, will have another look through and update hopefully have a positive reply.

[DeanG]

This won't help, but I am also using iOS 7.1 on my iPad and I think we also have the latest Apple TV. Hope you sort it out.

[DFrosty]

Looks like most current software version for 3rd gen tv is 6.1 with devices running iOS 7.1 or later. Here's some support info from our website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4448

Hope this helps

Cheers

[DeanG]

Apple TV software we are running is 6.1, so your iPad should definitely work with iOS 7.1

[dm80]

I had this a while back on Apple TV2. Powering down the router to re-set sorted it, after trying everything else!

[herald]

I have 3 Apple TV and occasionally one of them goes off in a strop. Often I find if I sign out of Homesharing on the AppleTV and the iPad and then sign back in again they agree to talk again.

[newsh]

It's god trying to save you from MP3s

[SE_30]

I had this a while back on Apple TV2. Powering down the router to re-set sorted it, after trying everything else!

After going through it all again and doing the above....

I now have music..

Thanks for the pointers chaps.

Maybe the mods should do a sticky on the methods tried by the owners of Apple products on this forum - sort of a trouble shooting sticky?