Does home sharing use the internet to transfer between devices?

I have limited internet and with the new ios7 it seems to have the capability to use ALOT of internet if you aren't careful. If I set up home sharing can the kids get the movies wirelessly without draining my internet and downloading them? I guess the main question is if it is using the wifi to go between is it actually using the internet?

Transferring content from one device to another over a local network won't take up any internet allowance you have. However protected content may need verifying over the internet before it can be played, this in itself should not use a great deal of your allowance.

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Does home sharing use my internet data?

I would like to be able to watch films on my iPod touch that are on my laptop via home sharing. As my iPod is always full of music, I don't want to have to delete music from my iPod everytime I want to watch a film. I have set up Home Sharing, and am curious as to whether my internet data is being used, as I have a download limit. Thanks

kitch1406 wrote:
The way I've always viewed it, is that it would be downloading them from my laptop and uploading them to my iPod. Is this not the right way to look at it?
sure.
so, the downloading part will involve your internet connection if your purchase content. once it is downloaded, the streaming to mobile devices (or Apple TV) from iTunes on your computer is purely over your local network.
if you rent content from the iTunes store (or on an Apple TV), the stream will obviously come from the iTunes store, i.e. via your internet connection.

HT202213 Does Home Sharing use up data allowance?

Hi,
Does Home Sharing use up broadband data allowance, or is the data streamed between iMac and Apple TV kept just within the home using the wireless router? I'm unsure as the info on Apple's site says homesharing requires an active internet connection.
All I really want to do is stream photos and music from my Mac to the HDTV as it has the sound system hooked up to it. I don't want to have to use iCloud for this, as I don't believe the satellite connection is consistent enough.
I'm concerned as I only have a 3GB monthly allowance, and am on satellite broadband, so service is a bit patchy.
Any thoughts/solutions greatly appreciated.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
NZAidan wrote:
Hi,
Does Home Sharing use up broadband data allowance
No

HT3819 why does home sharing leave the bar as soon as I click "done" after turning it on?

Why does home sharing disappear from the bar as soon as I hit "done" when ATTEMPTING to turn it on?
I have tried turning it off and when I turn it on again it appears in the bar when I am turning it on BUT DISAPPEARS as soon as I hit the "done" button.

Hello there Garry2,
Here is a little gem for troubleshooting Home Sharing in iTunes called Troubleshooting Home Sharing found here http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2972.
I recommend starting at step 4:
4. Check your network connection
5. Check Firewall Settings
6. Quit and reopen apps and iTunes
7. Restart your network router
Cheers,
Sterling

Does Home Sharing require the Apple ID to be used?

If I have Home Sharing turned on, only users that have the Apple ID can connect correct?

these support articles might be useful: one and two.
JGG

I cannot get "home sharing" to work on my Apple TV device

I cannot get "home sharing" to work on Apple TV.I
I type in my apple id and password to no avail.
Why isn't the apple tv device taking this info and activating home share?

I am having the same problems with Home Sharing using the Apple TV. The problems seemed to appears to have started within the last week or so. Did updates and all. Went to the Apple TV and it couldn't see either Home Share on either computers that Home Share is turned ON. Reset the routers, reinstalled iTunes on the iMac and MacBookPro. Created a second Wi-Fi Access point using a Airport Express. Put the MacBookPro and TimeCapsule on the same network and still no love to see the Home Share contents.
We have had both Mac's and Apple TV for several years and have never had any problems like this.

HT3819 what is the role of the internet connection in home sharing. is home sharing using up my limited internet download allowance.n

What is the role of the internet in using Home Sharing. Does using home sharing use up my limited amount of available internet download ?
Thanks Mike Anderson

Home sharing allows you to play music across devices via wifi, so it shouldn't impact your limited amount. Think of it as streaming as opposed to downloading.

Does home sharing allow my husband and I to share our itunes content? If so, how do we do that since it requires the use of the same Apple ID and password on each device to do so. His itunes is linked to his email and mine is linked to my email...

Does home sharing allow my husband and I to share our iTunes content? If so, how does this work? From what I've read to use home sharing the devices/computers all require the same Apple ID and password. My husbands iTunes is linked to his email/password and mine is my email/password. So if that's the case how to we go about sharing? God I hope that makes sense.

All apps are forever tied to the Apple ID that bought them. To stop your id from popping up, you need to delete the apps on his phone, and then repurchase them under his account.

Does home sharing transfer EVERY song, or just purchased songs?

i am trying to find my songs. I have a desktop that i put itunes on, and all our ipods. I now have a laptop and installed itunes on that. (same account) I use the laptop mostly for my ipod touch, and the kids use the desktop for there ipod's. They purchase more songs than I do, but I want some of them songs.
Yes I know I could just go plug my ipod into the desktop and get purchased songs that way, but I want to be able to get them off my laptop. So I was trying the home sharing. I thought it was sucessful.
Does home sharing also transfer the songs from the library that were not purchased? Like the songs that were added from a cd? Cause those I can't seem to find on the laptop.

We are able to share imported CDs. In fact I got a USB record player so all my vinyl albums are being shared even though my 16 year old son doesn't seem too excited for my music :-)

HT3819 Does home sharing allow you to transfer music between libraries. For example, can i pull music from my daughters library onto mine ?

Does home sharing allow me to transfer music between libraries? Can my daughter, wife and I share music?

Hello matt811
If you are having issues with transferring music through Home Sharing, check out the following article that will assist with troubleshooting the issue. Also check out the other article that will give some alternatives to transferring media to a new computer.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2972
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

Does home sharing allow me to share my iTunes library with other users on the same imac

Does home sharing allow me to share my iTunes library with other users on the same imac?

Apparently so (as long as each user operates out of a different Mac User account).
After setting up home sharing in the various different user accounts on the Mac, you need to have iTunes open in the account that you want to Home Share from.
Now use fast User Switching to get into the account that you want to Home Share to. Launch iTunes in there. The library in the other account should appear as shared for you.

Does the iPod touch only use wi-fi or if it's plugged in to a PC can it use the internet?

Does the iPod touch only use wi-fi or if it's plugged in to a PC can it use the internet?

I have never done this myself, however I know you can use some computer as the WiFi hotspots. Macs do, and some PCs do.
There is not a way to physically connect the iPod to use the computers Internet connection.
If you use Windows - look here for help and instructions.
Internet sharing in Windows
For Mac - look here.
Internet Sharing in OS X

HT1695 If I am using my iPhone whilst not connected to my home wifi, will it cost me to use the internet?

If I am using my iPhone whist not connected to my home wifi, will it cost me to connect to the internet?

That depends on the Cellular Plan / package you have for the phone. Some Plans include a certain ammount of data transfer in the cost of the phone package. If you have one of those then you have the specified ammount of data transfer to use the internet. If you go over you get charged extra.
If your plan is a Phone only plan with no Data package, then yes Internet will cost extra to whatever you already pay for the phone service.
Your best bet is to talk to your cellular carrier to make sure what type of Cellular package you have.

Does Home Sharing Transfer Physical Files?

We set up a Mac Mini in the home simply to act as a music server, so my wife, kids and I can all have access to the same music. We chose a dedicated machine so that it always had iTunes open and running to allow access.
We are trying to avoid building up tons of files on our personal machines, rather, we want any iTunes purchase to go onto the Mini.
If we have a home share setup, and we purchase songs on a local machine, does home sharing physically move the files to the other machines on the home sharing if we set it up to automatically transfer new purchases?

Jason Browdy wrote:
does home sharing physically move the files to the other machines on the home sharing if we set it up to automatically transfer new purchases?
yes if you have the copy to ... when adding option enabled in iTunes > preferences > advanced.
i don't see the point of not copying the content because otherwise the original homeshared library would have to be constantly connected in order to play the content.

TS2972 I got a new computer. Apple TV states "to access your itunes on apple TV, turn on home sharing using.. I have done this. Still does not work

I got a new computer. Apple TV states "to access your itunes on apple TV, turn on home sharing using.. I have done this. Still does not work. Can anyone advise me on why - it was all working great before i switched computers

You mention doing all of the above, what would that be exactly?
The article linked above is for airplay, have you checked home sharing tips?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2972

Does home sharing use the internet to transfer between devices?

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