Home Sharing between two Apple ID's

I set up my Itunes account when I purchased my Ipod. Then my husband set up a separate account when he purchased our Ipad. I have downloaded some music on my account using my computer, but I would like to be able to dowload content to the Ipad as well. I have been trying to understand the whole concept of homesharing but feel totally lost. I know I have to pick one ID and use it for my purchases, but how do I get that content on to our Ipad using my ID. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

but I would like to be able to dowload content to the Ipad as well.
I'm afraid that you can't sync content to an iOS device via Home Sharing (you can only stream it to an iOS device via Home Sharing).

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TS2972 is it possible to use home sharing between two users on the same computer?

My wife and I have itunes accounts and want to be able to share music we have each bought on our accounts. We have tried setting up the home sharing on our PC but it doesn't show up on the screen. Can anyone please help?

"Is it possible to use home sharing between two users on the same computer?"
No. Home sharing is used to connect two running instances of iTunes across a network. When you switch users on the computer all applications running on the other profile are suspended.
You can however share your respective media folders so that they are visible in either profile and then copy over any content that you want, or you could create a single joint library which you use when either user is logged in.
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Home Sharing between 2 Apple ID accounts on separate PCs...can our iOS devices access both?

Hi All
Hope someone can help. My wife and I have separate iTunes accounts with separate Apple IDs on separate PCs.
We both have HomeSharing turned on and can access each others music libraries from both PCs which is great. However when I try to access the home shared libraries from our devices (I have an iPhone 4 and an iPad 2, and my wife has an iPhone 5) when connected to the home network I can only see my own shared library on my devices and my wife can only see her own shared Library from her iPhone 5.
Just for background we are both running the latest iTunes and are on win7 PCs, my iPhone 4 is on iOS7, the iPad 2 and iPhone 5 are currently running iOS6
Is there a way to see each others shared libraries on all our devices when we connect to the home network through wifi?
Many thanks!
Chris

Hello Chris G Shirley,
In order to do this, you would need to switch between the two Apple IDs used on each system in Settings > Music.
On iPhone, go to Settings > Music, then log in to Home Sharing using the same Apple ID and password.
iPhone User Guide - Home Sharing
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/
Cheers,
Allen

Switching home sharing between one apple ID and another

If I turn off home sharing with one apple id, will I lose all the music linked to it in my itunes library?

but I would like to be able to dowload content to the Ipad as well.
I'm afraid that you can't sync content to an iOS device via Home Sharing (you can only stream it to an iOS device via Home Sharing).

Can Home Sharing service two Apple IDs at once?

We have two Apple IDs, so some of our music and movies in iTunes have been purchased with one ID, and some with the other. I'm setting up Home Sharing, and want to make sure that all the music and movies will be available to us at all times.
Am I correct in the following assumption? If Home Sharing is turned on to my account on both iTunes and the iPad, I'll be able to access ALL the music and movies, and if Home Sharing is turned on to my wife's account on both iTunes and iPad, we'll also be able to access everything exactly the same?
Is there any drawback here to having two accounts?
Thanks in advance ...

It's true that a wireless adapter (e.g. airport extreme card) can only join one network at a time since it has a single radio. But if you got, for instance, a wifi USB dongle then you could use this to connect to a second network. Disclaimer: I've not tested this configuration myself. But having multiple active network interfaces is certainly supported so I expect it to work.

Can You Home Sharing Between Two iTunes Accounts

Hi,
My Dad has a vast amount of music on his itunes account and my old iPod used to be linked up to his account. But recently I got a iPhone 4 and I created my own iTunes account. I would like to be able to listen to the music on my Dad's account as well as the few songs I've purchased on mu account. Can I use home sharing (or something similar) so that I can listen to his music and my music on my iPhone?
Thanks in advance!
Surfista36

Simply enable Home Sharing with the same iTunes account info on all devices.
You still make purchases using your own iTunes account.

Home Sharing Between Two iTunes Accounts

Hi,
My Dad has a vast amount of music on his itunes account and my old iPod used to be linked up to his account. But recently I got a iPhone 4 and I created my own iTunes account. I would like to be able to listen to the music on my Dad's account as well as the few songs I've purchased on mu account. Can I use home sharing (or something similar) so that I can listen to his music and my music on my iPhone?
Thanks in advance!
Surfista36

Simply enable Home Sharing with the same iTunes account info on all devices.
You still make purchases using your own iTunes account.

How do I set up Home Sharing between two different libraries / users on the same computer?

I am transferring my library to a new computer and want to share it with my partner who has her own sign-on and iTunes library on the same PC. Does Home Sharing work in this situation? And how do I just transfer individual albums or playlists from my library to hers?

I'm not sure this is possible.
It would be far simpler if they are on the same computer to put the files into your dropbox (or whatever it is called on a PC and simply drag and drop them into your library.

How do I actually use home sharing between my apple computer and apple tv?

I have current updates, have set up the computer and Itunes to share the music. I have the library and get to the point where I can select a song and it shows me how long it will play with a cursor. I cannot get the cursor to start the playing. Should the computer be on or off and should I try to play the song I want by using the computer some how.
Hope I have confused u enough.

You can set up "iCloud" on all of them and select there to sync your Documents. You must be running Mountain Lion on the MBA and iOS 6 on the iPhone and iPad in order to use iCloud:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/

Home sharing between 2 Apple IDs

My wife has her library on her Macbook Air & recently purchased an album from iTunes that I'd like also. My library is on my MBP & we both have our own Apple IDs. Is it possible for her to share this album with me?

That depends on what you have used her new ID for.
If you've used it for iCloud she can now keep her mail, contacts etc private, but if you keep using the same ID as she has done previously for iTunes and homesharing, your music, apps etc can still be used by both of you.

Home sharing between 2 computers + Apple devices/TV

After upgrading to iTunes 10.5, Home Sharing will not work on my Win7 64 bit system. It works fine with my Win7 32 bit system. I have verified that my security settings mirror on both computers, and have made sure that bonjour & itunes both are allowed. After days of researching, and trying everything I could, I finally just wiped my computer, and did a clean install. It still isn't working. I checked both sets of diagnostics from the iTunes troubleshooter, and both say the same thing, line by line, excepting the different devices. When I sign into Home Sharing, it says I've successfully logged in, but the library will not pop up on apple TV, or my other devices.

Hello Chris G Shirley,
In order to do this, you would need to switch between the two Apple IDs used on each system in Settings > Music.
On iPhone, go to Settings > Music, then log in to Home Sharing using the same Apple ID and password.
iPhone User Guide - Home Sharing
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/
Cheers,
Allen

I am trying to set up home sharing between my iphone 4s and mac which is running itunes 11. Both are connected to my home wifi network and using the same apple id but on the iphone app it says 'Turn on Home sharing in iTunes on your mac using account ***

I am trying to set up home sharing between my iphone 4s and mac which is running itunes 11. Both are connected to my home wifi network and using the same apple id but on the iphone app it says 'Turn on Home sharing in iTunes on your computer or apple tv using account ***
Does anybody have suggestions as to why this is the case?

Understanding Home Sharing - Support - Apple
Hope this helps.

How do I use Home Sharing with two different apple accounts?

How do I use Home Sharing with two different apple accounts?

Morning Saintine,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Home Sharing enables you to stream or transfer music, movies, TV shows, apps, and more among up to five authorized computers in your household. To do so, you will need to Turn on Home Sharing on each computer using the same Apple ID.
Understanding Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
Hope this helps,
Mario

Can I use home sharing with two different Apple IDs?

Can I use home sharing for two different Apple IDs?

I have the same sort of problem I want to share two music liberys but my wife dos not like some of the music I do and I don't like some of her's but we like to share the music we both like.
At the moment we have home shareing on but when my wife buy's music It downloads her's and my laptop and when I buy music it downloads to my laptop and my wife's.
We want it so we can share music (home sharing) but only my music on my laptop and my wife's music on her laptop.
HOW?
Sorry for the spelling I am dyslex.

I enabled computer home sharing between my fiance's apple computer and my windows. I am able to play his music on my computer now, however I am making playlists for our wedding, and am unable to transfer any of his songs to my playlists.How can I do this?

I enabled computer home sharing between my fiance's apple computer and my windows computer, so I now can play his music on my computer; however, I am making playlists for our wedding and am unable to transfer any of his songs to my playlists. How can I do this?

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I want to maintain my own apple ID login and he wants his but without losing his songs.....
how do i transfer the content of my itunes including apps and songs to the new computer. There doesn't seem to be an easy explanation on here. Do I just plug my iPhone in and it will all transfer?

Home Sharing between two Apple ID's

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