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Apple TV - old generation won’t link to home sharing

I see this is an old topic, has this been resolved?

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 12:26 AM

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Posted on Apr 16, 2020 6:59 AM

That is a 2nd gen.


That is related to 2 factor authentication. When signing in on an older model you need to enter the password and code together. However, to stay within the time limit you will need to enter the code then manually request a code and add it to the password


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Apr 16, 2020 6:59 AM in response to Rowly3105

That is a 2nd gen.


That is related to 2 factor authentication. When signing in on an older model you need to enter the password and code together. However, to stay within the time limit you will need to enter the code then manually request a code and add it to the password


Get a verification code and sign in with two-factor authentication - Apple Support



Apple TV - old generation won’t link to home sharing

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