Stream iPhone Music to iTunes

Michael Johnston · October 31st, 2007, 06:27 PM

Would you like to stream your iTunes Library to your iPhone? That's almost what Mike Ter Louw did... except backwards. This cool cat managed to port Firefly Media Server to the iPhone, which shares music in the same way iTunes does. It installs just as most other native applications do, via Installer. Once you have it running, the server shares your iPhone's music library over the local network. In other words, it looks just like a shared iTunes library on any other computer, making it super easy to share your iPhone library virtually anywhere.

Installation is extremely simple because it's done with Installer.app. The phone must be jailbroken and have Installer.app on it. By default, the FireflyMediaServer is not available because it exists in Mike Ter Louw's distribution source. To get the server, you need to add the source to Installer.app. If that sounds like gibberish to you, just follow along. Visit http://home.mike.tl/iphone on your iPhone and tap "Yes" when prompted. This adds the source to Installer.app. Launch Installer and install FireflyMediaServer under the "Media" category.

It will take some time to index your music, so it's a good idea to turn off Auto Lock before starting the install process to keep iPhone going to sleep. Once it's finished, any iTunes on your local network should be able to access your iPhone as an available shared library. Excellent for sharing your music on the go.

We tried it were very impressed. Now all we need is a way for iPhone to see shared iTunes libraries.

[via TUAW]

November 1st, 2007, 12:31 AM

does any one have apple tv? Can they try this app and see if apple tv can grab a shared song or video from the phone?

Spoon · November 1st, 2007, 02:29 AM #3

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Originally Posted by Delorean mac mini

does any one have apple tv? Can they try this app and see if apple tv can grab a shared song or video from the phone?

I don't have an Apple TV, but judging by the way AppleTV works, I think that it would

**not working!!** - November 1st, 2007, 12:06 PM #4

this site doesn't work for me!! i keep getting 'safari can't download this file'. I wonder if this site tries to use the tiff exploit that apptapp just fixed for me. anyone have any luck?

BillyMayes · November 2nd, 2007, 03:31 AM #5

Try opening installer and restarting the phone. See if that helps.

Delorean mac mini Guest Posts: n/a	does it work with apple tv? - November 1st, 2007, 12:31 AM #2
Delorean mac mini Guest Posts: n/a	does any one have apple tv? Can they try this app and see if apple tv can grab a shared song or video from the phone?

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Michael Johnston This is my fricken site, durrrr Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 2,694 Thanks: 11 Thanked 45 Times in 40 Posts	Stream iPhone Music to iTunes - October 31st, 2007, 06:27 PM #1
	Would you like to stream your iTunes Library to your iPhone? That's almost what Mike Ter Louw did... except backwards. This cool cat managed to port Firefly Media Server to the iPhone, which shares music in the same way iTunes does. It installs just as most other native applications do, via Installer. Once you have it running, the server shares your iPhone's music library over the local network. In other words, it looks just like a shared iTunes library on any other computer, making it super easy to share your iPhone library virtually anywhere. Installation is extremely simple because it's done with Installer.app. The phone must be jailbroken and have Installer.app on it. By default, the FireflyMediaServer is not available because it exists in Mike Ter Louw's distribution source. To get the server, you need to add the source to Installer.app. If that sounds like gibberish to you, just follow along. Visit http://home.mike.tl/iphone on your iPhone and tap "Yes" when prompted. This adds the source to Installer.app. Launch Installer and install FireflyMediaServer under the "Media" category. It will take some time to index your music, so it's a good idea to turn off Auto Lock before starting the install process to keep iPhone going to sleep. Once it's finished, any iTunes on your local network should be able to access your iPhone as an available shared library. Excellent for sharing your music on the go. We tried it were very impressed. Now all we need is a way for iPhone to see shared iTunes libraries. [via TUAW] __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: White 32GB iPhone 3GS iPhone Version: Whatever the latest is because I'm crazy like that. Computer & OS: 15" Unibody MacBook Pro + OS X Leopard 10.5 AIM: iPhoneAlley twitter: MichaelJohnston

mdawg4624 Guest Posts: n/a	not working!! - November 1st, 2007, 12:06 PM #4
mdawg4624 Guest Posts: n/a	this site doesn't work for me!! i keep getting 'safari can't download this file'. I wonder if this site tries to use the tiff exploit that apptapp just fixed for me. anyone have any luck?

BillyMayes Rocks the Board Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: TV Posts: 294 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	November 2nd, 2007, 03:31 AM #5
	Try opening installer and restarting the phone. See if that helps. __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: Original iPhone iPhone Version: 1.1.4 (Codename: OxiClean) Hacks: OxiClean'd Computer & OS: Too busy selling OxiClean I invented friggin OxiClean, have you heard of it?