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Fifteen more HomePods just showed up for repairs! Come chat with us about HomePods while I crush this queue live on YouTube.

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I have 2 HomePod Gen 2 as a stereo pair and then one night in the middle of the night it plays Etta James and then I pause it, it gets unpaused and then now if I try putting the volume down it fights with me and puts it up while im actively trying to put it down. I’ve tried cleaning it, resetting it, unplugging it, but nothing works. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem and fixed it? Or is it a lost cause now 

<div class="md"><p>I have 2 HomePod Gen 2 as a stereo pair and then one night in the middle of the night it plays Etta James and then I pause it, it gets unpaused and then now if I try putting the volume down it fights with me and puts it up while im actively trying to put it down. I’ve tried cleaning it, resetting it, unplugging it, but nothing works. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem and fixed it? Or is it a lost cause now </p>
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HomePod has phantom touch  

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I thought it would be appropriate to put my HomePod Mini above my Apple TV collection (and my AirPort Express). 

HomePod Mini
Apple TV 4K 3rd Gen
Apple TV 4K 2017
Apple TV 2nd Gen
AirPort Express 2nd Gen


<div class="md"><p>I thought it would be appropriate to put my HomePod Mini above my Apple TV collection (and my AirPort Express). </p>

<p>HomePod Mini
Apple TV 4K 3rd Gen
Apple TV 4K 2017
Apple TV 2nd Gen
AirPort Express 2nd Gen</p>
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HomePod Mini gets the best seat 

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Had it for 4weeks or so now, bought it to use it as homekit hub and speaker for spotify.

Streaming from spotify is a nightmare, micro-cuts every now and them, and sometimes completely cutting the music while in my phone (iphone 14promax) it shows as playing and streaming ro homepod.

I feel scammed af, 350€ for it to work worse than a 15€ aliexpress speaker

PS: I work in music industry and have hundreds of playlists on Spotify, not a chance to switch to Apple Music 😔 I could easily migrate them but my clients usually have Spotify, Apple Music is not big at all in Spain..

<div class="md"><p>Had it for 4weeks or so now, bought it to use it as homekit hub and speaker for spotify.</p>

<p>Streaming from spotify is a nightmare, micro-cuts every now and them, and sometimes completely cutting the music while in my phone (iphone 14promax) it shows as playing and streaming ro homepod.</p>

<p>I feel scammed af, 350€ for it to work worse than a 15€ aliexpress speaker</p>

<p>PS: I work in music industry and have hundreds of playlists on Spotify, not a chance to switch to Apple Music 😔 I could easily migrate them but my clients usually have Spotify, Apple Music is not big at all in Spain..</p>
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Dissapointed AF with Homepod

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Ever since I was little I wanted a HomePod. Now that I'm grown, and got grown people money. I have 2 ogs and now these 3! I can't wait to compare the second gen to my ogs which are wow!

<div class="md"><p>Ever since I was little I wanted a HomePod. Now that I&#39;m grown, and got grown people money. I have 2 ogs and now these 3! I can&#39;t wait to compare the second gen to my ogs which are wow!</p>
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Early Christmas present 

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I have three airplay speakers, including the HomePod.  Is there a way to tell Siri on my phone to play music to all speakers? 

For example, I tried to tell my phone to “play [this song] on all speakers” but it only sent it to the HomePod. I could write a shortcut to turn airplay on to all speakers but even then I don’t think I can use Siri this way.

I’d actually like the default for airplay audio to be on all speakers, so if I select one speaker, just play it on all of them. Is this possible?

<div class="md"><p>I have three airplay speakers, including the HomePod.  Is there a way to tell Siri on my phone to play music to all speakers? </p>

<p>For example, I tried to tell my phone to “play [this song] on all speakers” but it only sent it to the HomePod. I could write a shortcut to turn airplay on to all speakers but even then I don’t think I can use Siri this way.</p>

<p>I’d actually like the default for airplay audio to be on all speakers, so if I select one speaker, just play it on all of them. Is this possible?</p>
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One step way to airplay to all speakers 

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Hi! With my current setup (HomePod centred to the screen), the HomePod is being blocked behind my projector. If I were to stand at the sides it sounds way clearer and dialogues are not as muffled.

Can I check (other than getting two HomePods - overkill for my living room), will there be any issues placing it off-centre and has anybody tried it? I was also thinking of clearing the cabinet right below the projector to place it but I’m not sure if the closed walls will affect the sound even more.

TIA!

<div class="md"><p>Hi! With my current setup (HomePod centred to the screen), the HomePod is being blocked behind my projector. If I were to stand at the sides it sounds way clearer and dialogues are not as muffled.</p>

<p>Can I check (other than getting two HomePods - overkill for my living room), will there be any issues placing it off-centre and has anybody tried it? I was also thinking of clearing the cabinet right below the projector to place it but I’m not sure if the closed walls will affect the sound even more.</p>

<p>TIA!</p>
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Placement with projector

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Hello everybody, need little bit of advice.  
I have 2 HomePod minis, last gen Apple TV, PS5 and LG cineBeam Q Projector.  
I was wondering if I could connect HomePods to My PS5.  
I know it's possible thru eARC and my projector supports it, but issue is that projector has only one HDMI port.   
Any ideas how could I make this work ?   
Thank you.

<div class="md"><p>Hello everybody, need little bit of advice.<br/>
I have 2 HomePod minis, last gen Apple TV, PS5 and LG cineBeam Q Projector.<br/>
I was wondering if I could connect HomePods to My PS5.<br/>
I know it&#39;s possible thru eARC and my projector supports it, but issue is that projector has only one HDMI port.<br/>
Any ideas how could I make this work ?<br/>
Thank you.</p>
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HomePods as Speaker for PS5

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Planning on buying 2x HomePod mini from Apple to pair Apple TV but was wondering if for that price I can get something better? 



<div class="md"><p>Planning on buying 2x HomePod mini from Apple to pair Apple TV but was wondering if for that price I can get something better? </p>
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$200 on 2x HomePod mini stereo or something better?

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I plan on buying the HomePod Mini soon. I've heard about this feature to tap your phone to the HomePod to transfer music. Does this work with Spotify or just Apple Music and Podcasts?

<div class="md"><p>I plan on buying the HomePod Mini soon. I&#39;ve heard about this feature to tap your phone to the HomePod to transfer music. Does this work with Spotify or just Apple Music and Podcasts?</p>
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Tap to play with Spotify?

Is anyone else losing their mind with the HomePod 2nd Gen randomly playing music out of nowhere? I’ll be in the middle of watching something on my Apple TV, and suddenly Siri gets triggered, pausing my show and completely disrupting everything.

And if that wasn’t enough, it occasionally blasts music in the middle of the night—completely unprompted. Imagine being jolted awake at 3 AM because your smart speaker decided to throw a party for itself.

I’ve tried checking for automations, restarting, even resetting the damn thing, but the issue persists. It’s making me seriously question the “smart” in this smart speaker.

If anyone’s had this problem and managed to fix it, please share your insights—it’s driving me insane.

Am I the only one dealing with this chaos? 

<div class="md"><p>Is anyone else losing their mind with the HomePod 2nd Gen randomly playing music out of nowhere? I’ll be in the middle of watching something on my Apple TV, and suddenly Siri gets triggered, pausing my show and completely disrupting everything.</p>

<p>And if that wasn’t enough, it occasionally blasts music in the middle of the night—completely unprompted. Imagine being jolted awake at 3 AM because your smart speaker decided to throw a party for itself.</p>

<p>I’ve tried checking for automations, restarting, even resetting the damn thing, but the issue persists. It’s making me seriously question the “smart” in this smart speaker.</p>

<p>If anyone’s had this problem and managed to fix it, please share your insights—it’s driving me insane.</p>

<p>Am I the only one dealing with this chaos? </p>
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HomePod 2nd Gen Nightmare: Auto-Triggered Music & Apple TV Interference

Was looking for a new sound system for my bedroom and someone told me to get a pair of these.

<div class="md"><p>Was looking for a new sound system for my bedroom and someone told me to get a pair of these.</p>
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Managed to get this deal through Uber eats, what do y’all think? 

<div class="md"><p>Can I pair a home pod 1 and 2 together?</p>
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Home pod 

Last night I went to tell Siri goodnight, like i have for the pass 2 years, and it turns off my lights and puts on my ambient noise. Last night it just stopped working. In fact all my HomePods stop working. They all at the same time can’t connect to the internet. I restored one of them using my Mac and same thing. My network shows it is online but the hpm shows no connection in the home app. I can’t airplay to any of them either. I’m at a total loss. My network software was updated last Tuesday so it’s not that. Or else that would make sense that it stopped working Tuesday. Is it possible they are all just completely shot at the same time? I’m at a loss. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks!


<div class="md"><p>Last night I went to tell Siri goodnight, like i have for the pass 2 years, and it turns off my lights and puts on my ambient noise. Last night it just stopped working. In fact all my HomePods stop working. They all at the same time can’t connect to the internet. I restored one of them using my Mac and same thing. My network shows it is online but the hpm shows no connection in the home app. I can’t airplay to any of them either. I’m at a total loss. My network software was updated last Tuesday so it’s not that. Or else that would make sense that it stopped working Tuesday. Is it possible they are all just completely shot at the same time? I’m at a loss. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks!</p>
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All HPM’s stopped working…

Does anyone know when this started? I have a large library on my iMac that I don't sync to the cloud, and a smaller library on my MacBook Air that does sync. When I tried to stream something from my iMac the other day, I got this dialog. 

https://preview.redd.it/b1e9hcrt6f4e1.png?width=744&format=png&auto=webp&s=cbd8c09edd884914f5d578fc62e3977fa6fb2941



<div class="md"><p>Does anyone know when this started? I have a large library on my iMac that I don&#39;t sync to the cloud, and a smaller library on my MacBook Air that does sync. When I tried to stream something from my iMac the other day, I got this dialog. </p>

<p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/b1e9hcrt6f4e1.png?width=744&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=cbd8c09edd884914f5d578fc62e3977fa6fb2941">https://preview.redd.it/b1e9hcrt6f4e1.png?width=744&amp;format=png&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=cbd8c09edd884914f5d578fc62e3977fa6fb2941</a></p>
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Can't AirPlay to HomePods without cloud library

How Deezer is working with Homepod these days?


I have been using Deezer with Apple tv, but I though to ditch my whole tv setup to save space. I don't even watch it, so no reason to keep it. 


So how is Deezer working with Homepod, and is there anything you should know before buying one?

<div class="md"><p>How Deezer is working with Homepod these days?</p>

<p>I have been using Deezer with Apple tv, but I though to ditch my whole tv setup to save space. I don&#39;t even watch it, so no reason to keep it. </p>

<p>So how is Deezer working with Homepod, and is there anything you should know before buying one?</p>
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State of Homepod with Deezer?

…that you have to repeat things more slowly and clearly for Siri to execute your voice commands?

I have an OG and Siri:voice recognition has gotten MUCH WORSE since I upgraded to iOS 18.1…although I never tried 18…maybe it was bad too!

On iOS 17 and earlier I could very softly say “Siri, play” and the music started. Not anymore…have to say it clearly, much louder and slowly enough to be understood.

I used to screw around with Siri in the past trying accents, slurs, different vocal cadence….all trying to fake her out! It was very rare that I ever could!

Pretty frustrating!

<div class="md"><p>…that you have to repeat things more slowly and clearly for Siri to execute your voice commands?</p>

<p>I have an OG and Siri:voice recognition has gotten MUCH WORSE since I upgraded to iOS 18.1…although I never tried 18…maybe it was bad too!</p>

<p>On iOS 17 and earlier I could very softly say “Siri, play” and the music started. Not anymore…have to say it clearly, much louder and slowly enough to be understood.</p>

<p>I used to screw around with Siri in the past trying accents, slurs, different vocal cadence….all trying to fake her out! It was very rare that I ever could!</p>

<p>Pretty frustrating!</p>
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Have you noticed…

I went to 2nd Street here in Japan and found this gem! It’s practically brand new and works perfectly as a speaker for my apartment. Sounds amazing!

<div class="md"><p>I went to 2nd Street here in Japan and found this gem! It’s practically brand new and works perfectly as a speaker for my apartment. Sounds amazing!</p>
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Finally bought my first HomePod!

What do you call your stereo pair HomePods?

Say “Siri, play my station” (on Apple Music) and my station starts. 

I want to “thumbs down” a song (“Suggest Less”). 

You used to be able to say “thumbs down” but that stopped working. Then you could say “I do not like this song” and that stopped working. 

Has anyone found a magic phrase that works now?

<div class="md"><p>Say “Siri, play my station” (on Apple Music) and my station starts. </p>

<p>I want to “thumbs down” a song (“Suggest Less”). </p>

<p>You used to be able to say “thumbs down” but that stopped working. Then you could say “I do not like this song” and that stopped working. </p>

<p>Has anyone found a magic phrase that works now?</p>
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How can I make Siri “thumbs down” a song on Apple Music?

Have had a mini since 2022 finally grabbing a Big Boy!!! Gonna test it out on my Apple TV 4K. I have the mini on it now. My question is how does 1 sound versus 2? And should I keep my mini as my desk speaker for npr and Apple Music and then grab another Big Boy for the TV?

<div class="md"><p>Have had a mini since 2022 finally grabbing a Big Boy!!! Gonna test it out on my Apple TV 4K. I have the mini on it now. My question is how does 1 sound versus 2? And should I keep my mini as my desk speaker for npr and Apple Music and then grab another Big Boy for the TV?</p>
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Finally getting one..

So, I bought three HomePod minis two years ago. It’s been a horrible experience. None of them ever worked correctly. Sometimes I can play for half an hour without any issues, but most of the time they are pausing/buffering every now and then. Like, cutting out completely for 1s to several minutes. 

They are all running 18.1. 

The one in the kitchen, in line of sight of my Unifi 7 access point, is horrible today. On the exact location, with cellular turned off, my iPhone 15 pro gets 495Mbps. The WiFi is fine. I’ve done nothing special to the network in general. 

Could it be my ISP causing issues? I really wish to be able to use them and I regret not contacting Apple during the warranty period. 

<div class="md"><p>So, I bought three HomePod minis two years ago. It’s been a horrible experience. None of them ever worked correctly. Sometimes I can play for half an hour without any issues, but most of the time they are pausing/buffering every now and then. Like, cutting out completely for 1s to several minutes. </p>

<p>They are all running 18.1. </p>

<p>The one in the kitchen, in line of sight of my Unifi 7 access point, is horrible today. On the exact location, with cellular turned off, my iPhone 15 pro gets 495Mbps. The WiFi is fine. I’ve done nothing special to the network in general. </p>

<p>Could it be my ISP causing issues? I really wish to be able to use them and I regret not contacting Apple during the warranty period. </p>
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All my three HomePod minis are buffering audio, cutting out. 

So it’s that time of the year, the only time my family really listens to the radio. 

The holidays. I’m not sure the national reach, but in Los Angeles, we listen to KOST 103.5 for holiday music (something about the live hosts gives it some live instead of just a Apple Music playlist)

Anyhow on to my question, for some reason, when the hosts throw it to a commercial break, the HomePod will stop playing and it’s just dead air. 

Does anyone experience the same thing? If it helps, the KOST 103.5 stream is provided by iheartradio. 

It will never start playing unless I ask Siri to play again— or I initiate playing it on my phone. 

If I however open the iheartradio app on my iPhone and stream to my HomePod, it will continue to play without stopped at ads. 

Any help is appreciated! Thanks. 

<div class="md"><p>So it’s that time of the year, the only time my family really listens to the radio. </p>

<p>The holidays. I’m not sure the national reach, but in Los Angeles, we listen to KOST 103.5 for holiday music (something about the live hosts gives it some live instead of just a Apple Music playlist)</p>

<p>Anyhow on to my question, for some reason, when the hosts throw it to a commercial break, the HomePod will stop playing and it’s just dead air. </p>

<p>Does anyone experience the same thing? If it helps, the KOST 103.5 stream is provided by iheartradio. </p>

<p>It will never start playing unless I ask Siri to play again— or I initiate playing it on my phone. </p>

<p>If I however open the iheartradio app on my iPhone and stream to my HomePod, it will continue to play without stopped at ads. </p>

<p>Any help is appreciated! Thanks. </p>
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HomePods stops playing music at the start of ads? (KOST 103.5/iheartradio)

I have a stereo pair set up with apple tv and it’s never done this before today. The bass is all ramped up and it makes a rumbling sound. It sounds WAY worse in person. Has this happened to anyone before? How do I fix this? I’ve tried restarting the homepods and apple tv, unplugging, everything.

<div class="md"><p>I have a stereo pair set up with apple tv and it’s never done this before today. The bass is all ramped up and it makes a rumbling sound. It sounds WAY worse in person. Has this happened to anyone before? How do I fix this? I’ve tried restarting the homepods and apple tv, unplugging, everything.</p>
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What’s wrong with my speakers?

December Support Megathread

My Homepod Mini is working, but the temperature sensor says "no response" anyone have a fix?

<div class="md"><p>My Homepod Mini is working, but the temperature sensor says &quot;no response&quot; anyone have a fix?</p>
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Temperature Sensor

Hi Guys I got my first Apple home pod mini today and I’m having issue getting it to play music from Spotify or to even recognise my voice. 

Has anyone else had this issue and how did they fix it??

<div class="md"><p>Hi Guys I got my first Apple home pod mini today and I’m having issue getting it to play music from Spotify or to even recognise my voice. </p>

<p>Has anyone else had this issue and how did they fix it??</p>
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Having issues getting my HomePod to recognise my voice and to play music from Spotify 

Considering setting up 2 HomePods for Home Theater Use with an AppleTV. If I also connect a subwoofer (which I understand is possible with an Airport Express or Belkin device) will I still get Atmos on TvOS18? Will it introduce delay/lag versus having 2 HomePods only connected? Any other cons I should be aware of in terms of introducing the subwoofer? Thanks.

<div class="md"><p>Considering setting up 2 HomePods for Home Theater Use with an AppleTV. If I also connect a subwoofer (which I understand is possible with an Airport Express or Belkin device) will I still get Atmos on TvOS18? Will it introduce delay/lag versus having 2 HomePods only connected? Any other cons I should be aware of in terms of introducing the subwoofer? Thanks.</p>
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HomePods (x2) w/ Sub on TvOS 18? Questions? Atmos?

i was looking for a speaker for my pc setup but i also want to compitable with airplay since i have 2 homepods. I bought logitech z407 for pc (beacuse it has 1 aux, 1 usb and bluetooth connection). I connected z407 to my pc with usb and 3.5mm to belkin. 

  
Everything was great this was my dream. BUT now with airplay i think there is a .5 second delay between homepods and z407 with belkin. Am I crazy? or anyone experienced this too? also can i play streo 2 homepods and z407 how can i sync these?

<div class="md"><p>i was looking for a speaker for my pc setup but i also want to compitable with airplay since i have 2 homepods. I bought logitech z407 for pc (beacuse it has 1 aux, 1 usb and bluetooth connection). I connected z407 to my pc with usb and 3.5mm to belkin. </p>

<p>Everything was great this was my dream. BUT now with airplay i think there is a .5 second delay between homepods and z407 with belkin. Am I crazy? or anyone experienced this too? also can i play streo 2 homepods and z407 how can i sync these?</p>
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belkin soundform connect problem

Hello,

Im new to the apple system and i have ipad 9 plus aptv 4k.
If i buy mini version, can i still add multiple voices for siri without having another ipad/iphone?
My voice is on ipad.
Is the system like on amazon alexa? Create account, add it to home and it will work?

<div class="md"><p>Hello,</p>

<p>Im new to the apple system and i have ipad 9 plus aptv 4k.
If i buy mini version, can i still add multiple voices for siri without having another ipad/iphone?
My voice is on ipad.
Is the system like on amazon alexa? Create account, add it to home and it will work?</p>
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