Background: I posted here two days ago about getting my first mini, and here I am already buying a second one for a stereo pair. Loving the white and orange combo!

Gen 2 still on the way. Decided I wanted to set up a stereo pair with the minis same day. Why is this so buggy? Here’s the issue: Opened the box. Plug them in. Setup on iPhone. Select stereo pair during the pairing of the second. Setup completes. Waited for configuring to be done. 30 mins, an update or so later. They showing up as separate speakers. 👀

Ok maybe I missed something. Went to the home app and hit create pair. Unable to hit Done at the top. 🤔So I factory reset them both. Same steps and started configuring again..they finally show up as one in airplay. Dope. Open home app ..they are still showing as ungrouped. Decided to create a pair with my other two…same results.

Long story short. I was ok with it seems at least the stereo stuff finally worked and left the Home app grouping issue alone. Decided today to move things around. No way to unpair them since they are not showing as grouped. Yet they playing fine as one. 👀

Did a create pair step again. This time the done button worked. Thinking I’m done. I try to unpair them so I can rearrange where they are. They are still showing up as a group. No matter how many times I reboot them. Factory reset again. Screenshot taken right after hitting create stereo pair.

I give up. How does Apple make things WORSE years later. I don’t even know how I’ll integrate the gen 2 in my setup anymore.

Hi all,

Wondering if anyone else has this issue.

my HomePod mini changes volume by itself. I’ve had the device for about a month and a half and it’s only started doing this for the past week or so. It also only happens when using AirPlay from iPhone, but not when I tell the speaker to play music using Siri

• Product Launch Delay: The mass production schedule for the display-equipped HomePod has been delayed multiple times, with the latest estimate being after WWDC 2025/3Q25.
• Product Features: The display-equipped HomePod is expected to feature an A18 processor, a 6–7 inch display, support for the Apple Intelligence, and emphasize smart home functionalities.
• Market Projection: The display-equipped HomePod is expected to ship around 500,000 units in 2H25, with the potential to reach the million-unit level if the market response is positive.

Source: @mingchikuo

I am currently thinking of getting an Apple TV 4K and a new computer for my living room that already has a pair of HomePods 2nd Gen. In this process I thought why not get an entry M4 Pro Mac Mini and it’s such a shame the Mac Mini doesn’t have a tv mode for one of the ports. Imagine setting it up and an Apple TV 4K only through HDMI and use the other USB C ports for external monitors. I was really willing to buy an Apple TV remote for this lol

Just an fyi: if you have a mesh network and get -7005 errors when trying to setup a HomePod, try unplugging satellite nodes before setting up.

I have YTM working in that it is the default music source on the HomePod and it works w/ either my phone or if I ask Siri to play general music types.

My prob is that I cannot get Siri to start playlists. She'll start something else that isn't even close. The only way I can get a playlist to work for now is to start it on the iPhone and then do a near-by transfer to the HP.

Doesn't anyone have any tricks to get a YTM playlist working w/ Siri?

Thanks.

These were the newest ones. Very shitty of Apple.

A month ago a faulty USB-C port made my $1200 iPad Pro impossible to charge hence useless. Took it to the Apple Store and got the same answer. It was barely out of warranty.

So disappointed.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HomePod/s/eBHMp98Nfj

For the random person who is searching the web to see if you can change regional plugs for gen 1, yes you can. Quite easily. Look on eBay and find the us cord, it’ll run you about 12 dollars, might be more later on then posting this, but that’s what I got them for. I replaced them from a UK original HomePod Gen 1 with no OEM problems or it recognizing a wrong part. Here’s a picture of the cords and my set up in case. (; (The set up is subject to change) lol

https://ibb.co/mDSqtxN

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Any questions? Ask them below and maybe I can help you out

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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

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

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..

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!

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?

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!

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.

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

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?

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

Can I pair a home pod 1 and 2 together?

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!

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

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?

…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!

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!

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?

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?