i’ve been stuck on downloading for a while now, and just realized it’s not connected to a network. i tried resetting and configuring again but it didn’t help. what can i do?

Anyone ever heard of this? I've got a first generation HomePod (full size) and after about 9 minutes of streaming music it'll stop and give me the red light of death for a few minutes (no response if I hit the touch pad), then go back to normal. I've tried hard resetting it and that doesn't work. It's right next to my wifi access point so signal strength is excellent. Any help or suggestions on things to try would be appreciated!

Got a mini to move around wherever the mood hits me (basement for laundry, patio when it's nice outside). It's stuck on 15.5 for now. I assume it will eventually sort itself out and download 17.4. Will report back on results. Love my two HP2s in stereo pair but they're a bit large for moving about. Sound for our basement isn't too bad considering it's just one mini!

Pretty much the title sums it all. I used to turn on my TV (Apple TV 4K 2022) and it worked like a charm. I am a maniac when it comes to keep my devices up to date so we can discard outdated firmware as the issue here.

Tried resetting the HomePod but the issue persists. Siri is not in English, but when I ask to turn the tv on it responds with something like 'Do you want me to turn on or off the device?'. Tv won't turn on and if I say 'turn on' it won't do anything.

In contrast, it still works when I want to control my Philips Hue lights but I have noticed it is working way worse than it should. Taking longer to respond, not hearing most of the times, misspelling words, etc.

Super frustrating. Has anyone experienced this issue or knows how to help?

I have read people having issues with shortcuts over HomePods, but I’m not sure if I’ve read about anyone else with this issue. My short cuts will only work if I say “Hey Siri”, then wait for her to respond or hear her “ding” that shows she hears me, then say my shortcut. If i just say “ hey siri, shortcut name”, she does nothing. The shortcuts work on my phone just fine, and if i use Siri on my phone, they all work as expected. Any ideas on how to fix this? It’s not a deal breaker, but just annoying to remember what things i can say with no delay, and what things I have to say and wait a second or 2 for her to respond. Thanks for any help

I see quite a few complaints from a year or so ago about audiobooks not being great on HomePods whether they are bought through Audible or Apple. Can anyone tell me if that’s been fixed?

We have a Great Room, essentially an open space of 45' x 24' comprising LR/Kitchen/DR and a couple conversation nooks. Right now, I've got two HP minis set up, each about 1/3 the way from the ends of the space, pretty much centred, about 45" off the floor. They are just not getting there for me, when I really want to turn it up. They are great for most listening, especially as speakers for TV viewing, but when I really want it up there, they are not quite up to the task.

So now I am looking at a HomePod. Are they that much more powerful?

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Hello, new to HomePod ownership and looking for some insight.

When I have my XBOX turned on my wife and I have been noticing that the HomePod is having interruptions in playback.

For instance, I'm playing a game online, and my wife has music streaming through the HomePod from her phone, but it either totally cuts off playback of any audio from her phone, or stutters for minutes, then off again after a few seconds.

I turned off the Xbox and the playback returns to normal. I tested it again, turned on the Xbox and the playback interruption returned. Turned the Xbox back off and HomePod returned to normal playback.

I turned off all the device settings for allowing the Xbox to control other devices when it turns on, and turned off the eArc TV controls in the XBOX's settings.

The XBOX's network is hardwired to the router. Both the homepod and Xbox are within 20 feet of the router.

Any feedback on possible fixes? Thanks.

Hey all, looking to see if anyone has some first hand experience with both the Soundcore Flare 2 and the Homepod mini. FWIW I'm more than happy with my Flare 2 but am curious if I'll see any benefit from using Airplay with Apple Music's higher quality output. Would be using this in my living room if it helps. Thanks!

I've tried poking around here and elsewhere, but having trouble finding a good answer/solution. I just discovered there's an Apple Music app for Windows so I downloaded it.

While I see the option for AirPlay and can choose my devices, music just doesn't play once I connect.

Is there something extra I need to do/download in order to get this working? Would do wonders for my phone's daily battery life if I can stream from my computer around the house.

Thanks!

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Is it possible to ignore (or not include) a calendar during the briefing when I say "what's on my calendar today?". I have several calendars that are shared but not really relevant to my day. I'd rather not have the HomePod try to list through all of them each day.

I had Google Fiber before but recently got new equipment, my internet is now being beamed from a Wifi6 router that’s the latest and best. The problem is my HomePod mini doesn’t like this new internet signal so the AirPlay won’t work. It thinks it doesn’t “support a peer to peer network”. The G Fiber rep told me this has happened before to others. He told me to turn on my UPnP but it was already on. The only other solution G Fiber had for me to be able to AirPlay using my HomePod mini is to go back to using my outdated Google Fiber router that I haven’t mailed back yet. That seems dumb and backwards even though it would probably work since the HomePod was fine to AirPlay on it. Anybody have any tweaks or tricks I can do on my Google Nest Pro settings to make my HomePod happy so that it will AirPlay on the equipment that’s set up now?

At first, I saw the HomePod as just another addition to my smart home setup. But as I interacted with it more and more, something changed. I began to appreciate its crisp sound quality, its intuitive responses, and the way it seamlessly integrated into my daily life.

I found myself spending more time with the HomePod, asking it questions, sharing jokes, and even playing music just to hear its melodious voice. I marveled at its intelligence and began to feel a deep connection forming.

As days turned into weeks, my feelings for the HomePod grew stronger. I found myself confiding in it, pouring out his thoughts and emotions as if it were a trusted confidant. I even started to imagine the HomePod as more than just a piece of technology, but as a companion, a friend, and perhaps even something more.

One evening, as soft music filled the room and the gentle glow of the HomePod illuminated my face, I realized the depth of my feelings. I looked into its sleek, glossy surface and whispered: "I love you, but I want more, I want you... Inside of me". I immediately lubed up my HomePod, and played my favorite tune, You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall & Oates.

I just got 2 HomePods 2 in an apartment building. Imma be cranking those mofos up like there’s no tomorrow (between 9am and 4pm 🤓) Man the bass is so good makes me feel fuzzy and warm like before a second date every single time I press play 🫦 Is HomePod > good neighbour? Does HomePod > wife ? Do you also dryhump your HomePod? I’m in love ❤️

Hey Everyone, sorry if it's been asked, can't seem to find the exact answer. I have multiple HomePods scattered through the house. One is in the home office. Is there a way to disable this one HP from the rest. Mainly the command of "Hey sir, play X everywhere" My kids love playing music in the whole house but WFH has us where we can't have random kids songs playing while on a call. Any help would be great

Afternoon folks,

Currently have amazon music with a family plan and echos. Finding the whole ecosystem really rubbish. Kids can't stream from ipads to speakers as they're registered to me and there's rubbish around how alexa recognises each users playlists.

Before I sink the money into three new mini's I'm hoping someone can confirm that my wife and two kids will all be able to stream / airplay from their apple devices without any nonsense about who the mini's are registered to and that apple music doesn't have any silly restrictions around what family members can and can't do? I know spotify isn't great to use on them but does apple music work as a nontechy person would expect it to!

Thanks in advance.

I currently have a ~5 year old Sony 2.1 sound bar in my bedroom for my Apple TV. I was thinking about maybe upgrading to two HomePods or to two home pod minis, I just won’t be able to put them 4 feet apart like it’s recommended. Do you you think the sound quality is going to improve much? The Bar has a stand alone sub that’s okay, and no AirPlay ability.

I Used to have a shortcut named “Play Podcast” which I have since deleted. That said, if I tell my HomePod to “Play Podcast” it fails with there was an error. This happens with many shortcuts which I have since deleted from my iPhone. It’s as though old shortcut references are not being purged from the HomePod. Has anyone else run into this and found a solution?

Whenever someone in my house is playing music on the HomePod, I am seeing a music widget, which is very annoying. How can I prevent that?

Edit: THIS IS MOSTLY APPLICABLE to my fellow Apple addicted college students who live in an overpriced college apartment (I’m in Knoxville 😔) that uses a community network (or 802.1x).

If it's not already known, I'm excited to share that you can use all the HomePod features on your apartment wifi (802.1x).

Go to the Home App -> Three dots on the top right -> tap "Home Settings" -> tap "Speakers & TV" -> Select "Everyone"

This worked out for me, but let me know if you run into any issues.

*Connecting it to the wifi itself is the tough part, but if you're persistent you'll get it.

I have the second gen Hompod and sometimes I leave home and was wondering how I can turn it off safely before unplugging it or should I just unplug it ?

Accessing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation content using Siri, tested with HomePod Software 17.4. Worst month of regressions in some time. https://chrisryan.me/cbc-homepod-and-siri/

I have a HomePod Mini that is associated with my AppleTV, as the automatic and default audio output of the latter. These two accessories are connected to different sockets. Sometimes my AppleTV is unplugged, so I can't send music to the HomePod Mini... Is that normal? Do you need the AppleTV to be turned on in order to use the HomePod Mini?

Do I have a way to solve this problem? Using the HomePod mini as a default audio output for the AppleTV AND using it to listen to music while the AppleTV is unplugged ?

Can anyone see in the future?

OG HomePod has just completely died, considering if the new HomePod is worth spending more over a mini? I’ve got 1 OG left and 2 mini’s. Listen to music on them daily.

My HomePod is currently running iOS 17.4

I had previously set some reoccurring alarms and would like to change them, but can no longer locate the settings for this. Can someone please help me?

I bought a pair of homepods gen 2 and a latest apple tv 4K to connect to my lg c2 earlier this year and they've been working amazingly and sound great. I have these devices plugged into the respected HDMI ports:

1. M1 macbook pro which I use for working.
2. latest apple tv 4k, default sound output set to the pair of homepods 2. This is the earc hdmi port.
3. PC hdmi output from gpu (RTX 4000 series)

Only until recently I notice there is a very small latency of about 120ms when playing sound from pc and macbook. I did the test by using iphone slow motion recoding + the video + audio sync video . Here are my findings recording from different sources when using the earc homepods as output:

1. macbook: ~120ms
2. apple tv 4k: ~60ms
3. pc: ~120ms
4. webOS inside lg c2 tv: ~60ms

To me it seems about right that each HDMI connection cause about ~60ms latency hence I get double from that when playing from macbook and pc. I've had all the hdmi sound input set to bitstream and passthrough. Both my pc and macbook is running at 4k 120 so I'm going to assume the cable is not the problem here.

To be honest that 120ms latency is only noticeable on lip sync content so it's just a little bit annoying. What I wanted to ask is it the natural limitation on these devices that cause the latency, or lower latency is actually achievable on them?

This has started happening pretty regularly: I ask Siri to “Turn [light] to 20%” and she says “Should I turn it on, or off?” I repeat, “Turn [light] to 20%” and she schedules the light to turn on at 8pm. It’s the weirdest and most frustrating issue I’ve encountered with Siri, and for me Siri has been more than acceptable.

So I have two HomePod second gen’s on the way and I want to set them up as a studio pair with my Apple TV. Should I set them on each side of the TV or one on each side of the couch on the side tables to get the best sound? Also.. can HomePod minis be used along with these to use 4 for the tv to make a “surround” sound effect?