homepod

The home app started reporting that one of my HomePods is on a different network. It is not; there is only one main network. I rebooted the HomePod and the error persists. Do I have to reinit the HomePod?

My HomeKit setup has always worked great but recently has became close to unusable. The issues started when I added more lights to a room. Before it was flawless, at home and away. It started to remember old lights that I'd completely removed, so when I say "turn the lights on" it will and then...

Not sure if this is happening to anyone else but for the past month or more my home hub defaults to my Apple TVs only… for years I wanted this to happen, as I assumed wired Apple TVs would be more reliable than wifi HomePods… but turns out I was wrong, the Apple TVs make for terrible home hubs...

In an upstairs bedroom I have just been able to pair an ATV 4k with my twin first gen Homepods and am really impressed with the sound. In the living room I use a combination of a Sonos Beam and a single Homepod Mini, but was thinking that adding a second mini might improve things. So the...

I have 3 adults living in one house, one is the owner of all of the smart devices and is the primary home. Adult 2 and 3 both have Apple TVs and HomePods set for stereo speakers. Is there a way to set up the devices so they are separate (I don’t want to be logged into adult 3’s Apple TV and...

I recently moved, and afterwards, noticed an issue with my Apple TV 4K and the stereo-paired OG HomePods that I use as its default audio output. My wife and I are both admins of our HomeKit home and are both logged into accounts on the Apple TV. When we use control center to switch users, the...

Hi all! I’m wondering what Apple products you use daily and can’t live without! I did something similar last year which was pretty fun so I thought I’d continued the yearly tradition to include new purchases. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max (guess the colour 😂) Apple Watch Series 7 - Green...

For the last two days, Siri on the HomePod mini in my kitchen has started randomly asking “Hi there, how can I help?” - even when nobody is speaking and there are no sounds that might be setting her off. I noticed this a couple of times yesterday - my office is next to the kitchen, and as I was...

I have subscribed to refurb-tracker to get immediate notifications when HomePod (refurbished) are available. I haven't seen them any time after it was announced. Should I hold off buying new one vs refurbished. Or wait entirely for HomePod with display available in near future.

Hi all, I updated both of my OG HomePods last week to whatever was most recent. Well, finally it seems that one of them has been totally killed. I’ve tried all the stuff I’ve seen online, like waiting 24 hrs with no power, 10 second attempted restart cycles, different plugs, etc. no response...

Hi I have a shopping list shortcut into AnyList that works on my phone, watch and iPad. But when I try using it on any of my HomePods Siri just keeps on saying “what would you like to add” no matter my response. Eventually I maybe get a response “where would you like to open the app”. This...

I’m trying to find a good, economical sound solution for watching tv in my living room (15’ x 15’ with three walls. The other end is open to the dining room/kitchen.) I have a Samsung TV and I use an Apple TV 4K device and remote to control the tv. For audio I’m using a HomePod Mini, but I just...

I'm considering an upgrade from the Bose TV Speaker, as it doesn't seem to meet expectations for a Bose soundbar. Wirecutter recommends the Polk MagniFi Mini AX as its top pick. While I've been eyeing a dual HomePod setup, the $600 cost is twice that of the Polk soundbar. Has anyone compared the...

I was trying to set up a HomePod mini for a client (which means that I will not be able to try suggestions until my next appointment with her). Her iPhone was on iOS 16.x, still, but I don’t know, whether it has something to do with it. I factory-reset her HomePod mini and then commenced with...

I have four HomePods, all named, very sadly, after Star Wars droids. One of these HomePods is called R2-D2. It is one of the original HomePods. This morning, when trying to use it, it would not work. It has completely died. I have tried turning it on and off again, but no lights are flickering...

I'm using AirPlay to to stream some music from my iPad to 2 HomePods in two separate rooms in the house. I would like to still have the audio come from the iPad itself as well, so that it's coming from 3 simultaneous sources instead of 2. I can't seem to find a way to do this: when I select the...

I've submitted a Feature Request to Apple, asking them to add a HomePod restart progress bar inside the home app. Current behavior, when you press restart, is that nothing happens visually to indicate your tap of the restart button even worked. Adding a progress bar would be visually consistent...

Has anyone tried to install a homepod mini using POE? Theoretically it should work, however I am having some trouble. As I increase the volume above 70% the mini shuts off abruptly. It works just fine up until about 70% volume. I am using a 24-port NETGEAR switch (GS728TP - POE+) and 190w...

Hello, I have an iPhone and I will buy a HomePod mini. However, I am the only one in my family who uses iPhone. Can HomePod be used without having an iPhone? For example, my sister can answer intercom messages from the HomePod. Or that she tells the HomePod to play a song or radio. But I'm not...

Hey guys, I'm planning to upgrade my TV to: Samsung's QLED 4K Q65C and the aim is to have a Dolby Atmos sound via the old Apple TV 4K and Stereo Homepods. However, the TV itself is not supporting Dolby Atmos. Will that be a problem? Thanks in advance!