HomePod Am I the only one that finds the HomePod experience for AirPlay absolutely horrible?

[Ethosik]

From my Mac: Music and TV can AirPlay to HomePod but not Videos from Safari (like the WWDC video on Apple's website)
From my iPad: Music can AirPlay but YouTube sometimes cannot
From my iPhone: Sometimes it switches back to iPhone speakers

I have all the updates applied to all my products, on the same wifi network. Is there anything else I can do? Oh also, sometimes the status does not update on my iPhone's Home app. It just won't update the HomePod status until I force close the Home app and open it again.

Is everyone's experience like this? Are there better speakers out there besides HomePod mini that has better experience?

 

[JBaby]

This is usually a WiFi issue. Once I got my WiFi situation fixed all 5 of my HomePods are solid. I never have any issues with AirPlay.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I have had a problem at times from my phone.

 

[Ethosik]

This is usually a WiFi issue. Once I got my WiFi situation fixed all 5 of my HomePods are solid. I never have any issues with AirPlay.

What do you suggest? I have Eero Pro 6 routers, and the router is right next to me.

 

[JBaby]

What do you suggest? I have Eero Pro 6 routers, and the router is right next to me.

Welp. I don’t have any suggestions. I, too, have that Eero. My other suggestion is to reset all the HomePods. That’s helped me in the past. I had to do that with my OG pair.

 

[waw74]

reboot your wifi stuff sometimes it helps

not sure what you mean by "right next to", but being too close can also affect wifi performance, if you're less than a couple feet, try moving away a bit.

 

[Ethosik]

reboot your wifi stuff sometimes it helps

not sure what you mean by "right next to", but being too close can also affect wifi performance, if you're less than a couple feet, try moving away a bit.

Tried that, tried restarting everything too. And by right next to it I mean in the same room without anything blocking the way - line of sight and about 10 feet away.

 

[honglong1976]

What do you suggest? I have Eero Pro 6 routers, and the router is right next to me.

I have the following setup:

Homepod Mini - stereo pair
Time Capsule and airport express v2
Apple TV 4K

If I use the default time capsule settings, which decide what channel and freq to use, I get pops, clicks, skips, delays, etc playing on the homePod mini. If I spilt the WIFI freq and use 2.4ghz, I get the same issues.

Where is my router? Directly underneath the room. Airport express? Extending the WIFI right next to the HomePod minis.

If I run a speed test, ping is low and bandwidth is perfect. iPads ans iPhones work fine.

But if they connect to the 5Ghz channel only, they work absolutely flawlessly. I had the same issue with amazon echo speakers also.

So, I would advise that. Split the WIFI channels and force them to connect to 5Ghz.

hope that helps