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

Ethosik

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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?
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 :)
 
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