HomePod Can I set my HomePod minis to a surround sound setup AFTER they are both set up?

[ssledoux]

My second HomePod mini is really ticking me off. It just keeps configuring forever and not finishing setup. I just moved it close to my router and am trying again, but I’m wondering if I can wait to set the two as a surround sound pair til AFTER I get this to actually set up?

 

[waw74]

yes, once it's added as a single, you can change it to be part of a stereo pair.

Not sure, but if you've got the other set as default audio for an aTV, I might try un-doing that, and then try making the stereo pair. then setting the stereo pair to the default audio.

 

[ssledoux]

yes, once it's added as a single, you can change it to be part of a stereo pair.

Not sure, but if you've got the other set as default audio for an aTV, I might try un-doing that, and then try making the stereo pair. then setting the stereo pair to the default audio.

Okay thanks! Of course that will require this one ever actually getting finished configuring. If it doesn’t work this time, I’m returning it and going to Apple for a new one.

I bought this one from Target, and it’s still on software 15.4, although I have good WiFi, and have the speaker right by my router, so I don’t understand why it’s taking so long. All my software on everything is up to date.

 

[Kenny99]

Have you tried doing a Factory Reset?

 

[ssledoux]

Have you tried doing a Factory Reset?

Yes. Like 3-4 times. And removed it from my Apple ID before I started over.

 

[Kenny99]

Sorry don’t have anything else to suggest. It just took 90 min to update my two Mini’s. Update downloaded the update files for each Mini and then did the updates individually also. Don’t understand why it doesn’t use just one update file for all mini’s on the same networ?

 

[ssledoux]

I finally got it done. Hooked it up to my iMac. Update was done within 5 minutes, then took about 5-10 to get set up.