HomePod Stopping HomePod volume overtaking devices?

[aibo82]

Hi

can anyone point me to some settings that I can use to stop my homepod taking over the volume of my iPhone and Apple watch.

my Apple Watch is constantly on all the time while homepod is playing with a play pause UI

and the my iPhone is more annoying if I’m in a FaceTime call and turn the person up my homepod goes sky high with music and my phone won’t forget it or leave it alone!

it’s caught me out many time watching YouTube vids on my iPhone and I turn them up, if my homepod is being used in he lounge it goes sky high even if it’s been requested directly on the HomePod

any idea?

 

[dotme]

https://www.reddit.com/r/HomePod/comments/ptbmk3

Take a look above - I think some users had success disabling Handoff. Might be a good starting point if it applies to WatchOS as well.