HomePod White HomePod Mini defective playback light

[Wizec]

I bought a space gray (black?) HomePod Mini, and it has a nice pleasant glow on the top indicating that music is being played.

Next I bought a white HomePod Mini, and when music is playing, you can’t tell that there is a light on the top unless you cup your hand around it and look really closely. There is some light, but it’s super faint.

Is anyone else having this issue with a HomePod Mini?

Thanks

 

[chabig]

I don't know what you're talking about. HomePod does not illuminate the top when music is playing. That is a status light, and it has meaning as follows:

Identify status lights on HomePod and HomePod mini - Apple Support

Learn what the different status lights on the top of HomePod (2nd generation) and HomePod mini mean.

support.apple.com

 

[StumpyBloke]

He is referring to the HomePod mini and the light does illuminate when playing music. All of mine do and it even says that in the link you’ve provided.

To the OP: there is an ambient light sensor and the illumination can be quite dull depending on the light. If you adjust the ambient light does the brightness of the HomePod mini change? It sounds faulty to me and I would get it swapped out.

 

[chabig]

...it even says that in the link you’ve provided.

Oops. I missed that. Sorry.

 

[Apple_Robert]

How about taking a photo and posting what you are seeing? Those of us who have the mini can compare.

 

[Wizec]

He is referring to the HomePod mini and the light does illuminate when playing music. All of mine do and it even says that in the link you’ve provided.

To the OP: there is an ambient light sensor and the illumination can be quite dull depending on the light. If you adjust the ambient light does the brightness of the HomePod mini change? It sounds faulty to me and I would get it swapped out.

I didn’t realize that. It’s a lot brighter upstairs where I have the white mini. Let me play with the ambient lighting and see how that affects the light.