r/HomePod

HomePod second generation starts playing without any commands, since OS 26.
Any help?

Thanks

I noticed my volume was different after updating to 26.5 and today I realized the sound was coming out of my TV! I go to Home and I see "Network error" for the homepod pair.

I've spent like 2 hours doing all sorts of things: ungrouped, removed, reset, remove from icloud etc.

I'm at wits end with this.

Ideas?

EDIT:

I've tried both of them and both are behaving exactly the same. I unplug one while I work on the other.

My guess: after the upgrade to tvOS 26.5, the homepods were updated and it failed. Last week, after the 26.5 update, my ISP had a period of downtime for 1-2 hours in the middle of the night. If they were updating at that point could that have caused this?

Also, I can't seem to factory reset them.... the white light to red never happens.

EDIT2:

After 3 hours of reseting, a retrying a bunch of things I had already tried, I finally got both updated to 26.5 and was able to get them online.

I think the key was moving them from one wi-fi network, then back again. The "Network error" (I didn't mention before) was persistent until I did that.

The quality of Apple software is in the dumpster, IMO. What a shitshow.

Kind of humorous and annoying at the same time. But I’ll ask my home pod where my iPhone is so it can ding it for me. And half the time I seem to get the response “Sorry, you’ll need to authenticate on your iPhone to continue”. How do I authenticate it on my phone when I can’t find my phone? 😂 anyway, does that happen to anyone else?

Hi everyone,

I’m honestly getting desperate with my HomePod Mini.

Every now and then, Siri completely misunderstands something I say and suddenly starts calling people from my iPhone contacts. The worst part is: once the call starts, I often cannot stop it.

Tapping the top of the HomePod does nothing. Saying “Siri, stop” also does nothing. Recently it even called directory assistance, and I literally could not hang up until I unplugged the HomePod from power.

I already disabled “Calls on Other Devices” on my iPhone, but the problem still exists. So there’s always the risk that the HomePod randomly misunderstands me and calls someone anyway.

This is becoming a really serious issue for me because I also have professional contacts saved on my phone. If Siri accidentally calls someone at 2 AM because it misunderstood random speech, that’s obviously a huge problem.

Has anyone experienced this?
Is there any way to completely disable calling functionality on the HomePod while still keeping normal Siri features?

I really like the device otherwise, but this issue is driving me insane.

I’m contemplating of adding a 2nd Homepod2 to make the music sound richer when listening to music.

My only convern is that I also have an LG C5 and the SC9S soundbar and as the TV also has the music app the only advantage of having a 2nd HP os that I can start the music without needing the TV to be on.

Guess all is to do with the money/budget. But a 2nd HP and having them in stereo improves that much the sound when playing music?

I've searched this topic for about a couple months now and haven't figured out how to resolve this issue. Dolby Atmos used to work just fine on my Apple TVs connected to full size HomePods but hasn't since I guess 26. 3 maybe? No DA indicator, nothing. Sound comes out of the HomePods but I don't think it's DA. I've tried the following:

Wiped the Tv, HomePods, and Apple TVs. Changed my HDMI cable to a high speed, and fiddled with the HDMI compatibility settings. Moved the HomePods to an Apple TV that is connected to a working Sonos system that does display DA properly.

One TCL is a Roku 4K Dolby Vision TV to which the HomePods are connected to. I also tried using the HomePods with my TCL Google TV, so I don't believe the OS is the issue.

Any ideas?

So I currently use two sets of stereo HomePods to cover both TV’s at home.

If I have a Bluetooth turntable am I able to connect it without going via either of the TV (I want to avoid more cables on show). I’ve read I could add it as an accessory via the Home app, but info seems inconsistent.

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Using Siri lately feels like arguing with a grumpy old partner who just refuses to listen. Half the time I have to repeat myself just to get the simplest things done.

And I’m not asking for anything complicated — stuff like “hey Siri, play some music” or “turn the volume up.” Basic commands. Yet somehow it still struggles.

My HomePod will also randomly blast the volume for no reason, which is… great, especially at night.

The most ridiculous part? I’ll literally be listening to a song, ask Siri to play it again, and it goes: “Sorry, I couldn’t find Killing in the Name by Rage Against The Machine.” while it’s currently playing.

Anyone else feel like Siri has gone downhill recently or is it just me?

Been reading up on these this week and decided now is the time to change. Primarily an Alexa household, I have put an order in for matter compatible bulbs to replace my cheap WiFi ones. Plugs too. Today I ordered not one but two HomePods. “Used very good condition” and “opened but never used”. £300 for both so my plan for them is stereo pair through the Apple TV. Will hold off until later in the year and get a new model for my work desk I think. Then slowly start replacing then echos throughout the bedrooms with HomePod mini’s. Can’t wait!

Tried the second release candidate at a friend house this morning, and boy, it is smooth. No dropped frames, no UI glitches, there is a real improvement.

Considering how glitchy, unpolished and buggy IOS 26 has been since 26.0, this was a welcome surprise.

I hope the same level of refinement applies to tvOS 26 for the Homepods and the Apple TV, specially if the rumors are true and IOS 27 will drop support for a few devices.

I noticed when they first came out they were at Costco, target, Best Buy, etc and now you can’t even find them at the Apple Store you have to order them online. is there a shortage? I would’ve thought it would be a popular purchase