HomePod Automation

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HomePod Automation

I have set an automation for my HomePod to begin playing a playlist when I wake up in the morning. When it’s time, the HomePod will play 3 seconds of one sone, then a few seconds of another, then a complete song, before again only playing snippets of songs before landing on another it plays in full. I do not have shuffle toggled in the automation, and the playlist will play fine in full all other times. It’s quite annoying. Is this a bug to be remedied, or are HomePods just not up to par as a smart home device?

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Posted on Sep 21, 2024 04:46 AM

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Vancouver22

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Sep 21, 2024 12:14 PM in response to Chad_AG

Try deleting this Automation and creating a new one to test. Try the “Test Automation” to see if this works when you do that.

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Vancouver22

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Sep 23, 2024 11:45 PM in response to Nelsom

For 6 HomePods. Try recreating new automations eliminating (and then adding) some HomePods until you might determine if it’s one finicky HomePod causing the issues. I just had to do that with mine, I have 9. I finally figured out it’s one OG that didn’t seem to like being included. Must have started on a previous update on OS 17. Otherwise try restarting them - via the home app or unplug for 10 seconds. Rebooting your wifi might also do the trick.

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