Siri's ambient sounds issue on HomePod mini

Homepod Mini running 18.2.

I say "Siri, play ocean from Ambient Sounds"

"I found some web results, I can show them if you ask again from your iphone".

What the actual heck? Okay...

"Siri, play Ocean"

"Ocean by Carol G now playing" (This is not a song in my library or any playlists. It's not an Ambient sound.)

"Siri, play Ambient Sounds"

"Here's Night." (Night loop plays from the ambient sounds library)

And lest I think maybe she's stopped being crazy...

"Siri, play ocean from ambient sounds."

"I found some web results, I can show them if you ask again from your iphone".

Restarting the homepod doesn't help. Any ideas?

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HomePod mini, 18

Posted on Jan 27, 2025 02:57 AM

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Vancouver22

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Jan 27, 2025 02:59 PM in response to GushiPerson

Try again with the phrase “Hey Siri, play ocean sounds.”

If this fails again, unplug the HomePod for 10 seconds and plug back in to restart it. It’s not restarting unless you see a white spinning light on top. It comes down to phrasing mostly, so try the exact phrase suggested above.

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GushiPerson Author

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Jan 27, 2025 03:51 PM in response to Vancouver22

The phrase I was using previously had worked for five years. But "Play ocean sounds" does do the trick.

Previously "play ocean sounds" caused it to find something else that wasn't the ambient one, in apple music, which would end after a while.

Thanks!

GushiPerson Author

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Jan 27, 2025 03:52 PM in response to GushiPerson

But in *what case* is this a cue to go look up Web Results?

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