How can I listen to Apple Music Classical on HomePod Minis WITHOUT streaming the music from my iPhone?

How can I listen to Apple Music Classical on HomePod Minis WITHOUT streaming the music from my iPhone? I have no problem playing Apple Music and Apple Podcasts on HomePod Minis without having my iPhone tethered to the speakers as the source via Airplay. But with the new Apple Music Classical App only option available to me is tethered stream from iPhone via Airplay to HomePod Minis. If I close the app on my iPhone, music stops on the HomePod minis. With Apple Music and Apple Podcast Apps playing over HomePods is not dependent on my iPhone.

HomePod mini, 16

Posted on Mar 29, 2023 08:08 AM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2023 07:10 PM

Maybe this will be fixed in the future but I found a temporary hack. Find what you want in Classical and add to library (+ or the … buttons). Quit Classical, open Apple Music. What you added to your library should now appear in Apple Music where it will behave normally (ie after playing and transferring it to the HomePod you can quit Apple Music )

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Apr 2, 2023 07:10 PM in response to larenceg

Maybe this will be fixed in the future but I found a temporary hack. Find what you want in Classical and add to library (+ or the … buttons). Quit Classical, open Apple Music. What you added to your library should now appear in Apple Music where it will behave normally (ie after playing and transferring it to the HomePod you can quit Apple Music )

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How can I listen to Apple Music Classical on HomePod Minis WITHOUT streaming the music from my iPhone?

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