After updating (BIG mistake) to system 17.0, my HomePod Mini will not respond properly to tap to resume after several minutes (it will if I do so quickly). Also, I have a scene that will not work (even though it worked fine under 16.5). It seems that lately every "update" breaks something!
Not even a factory restore fixed the problem. This is all on Apple. I have reported this problem after each system 17 update including 17.2. Apparently, they cannot fix it or simply do not care.
Not even a factory restore fixed the problem. This is all on Apple. I have reported this problem after each system 17 update including 17.2. Apparently, they cannot fix it or simply do not care.
Welcome to Apple's Homepod wack-a-mole game. Owning Homepod's will make you feel like Sisyphus pushing a rock uphill every day only to have it roll back down. It's an expense venture of trying to maintain functionality on a day-to-day basis. Reboot, reboot, reboot and if that doesn’t work…. uninstall and reinstall… then unplug, wait 30 seconds. I've been doing it for two years now for 9 Homepod's and I'm no further ahead then when I started.
Hey TomI37,
To clarify, did you update to iOS 17 or your HomePod mini? If you updated your iOS, make sure your HomePod also updated. If they are on mismatched OS versions, it could be the cause of some delayed results.
1. Make sure that the device you used to set up your HomePod is updated to the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS.
2. Open the Home app.
3. Tap or click the More button, then Home Settings
> Software Update.
4. If there's a new update, select Update. If there isn't a new update, you can select HomePod to turn on automatic updates and get the latest software automatically when it's available. Software Update also tells you if your HomePod is already up to date, and shows you the installed HomePod software.
A white spinning light appears on the top of HomePod while it's updating. The update might take some time. Make sure that your HomePod stays plugged in while it's updating.
If your HomePod mini is updated, try the steps outlined in the Apple Support article, If HomePod or HomePod mini isn't responding. We find that the last step, restarting your HomePod, resolves many minor issues.
Kindest Regards.
This is what fixed it for me which someone else told me about. I had done everything except point 5 below.
I have a Windows PC and connected my HomePod via USB and through iTunes I "RESTORED" HomePod to factory defaults. It's all a pain but because it works it makes it all worthwhile in the end! I hope it works for you.
My complaint about system 17.0 on the mini implies I had updated to 17. The iPhone is on iOS 17 as well. As for 1 both systems are the latest available. As for 2,3,4 I will NEVER use auto-update again. I knew not to do that after the system 16 update which also broke things, but NO I didn't learn. I am testing the effect of a restart now but I do not have much confidence in that. Speaking of the restart, that also seems to be broken in the Home app. Asking for a restart in that app seems to do nothing.
Thanks for replying, TomI37, and that additional info. At this point, please contact Apple directly for further support:
Have a great day and thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
What the Mini plays when Siri is asked to resume is a mystery. It plays something but who knows what.
When the Mini is tapped after a pause of more than a few minutes, the Mini responds with 'here is some music you may like', not the playlist in use when the pause took place!
There is still something wrong. Sometimes after a tap it will resume where it should but there times when it plays something that seems to be in my library but is definitely not from the paused playlist.
I've updated to 17.1.1 on all devices today. It's still not working properly. I'm beyond cranky about this and that's being polite. I still have an open support case on this and all they can say is there is no fix for this at the moment.
I did the restore after both 17.0 and 17.1 to no avail. I haven’t tried it yet for 17.2 because restore is such a hassle. I use several scenes making restore a major undertaking. Since this worked for you with 17.2, I suppose I will try it again. Thanks for your post.
System 17.3 is out and STILL tap-to-resume does NOT work properly when the HomePod mini has been streaming Apple music through a PAID subscription! Clearly fixing features of system 16 that system 17 broke is not one of Apple's priorities.
Restart did not help. This is just a bug in the system.
I should add that resume works with Siri but not with a tap.
The system 17.1 update seems to have fixed this problem.
System 17.1 did not fix the problem and it appears that even 17.2 has left this issue unresolved.
HomePod Mini system 17.0
