homepod wont tell me the time bit directs me to web results on my phone

Every time I ask any of my HomePods “what time is it” they have stopped giving me the time and directing me to view web results on my iPhone. Alternatively they mention it is the first line of a play. This started in the last 48 hours.

HomePod mini, 16

Posted on May 2, 2024 03:19 AM

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Posted on May 2, 2024 04:20 AM

It seems to be some kind of bug, a temporary work around is to ask the time in one minute, mine is answering that fine! Hope this helps

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May 2, 2024 03:58 AM in response to PaddedRoom Productions

Same problem with the time here but the same behaviour also occurs if you ask HomePod 'What is the date today?" Curiously, if you ask "What day is it?" you occasionally get a correct response but otherwise, you get the 'found some web results' response.


Other web dependent queries such as 'what is my personal update?' are working as normal so it is not a general connectivity problem.

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