HomePod 18.1 update sent HomePod into endless configuring cycle

After upgrading two HomePods to 18.1, one of the devices started to configure like its a new device. It will not completely join and instead is stuck in "configuring" only to reset and repeat this process endlessly.

I have hard reset the device, removed it from my account, all to no resolve. I have seen this issue time and time again in this board.

I will not be changing up my wi-fi settings because it makes no sense that the settings worked on the prior software of 18.1 and now does not.

Does anyone have suggestions I have not tried yet, and is anyone just a ready as I am to ditch HomeKit all together?

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