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Just updated HomePod to ios 13.2.1. Unfortunately HandOff is not working at all(any app). Tried to restart HomePod and Iphone already. "Transfer to HomePod" in AirPlay and HandOff is switched on. Tried to switch it off and on again but id didn't help. Do you have any ideas guys?
HomePod, iOS 13
Not sure if I mentioned this yet... I’m just now revisiting this forum after awhile and noticed you mentioned Restore being a hassle but, you can use iTunes to do a Recovery Mode Update which will reinstall the OS without affecting your data.
Instructions are here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201263
Anyone got this working in uk? Haven’t got a native device on the main Apple ID with nfc linked with home pod. but all the devices in the family accounts have and none of them work. Any ideas? Also since 13.3 HomePod doesn’t Recognise multi users.
Right after posting this I shut down the phine and it took about 1.5 mins which is longer than usual. I then turned it back on and tried again. I pretty much had to set the phone directly on top of the HomePod for it to transfer but it worked!
All other home automation works, including HomePod. The only feature not working is handoff from my 11 pro. And yeah, the first thing I tried was removing the HomePod from the home app and adding it again. Still no joy.
I am in Israel and have 3 HomePods (two are paired as a stereo pair at home and one is at the office). iPhone 11 Pro Max. All devices are on iOS 13.2 and 13.2.1 respectively. Transfer to Homepod is activated in Control > AirPlay & Handoff. Voice recognition and Ambient Sounds work for all. Handoff doesn't work on any of the HomePods.
Had the same problem bit finally got it to work. Literally has to sit my XR on top of the HomePod and leave it there. took about 5 secs to recognise it, then handed off my music. Tried it without silicone case but no quicker. I did restart phone and HomePod. Now to check it works on my other 2 Homepods.
Still no joy for me, and that’s with a second device. I originally was trying with my 11 pro, but I had it replaced at the Genius Bar yesterday, the replacement doesn’t work either. This is definitely isolated to the HomePod
Just had a call from Apple (I didn't expect that because I didn't requested a call)> So they solve my problem. They did so checks and they told me to go to Settings -> General -> Reset -> "Reset All Settings". After Reset HandOff is working. At least at the moment. Disadvantage is you need to do your settings (wallpaper, apple pay, faceID etc.) once again.
WIFI passwords only. Everything what you have in KeyChain stays. KeyChain working over the iCloud I guess. Only one thing what changed for me if we talking about KeyChain is “AutoFill Password”. You need to turn it on back again in Settings -> Passwords & Accounts -> AutoFill Passwords
Exact same issue here, with a twist. When I am playing music on my iPhone (transfer turned on) and I hold it over the HomePod, the HomePod starts playing music. However, it's totally different music than what is playing on the iPhone. How is that even possible? Transfer is a great idea, but obviously does not work. iPhone is iOS 13.2.3 and HomePod is 13.2.1, both the most recent versions.
most likely you touched the top HomePod touch panel (play/pause music) I done the same thing when I realised what I done.
mine also not working. iv removed and re added HomePod from home kit. hopefully public release of iOS 13.3 fixes this
Running 13.3 all around and this is still broken for me. I removed and re-added HomePods from my home app to reset them a couple weeks ago, which fixed the issue temporarily. But now it’s back to not working again.
Edit: just removed and re-added my HomePod *again* and it once more fixed the issue. This is buggy as heck. Btw I’m in the US.
New 2 week HomePod owner here in the U.S. Hand off was not working. To get hand off to work by putting my iPhone XS near the top of the HomePod, I first deleted my HomePod from iCloud and removed it as an accessory from Home. I did a HomePod set up again. "Transfer to HomePod" and "Handoff" are turned on by default yet feature still was inop. I decided to turn BOTH the transfer to HomePod AND handoff off. Turn both back on. It now works...for how long?...
I haven’t posted this yet to the feedback page but I’m headed there now. It seems to still be working for me but since everyone else is still having the same problem, and I may have it again in the future, I’m going to send feedback on it.
I suggest everyone else do the same since this is simply a community for us to chat amongst ourselves. Submissions actually get seen by the engineers.
Mine works perfectly from my iPhone X and always has, but it will not work on my son’s iPhone 11 Pro or my Wife’s iPhone XR. All three are in the Home, and all three have the same permissions. I removed my family from the Home and re-invited them but it still won’t work for them. They can manually airplay to the HomePod, but they cannot tap to handoff.
Maybe something to do with the fact that my phone was the one that set up the HomePod originally?
handoff is not working on HomePod
