HomePod Mini

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HomePod Mini

My HomePod Mini plays some of the songs in my iTunes Library but not all of them. When it does not play a song that is in my library SIRI always says "I cannot find that song in Apple Music". I do not subscribe to Apple Music. But it should play all the music purchased through iTunes and currently in my iCloud library. I do not understand why it does not play my music.

I can call up the music on any of my Apple devices and have a song playing through my HomePod Mini. But that just reduces the Mini to being a Bluetooth speaker. Can anyone help me?

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 10:43 AM

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turingtest2

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Jan 19, 2021 6:21 AM in response to Graystranger

See Hide and unhide music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and books - Apple Support and check for hidden purchases. If you have unhidden content that you cannot play try hiding then unhiding to see if that helps. It may simply be that in some cases Siri cannot parse your request properly. Try Remote control for HomePod, not using AirPlay - Apple Community for a way to select your content. The screens have probably changed somewhat since I posted but you should still be able to access your cloud library this way.

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Vancouver22

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Jan 18, 2021 11:54 AM in response to Graystranger

If the music wasn’t purchased through iTunes, iTunes Match or Apple Music, it might not play it but can via AirPlay.

It lists this as Audio Sources:

Apple Music3
iTunes music purchases
iCloud Music Library with an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription
Third-party music services3
Apple Music Radio or episodes on demand
Radio stations from TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Radio.com
Apple Podcasts
News briefings
AirPlay other content to HomePod mini from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac

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Graystranger Author

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Jan 19, 2021 4:35 AM in response to Vancouver22

I understand all that you say, but my problem is that the HomePod only plays only some of my iTunes purchased music but not all of my music purchased through iTunes and in my iTunes iCloud library. I have been talking to Apple customer care agents about this and they can find no reason. The HomePod Mini is supposed to play all of my music purchased through iTunes, but it does not. We have been over all the settings, restored the HomePod, reset everything. It still only plays some of my music purchased through iTunes, but not all. It will play anything on my devices using Airplay, but is is supposed to play all the music purchased from Apple iTunes.

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