Dead HomePod

I thought mine was dead but, it takes time for a reset to happen. Unplug it for an hour. Plug back in, then wait, could be some time, maybe 15 minutes for the white light to appear. Then try accessing it via the Home app. Consider also removing it and adding it back in. Same patience is needed for that process too.

Also, if you are near an Apple store (and 3 dose vaccinated and wearing an n95), take it in and have them look at it. They might reset it or, hand you a new one. Be super nice and, again, patient.

I have the same problem. I have three original homepods in my house and for some reason this particular one was just completely dead one day. It's very frustrating to pay that much for an Apple product to just dye within three years.

Sadly you're not alone, but I've no real sense of how common this is. I have a dead OG HomePod as a result of a bad upgrade and unfortunately out of warranty, so I know how it feels. You can try leaving the HomePod off power for 24 hours, then see if it wakes as normal when you power up again.

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One of mine is about to die now. All day long I kept hearing loud bangs. It was snowing so I thought kids were firing snowballs at my windows. I think it’s the popping sound people report with them. Following this symptom they usually die. I’ve unplugged it now and in 24 plus hours I will try the hard reset. I’ve heard that can fix the popping sound- sometimes. Will see. I knew this would be the first one to go. It was the one that kept getting hot. What a shame. I think they only have a 1-3.5 year lifespan. I suspect my others won’t last much longer. One wonders how long the minis last. I can’t tolerate the popping banging sound. It’s very loud!

This literally just happened to my HomePod. It made a deep and loud "thump" sound, and the HomePod was out: display dead, unresponsive to touch, and it produced no more sound.

I unplugged it, and then plugged it back in. It came back on and started playing music again. Looking at other posts online about this syndrome, it sounds like I will soon be staring forlornly at a very expensive and very silent monolith, alas.