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Slow HomeKit on HomePod mini Ever since IOS 15 I've had a HomePod mini and since then I've been struggling to find the source of a slow response to and from any home kit device, too devices not responding. Over the year I have removed devices, reset WIFI, and deleted the entire home which resulted in returning to the same issues. I have 3 Apple HD TVs and 1 HomePod Mini, approximately 30 home devices that opperate on a single RAX200 Netgear router that does cover the entire home with > 70% signal rate. The WIFI survey showed no dead spots with ample bandwidth on the 2.4GHz spectrum and no interference present. All user devices are on wideband 5GHz channels and a few cameras. HomePod Mini and Logitech doorbell was placed on the 5GHz High Band channels. All are on the same standardized private class C subnet. Needless to say, the WIFI or network is not an issue it's been officially verified by a Cisco Gold Certified Engineer. Thank you, Sameer. I have narrowed the problem down to the HomePod Mini. Every time I place that device in Homekit it automatically becomes the primary hub, to which it eludes me how to remove that role entirely - For the love of god Apple if this is intentional, pull your pants up and wipe your ... That HomePod mini consistently craps itself all the time, adding poor response times for the entire home, in addition to suddenly all home kit devices being offline (no response). The source of the problem is the HomePod Mini. Once I reboot the mini (a cold reboot) the home changes the hub role to the standby Apple HD TV and if I don't take that action the wife squeaks techsupport as all devices are labeled no response. Once the HomePod mini is rebooted everything returns to working order. Upon the HomePod Mini returning to the home network over a day, the hub role returns to it. For a week maybe two all devices begin to be slow to respond, and within 4-6weeks - offline, yes every device has no response, and the standby Apple TV doesn't take the hub role. I remove the Apple HomePod Mini from the home, one AppleTV is the active hub, and a week or two passes - no issues. I return the HomePod mini, the frustration returns. Now you probably have read similar posts and so have I. That is why I need to publicize my experience with the misery ball called HomePod Mini. Keep any eye out I am going to keep the Apple HD TV as a single hub role and provide a status update.

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[Solved] HomePod mini & Apple TV Default Audio Output Issue I know very well that you need to set up the HomePods in stereo, place them in the same room as the Apple TV, and make sure that all three are connected to the same Wi-Fi network and signed in with the same iCloud account—but it never worked for me. The problem I had: I couldn’t set my HomePod mini pair as the default audio output for my Apple TV. I could only use them as a temporary output, and I kept getting the message “unable to connect to HomePod. You can switch to TV speakers in Settings” on my Apple TV. My devices: iPhone 14 Pro iPad Pro M1 2 HomePod minis Xiaomi 4A Router (2.4GHz + 5GHz) What I tried: • Resetting the HomePod minis through the Home app • Resetting the HomePod minis by unplugging them for 10 seconds, then plugging them back in for 10 seconds and holding the top • Resetting the Apple TV • Resetting my router • Resetting my main ISP router • Unplugging the TV’s power cable for 15 minutes, then plugging it back in • Unplugging only the HomePods’ power cables • Placing the HomePods and Apple TV closer to the router • Resetting my iPad and iPhone • Giving different names to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz SSIDs • Configuring the HomePod minis to connect only to 2.4GHz • Configuring the HomePod minis to connect only to 5GHz • Configuring the HomePod minis via my iPhone while keeping the Wi-Fi Private Address option: • Fixed • Renewable • Disabled • Enabling/disabling IGMP Snooping • Switching between 2.4GHz and 5GHz multiple times • Disconnecting my iCloud account from my Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone • I even tried changing routers even given my routeur iPad iPhone HomePod mini Apple TV a fixed ip adress Sometimes, the HomePods would connect, but they would lose connection after 1 or 2 hours max. The Solution (Step-by-Step) I think I finally found a solution, and it’s super simple! Please try these exact steps and let me know if they work for you. What I did: 1. I reset my router. 2. I left all settings at default except: • Disabled and hid the 5GHz Wi-Fi, keeping only 2.4GHz active. 3. Set router security to: WPA/WPA2-Personal. 4. Reset the HomePod minis. 5. Deleted my home from the Home app. 6. On my iPhone and iPad, I connected to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and selected: • No for Private Wi-Fi Address Mode. 7. Set up the HomePod minis with my iPhone in the “Office” room and: • Did NOT set them up as a stereo pair yet. • Did NOT change any HomePod settings. 8. Waited 10 minutes before turning on the Apple TV. • Did NOT reset the Apple TV! • Removed my profile from the Apple TV and re-added it using my iPhone. • Assigned the Apple TV to a different room in the Home app (“Bedroom” instead of “Office”). 9. Set up the HomePods as a stereo pair using my iPhone. 10. Waited 2–3 minutes. 11. Used my iPhone to move the HomePods to the “Bedroom”, the same room as the Apple TV. 12. After 1 minute, they connected! Note: After 1 hour of use, the connection dropped again. I simply restarted the Apple TV via: Settings → System → Restart 1 minute later, the HomePods reconnected automatically! Final Thoughts I’m honestly so happy! I hope this works for you too. It was so frustrating going months without being able to use HomePod minis as the default audio output for Apple TV. For reference: • I now use my router in Access Point mode. • I have a 30 Mbps internet connection. • I live in Tunisia. I believe the issue was related to the router’s security settings. Previously, I had always used WPA2-only for better security, but it seems like this was causing the problem. Let me know if this helps!

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HomeKit Hub roaming I have a setup with multiple Apple TVs and HomePod minis (7 Apple TVs and 8 HomePod minis). One of these devices becomes the connected HomeKit hub randomly, the rest are in standby and the problem is that some of the HomeKit devices are using Bluetooth LTE and for some Apple TVs are too far away. So each time the device (be it an Apple TV or HomePod mini) that is the connected HomeKit hub is too far away those HomeKit devices do not work anymore. While I can disconnect the Apple TV from their menu to stop them to become connected there is no way I can do this for the HomePod minis. I need to inhibit the HomePod minis to become connected HomeKit hubs in order to get a stable HomeKit system. Any ideas?

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Homekit accessories went offline or "non response" frequently.

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