My original HomePod has, for several days now, been unable to create timers or alarms. If I say, “Hey Siri, set timer 10 minutes”, she replies, “There was a problem with your timer request. Please try again in a minute.” Likewise for alarms. Power cycle does not help. TIA for any information.
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FINAL UPDATE: After more resets than I want to admit, I have arrived at a fix:
1) Reset HomePod and repeat initial setup, assigning HomePod to a room other than Default Room (which is not available during setup.)
2) Afterwards, do NOT move HomePod to Default Room!!!
If I DO move HomePod to Default Room (for all I know it could be any other room), within seconds the Home app loses the ability to configure timers and alarms, reporting that HomePod and iPhone are not on the same network. At that point, timers and alarms are broken. As long as I leave HomePod in the room specified during initial setup, everything works.
I am now having the same problem for the first time ever. I have had my HomePod for at least five years. I don't use the Home app on my iPhone much at all and when I just tried to launch it now to reset the HomePod, I get a message saying "Loading Accessories and Scenes" and a spinning icon that never goes away. I have tried restarting the phone and the HomePod but to no avail. Any ideas how to even get the Home app working again? Thanks!
Odd. I'll check my OG HomePod when I get home. I'm using a new one for my alarms and timers right now and they work there.
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Thanks for trying. I think I’ll see if I can wait this out ‘til it get better, I worry about making things worse with a factory reset.
… but now, in the time it took me to post my good news, things have broken again and I am back where I started, no timers or alarms, via either Siri or app. Nothing left to do but give up.
Thank you for sharing this solution. It worked for me. However, I still had to restart the router as a third step.
This worked for me too. Thanks!
I just started having this same issue and was hoping not to have to do a factory reset.
Yes this worked!!!
This is all it took for me, also. Strange bug, but easy fix.
HomePod can’t set timers or alarms
