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Problem popped up several times
but resolved itself somehow
“Timers can be viewed and managed only when this HomePod is on the same network as this iPhone.”
tried resetting the HomePod minis, re-adding them, and restarting the iPhone
Problem keeps resisting
maybe someone of you knows how to resolve this
HomePod mini
HomePod minis appear to have a networking bug related to Apple's Private Wi-Fi Address 'feature'. If the iPhone you used to setup the HomePod mini hasn't had that feature turned OFF for your home WiFi network, the minis periodically switch out their hardware address ad it causes a variety of issues.
On your iPhone, go to Settings --> Wi-Fi --> [Your Home(Pod) Network] > (i) > "Private Wi-Fi Address" = OFF.
NOTE: This will cause a "Privacy warning". You can ignore this. There's no risk; it's your network.
Next, reboot everything (including WiFi infrastructure) and hard reset your homepod minis to redo the setup so that they learn you've set Private Wi-Fi Address to 'OFF' for the network. Many folks report improved stability and reliable operation after doing this. This guy reports observing MAC address changes on his HomePod mini until he turned off Private WiFi Addresses and reset his homepod: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeKit/comments/rxkcqh/homepod_mini_private_address/.
Good luck with it. Please let us know if how it goes.
HomePod minis appear to have a networking bug related to Apple's Private Wi-Fi Address 'feature'. If the iPhone you used to setup the HomePod mini hasn't had that feature turned OFF for your home WiFi network, the minis periodically switch out their hardware address ad it causes a variety of issues.
On your iPhone, go to Settings --> Wi-Fi --> [Your Home(Pod) Network] > (i) > "Private Wi-Fi Address" = OFF.
NOTE: This will cause a "Privacy warning". You can ignore this. There's no risk; it's your network.
Next, reboot everything (including WiFi infrastructure) and hard reset your homepod minis to redo the setup so that they learn you've set Private Wi-Fi Address to 'OFF' for the network. Many folks report improved stability and reliable operation after doing this. This guy reports observing MAC address changes on his HomePod mini until he turned off Private WiFi Addresses and reset his homepod: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeKit/comments/rxkcqh/homepod_mini_private_address/.
Good luck with it. Please let us know if how it goes.
HomePod Timers Unavailable
I was having the “no timers available” problem like many people on the web. My problem turned out to be that the HomePod had forgotten my AppleID password so every time it tried to interact with my Apple account it was rejected.
SOLUTION:
Glad to hear this cleared things up for you! Thanks for letting us know.
yeah, it’s a huge customer satisfaction issue for Apple and it’s been a problem for some time.
The irony is I’ve been unable to find any solid justification for the Private Wi-Fi Address feature’s existence. It’s not popular. I recommend you keep it off at home.
Seems to be the case
As it‘s working now
tested it even with one HomePod not resetting
which also did work
…
Strange feature to brick a product you built yourself…
they should look into this…
thank you
It’s one of those features bogging you when it’s off
like some small splinter in your mind telling you not everything is running smoothly
like the way those timers where supposed to work, and it buggers you till infinity and beyond once they don’t…
Seems to work if you turn it back on after that again
it feels good to be able to solve a problem
can drive you crazy if you do whatever you can and can‘t find a solution
thank you again
HomePod Timers Unavailable
