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My Apple TV in the living room has set as a default audio output an HomePod mini next to the tv in the living room. I have another HomePod mini in the bedroom, and the Apple TV constantly connect with this other HomePod mini too as a temporary audio output. It doesn’t matter how many times I deselect the HomePod in my bedroom from the temporary audio output in settings, the Apple TV constantly add it back.
Living Room TV
Verify that the room designations for each HomePod mini speaker and for the Apple TV box are correctly set. This can be configured in the Home app.
Verify that the HomePod mini speakers have unique device names, to distinguish them when selecting for audio output. This can be configured in the Home app as well.
Verify that the room designations for each HomePod mini speaker and for the Apple TV box are correctly set. This can be configured in the Home app.
Verify that the HomePod mini speakers have unique device names, to distinguish them when selecting for audio output. This can be configured in the Home app as well.
Thanks for your answer, unfortunately still no joy.
I renamed both the HomePods mini with different names, they are assigned to different rooms, but the Apple TV keeps using randomly the HomePod mini in the bedroom as a temporary audio output.
I switch it off in the settings of the Apple TV, and after a while it is set on again as a temporary audio output.
Is there a way to disable the temporary audio output? I really don’t need it and I don’t even know how it works
I think that, from your description, it behaves differently than how it is intended to work. At this time, I would suggest to contact an expert from the Apple Support staff for further assistance. Contact Apple for support and service (phone numbers) or start your support request online (chat/email/callback).
Thanks for your answer! The living room HomePod is called “living room HomePod” and the room is living room, the bedroom HomePod is called “bedroom HomePod” and the room is bedroom, the Apple TV is called living room Apple TV and the room is living room - although I noticed that when I see the general view in Home app, the HomePods they all have the same name, “HomePod” because Home removes the beginning of the name, such as “living room” HomePod - not sure why it does like that
… removes the beginning of the name …
I think it might be reverse: the room name is shown added in one overview, while the name itself is HomePod for both. Consider renaming to “HomePod A” and “HomePod B”, or less boring: Lennon and McCartney, Valentine and Earl, Luke and Han, Buttercup and Westley, Phineas and Ferb, Castor and Pollux, North and South, Red and Blue; your fantasy is the limit.
Apple TV constantly connects to wrong HomePod mini
