Homepod mini plays music by itself

Looks the iOS 18.2 update fix the problem… 3 weeks after the update and no more problems…

Started at 5am, on both minis. Who doesn't love waking up to blasting radio by Siri...

resetting didnt work. it's still doing it on/off, now randomly playing imusic or keeps asking "hi what can i do for you? blah blah blah blah..." Super annoyed. Any suggestions beyond resetting would be appreciated.

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Updating to iOS 18.0 not fix the problem in my pair HomePod second generation!!!!I hope Apple make a feature software update fixing this problem, before we open the speakers and disconnect the Touch Bar connection!!!

THis does not work, I'm glad it worked for you but for the rest it does not, There is a huge group of people on Reddit, for whom the only thing that worked is disconnecting the touch screen cable. That's the only thing that worked for me as well.

I didn't remove that ribbon. I gently unscrewed the 4 screws, and turned the board over,. From there, I disconnected the touch ribbon, and reassembled everything. So far, so good.

The solution is actually pretty simple.

The factory default is for the HomePod to listen for

Siri

Or

Hey Siri

Sometimes the HomePod mini thinks it hears ‘Siri’. When there is no response, it will choose something to play in its own.

You need to set the HomePod mini to listen for only ‘Hey Siri’

Go into the settings

Go to ‘Listen for Siri’

You will see 2 options

1. ‘Hey Siri’ or ‘Siri’

2 ‘Hey Siri’

Choose the second option

‘Hey Siri’

Does not work. It's a touch panel issue introduced with the software update. It's random.

I'm taking mine to the service station for a forced update to 18.0. If that does not work, I will open it and unplug the touch strip.

Same thing happened with Homepod2 pair. Drove me nuts!

Resetting to factory settings solved it.

Reset HomePod - Apple Support

After removing the touch control, it has been a month, and there has been no automatic playback or random playback at any time during this period.

I have similar issues with HomePod gen 2. Unfortunately the issue started just after the warranty ended and I can’t get any support from Apple.

I disconnected this loop and it worked!

Have you still had this issue? I just experienced this same problem with our HomePod. We have no automations, access to play speakers or tv is set to only my partner and myself since we are the only ones connected to the network.

it was spooky to say the least.

Turns out to be an easy fix.

By default, HomePod Mini’s are set to recognize ‘Siri’ and ‘Hey Siri’. Go into the settings and choose to use only ‘Hey Siri’. For some reason HomePod mini’s mistake a lot of sounds as ‘Siri’

Go into Settings

Go down to Listen for “Hey Siri”

You will see 2 options

First option ’Siri’ or ‘Hey Siri’

Second option ‘Hey Siri’

Choose ‘Hey Siri’

I have not had a problem with my HomePod mini’s randomly playing music or anything else since I made the change about 4 or 5 months ago.

I had the same issue but found this suggestion and it worked. I think my HomePod touch control is the issue. Workaround is this ...

Open the Home app, then select the HomePod, scroll down to Accessibility, turn on Touch accommodations and finally enable Hold Duration, set it to a few seconds (as of writing, 4 seconds is the maximum). Do the same for Ignore repeat.

Fixed 😊