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I use my HomePod mini purely as a speaker, but I found it has such bad range. I can't move my phone more than a foot away from the speaker without it cutting out and then I have to fully reconnect it to play again. I also found that I can only get through a couple of songs before it just stops. is there some software on my phone I have to enable or is this just a rubbish bit of tech?
HomePod mini
The Home Pod is not bluetooth speaker. As such it has no actual specific range to speak of outside of whatever your Wi-Fi network offers.
Also, in most cases it does not stream directly from the iPhone but from the internet.
As long as both devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network there is no pre-determined range.
The fact its cutting out, points to an issue with your Wi-Fi network or your internet connection.
Are you maybe using your iPhone's hotspot with it instead of a Wi-Fi network? In that case issues have been reported. And then the limited range is due to the iPhone's Hotpsot generation not the HomePod itself.
click here ➜ Can I use a HomePod on a Personal Hotspot… - Apple Community
HomePod mini has no range?
