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My homepod is saying i need to update to access in home app alarms but its at newest version

Hi, i am trying to set an alarm but my home pod is telling me to “Update HomePod speaker to view alarms and timers.” so i go “ok, no problem, let me go and update it” and it says “this home and all accessories are up to date.” and i have tried to research it but its like i'm the only person in this whole world who has this problem, so please help me i don’t know what to do and im really getting sick and tired of this.

HomePod mini

Posted on Jul 18, 2024 1:00 AM

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Posted on Aug 13, 2024 2:44 PM

I am facing this same issue. HomePod version is 17.6 and it’s still asking me to update. I can’t set any alarms from my home app on iPhone or iPad and I have to use Siri every time. This issue is annoying me for weeks and I hoped it would fix by itself

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Nov 7, 2024 7:07 PM in response to Teddythesavage1

Here’s what worked for my home. We have to family members. My wife is the owner and I’m a home admin. I had been receiving the Upgrade Home Architecture prompt where timers and alarms are listed in the home mini device, but the device was update to date with version 18.1.


However, I found that my wife’s home app had a prompt in the home app that my app didn’t to upgrade home architecture which opened a window to update. It spins wheel for over 10 minutes, so I ended up upgrading the iPad to 18.1 as well. Then when I went back to the home app, this time it did the update quickly. After configuring the timers and alarms zone is back on both of our home apps.


so make sure your the system owner. Maybe this will work for you too!

My homepod is saying i need to update to access in home app alarms but its at newest version

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