iPhone 17 Pro Max auto-connects to HomePods, plays music

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iPhone 17 Pro Max auto-connects to HomePods, plays music

While I was at work today, there are two HomePods at two different rooms. After playing some games, my iPhone 17 Pro Max started connecting to these HomePods without my consent, playing content from Apple Music.

Even when I disconnect it, it goes to another HomePod to play some random music I don't want.

What should I do, and how can I disconnect them from happening? I'm so confused.

iPhone 17 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Mar 19, 2026 1:38 PM

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Urquhart1244

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Mar 22, 2026 6:19 AM in response to tunerpsyko49

Could it be that you had previously streamed to these HomePod speakers? Then it might remember that as something that you would possibly want to do regularly.

You could tell Siri to stop playing music, when it does this.
You can stop the playback manually in Control Center, or on the Lock Screen.
In Settings﹥General﹥AirPlay & Continuity﹥Automatically AirPlay﹥, you can choose between Never, Ask, and Automatic. Verify that it is not set to Automatic.
In Settings﹥General﹥AirPlay & Continuity﹥Transfer to HomePod﹥, there is an on|off setting. This transfer should require very close proximity to the top of the your own HomePod speaker(s), but you can turn it off to be sure.

Play audio from iPhone on HomePod and other wireless speakers - iPhone user guide - Apple Support

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