Factory reset HomePods stuck in configuring

I wouldn’t keep doing the factory resets. I know it’s tempting to do that to get it to configure but just hold off on doing that if you can for another day. Sometimes it can be slow, especially with these OG HomePods. Depending on how you did this factory reset, did you do it by removing the accessory from the home app or did you do it by the hard reset where you press the top? The former doesn’t always remove the HomePod from your iCloud device list and sometimes you have to also manually remove that/them so you can set them back up again without the Apple ID being in the way to start with and then you can add your Apple ID and sign into iCloud on set up.

Remove a device from Find Devices on iCloud.com - Apple Support

The “can’t connect to the Internet” can be a common issue and usually resolves itself. It’s far better to try restarting them and rebooting the wifi.

See how they are tomorrow.

Two days as in 48 hrs? Yesterday it had been 12 + hrs.

Did you ungroup the pair first before you attempted the reset because you’re supposed to do that?

Are you using mesh Wi-Fi system? If you’re on mesh it might be getting stuck trying to connect to 2.4 GHZ or 5GHZ because mesh uses more than one.

for now I would do in this order:

• remove the accessory (HomePods) from the home app to factory reset (not the pressing the top method) Reset HomePod
• Unplug them both
• check they are removed from your iCloud device list following this. This can easily be done by going into settings on iPhone - YOUR NAME (at the top), scroll down to see all devices signed into your name and tap on the homepod(s) and remove both
• Reset Network Settings on iPhone - see instructions bottom of page here: If you can't connect to Wi-Fi on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
• Reboot wifi - once back online connect iPhone to wifi and you’ll need the wifi password because you erased thst when you reset network settings.
• Plug homepod back in with your unlocked iPhone nearby and wait for the chime to begging set up again.

configuring me take some time again, but you will just have to wait it out but hopefully with all these above steps done it should get it going a little faster. Then you can stereo pair them.

HomePod is never in Find My, you can find them in the manner I told you to in iCloud devices in settings on iPhone or you can look them up on iCloud.com. Sign in to your Apple Account at account.apple.com, then select Devices.

I’ve had to manually remove them before and set up again to get them to start configuring.

correct unless they’re stereo paired, they’re not gonna be true stereo because you can’t use the left and right, but they can still both be used until you’re able to stereo pair. The theatre sound for Apple TV requires on Apple TV 4K to set them as the default audio output. Until paired you will have to set one of them to default audio output and AirPlay to the other one using the control center.

Thank goodness!