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I recently got the new HomePod mini 2 and try to use the sound glow feature. I use iPhone 12 on iOS 27.2 and use Spotify to Airplay from my iPhone to HomePod mini 2 HomePod 27.2. Sometimes the sound glow feature works, but it only sometimes works for a while maybe like a few minutes or just one song or just not work. I’m sure that the sound glow feature in home app settings is enabled. HELP……
HomePod mini 2, 27
Make sure that it is enabled . Use the Home App - HomePod to Check.
One thing to note regarding how it displays colours, normally the HomePod will show a white steady glow while playing music, the pulsing colours with sound glow appear to match album cover art, so if the album art is predominantly white or grey , this will appear not to work. Album art missing would cause it not to work. How this works with Spotify I’m not sure, I use Apple Music.
You can try to split(name) your WI-FI’s frequency band (2.4GHz/5GHz) to different name and test which is better to fix the issue(on both iPhone and HomePod) . However, mine just works will after a few day.
I am also a spotify user, and have the same issue. It only works if I pause and unpause it twice. I already had issues with music cutting out every few seconds. I’m ready to return it.
It sometimes works on my HomePod minu 2. “Unable to get album color” and “album color is white” get different results. If system gets album color, the glow will shine wiyh the rhythm. I tested several colorful album like THE BOOK 3 by YOASOBI. But the first song sometimes works(get yellow album color), but after jumped to second it cant get colors. Stop and continue seldom works with the song(only for 1). So, i can said that this feature with Spotify(dont know other app) is sometimes work, sometimes not. Hope a Spofity user can reply :D
The “music cutting out issues” also happened after I bought. But after a few days. It works well. (I start use it since Nov 1）So I don’t return it till now.
HomePod mini 2 sound glow feature works inconsistently with AirPlay
