HomePod not showing as available airplay speaker on iTunes or Apple TV.

I just want to respond here in hopes Apple will get the picture-

HomePod is read by IOS and OS devices for a few days, then simply disappears from Sound Preferences and Airplay. So, every few days I just have to reset the device in order for my computer & phone to be able to use it again.

I hope this gets addressed- I want to be able to play music, etc from my computer directly to the HomePod. Will basically never use it on it's own.

I had this problem although, after a while is slowly stopped showing on all devices. I called apple support and the girl said she would call me back in 3 hours after i had messed around with it for a bit. lol

However. I simply reset the HomePod, well twice. First time by removing from my HomeKit app (Still never worked). Then I unplugged it and held my finger on the top till siri told me to let go. After that, it showed up on everything and not really had a problem since (apart from it pausing the tv, like its timing out when watching movies).

After much tech support, I finally brought it back to the Apple Store for an exchange, which they did happily. Was told it wasn't transmitting something correctly. They don't have diagnostics for that device yet, so they just replaced it.

New one worked great for close to a week now- As it turns out, just today it is once again missing from my Sound Preferences.

So frustrating.

For anyone having this issue, I think I solved it (had help from another thread.)

Second HP (swapped the first), had the same issue. But- going into HP settings>Allow Speaker Access>select Everyone, AND Require Password.

This makes the device the access point, rather than your router/modem.

HP is now showing up in Sound Preferences. Hopefully this time it'll stay there.

Fingers crossed that this is the solution!

Will try that- thanks.

Also, in Allow Speaker Access, I’ve clicked Everyone, and Require Password. I was told this uses the computer as the access point, not the home modem. Works better, though I’m constantly having to re-enter the password, and having to reconnect sporadicallly if music’s paused. Not sure this is the final answer either.

Your router may have settings that govern wireless isolation or guest modes, but the iOS device you use to configure the HomePod is where it gets its Wi-Fi settings from, so it may help to ensure that it only knows the settings for non-isolated networks when there are multiple channels.

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Use Feedback - HomePod - Apple. Apple don't actively monitor these forums for feedback and bug reports.

tt2

See also Guest accounts and wireless isolation. If your router has multiple channels that could introduce problems.

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I have the same issue. I really hope apple sees this post and does something about it.

Restart you’re WiFi router and the HomePod will reconnect and show up in the AirPlay list.

Everyone should allow peer to peer access directly between the device/computer and the HomePod which bypasses the router/access point. Seems off that you have to reenter the password. 😐

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That’s what I thought.

This is my second HP- I didn’t try the Password thing with the first- wish I had.

This is all in the router settings?

This just solved my problem. Homepod wasn't showing up as Airplay option. It keeps dropping off after I reset it. Followed steps above and boom...it showed up immediately.

This worked for me. It was frustrating that my week old HomePod stopped appearing as an audio device on my week old Apple TV. Rebooting my router made the HomePod appear again.