HomePods Mini: Progress Bar Stuck At Zero, No Audio (ref#YCJQ68) [Solved, See Workaround]

[franck_boissiere (franck)]

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What’s happening?

I'm having trouble with my DAC, speakers, streamer, etc.

Homepods mini no longer play music/radio since 2.0.28 & 2.0.29

ROON server Synology 918+ running 2.0.29
Roon remotes iphone/mac/ipad running 2.0.29
Homepods mini running OS17.3

Music appears to be plaing in the endpoints popup menu, however the progress bar at the bottom does not move. Other applications can play without issues on the homepods

Resolved using the suggestions from B1197 HomePod mini's not playing [RESOLVED]
Seems like Apple OSes updates changed the rules to access speakers and displays. In the Apple Home settigns I had to set back “Allow Speaker and TV Access” to “Same Network” and I kept the “Use Password” switch off. Both of my homepods now can be used with Roon again.

[connor]

Hi @franck_boissiere,

Thank you for taking the time to write out your solution here. I’m copying your workaround from above so it can be marked as a Solution for visibility in the forum.

For users experiencing this symptom:

@franck_boissiere

Music appears to be plaing in the endpoints popup menu, however the progress bar at the bottom does not move. Other applications can play without issues on the homepods

Try the following:

1. In Apple Home → Settings, make sure “Allow Speaker and TV Access” is set to “Same Network”
2. Toggle “Use Password” off