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Static and crackling sound on HomePod Mini

As said, there is a static and crackling sound lasting up to 5 seconds when I’m playing music from Spotify on my HomePod Mini. It comes up every couple of minutes and then music resumes playing normally. So far I had no issues, and after this emerged, I updated all softwares to latest versions and updated the Spotify app. Any ideas what to do next?

HomePod mini, 18

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 2:52 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2024 7:34 AM

I can no longer reliably use any of my HomePods with OS18. I have two homes in two countries with more than 8 HomePods at each site. After upgrading to OS18, it's not possible to reliably listen to music:


  • syncing issues within 10 minutes of play (resolve with a pause/reply
  • sudden loss of connectivity for a moment in some situations.
  • sudden loss of connectivity to a single HomePod pair, resolved on advance to next song
  • honking on one ore more HomePods
  • static on one or more HomePods


It goes without saying that these bugs destroy any listening pleasure using HomePods with OS18. Such a shame.

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Nov 16, 2024 3:00 PM in response to AppSmack

Some update from side: I switched the 5 GHz WiFi to 20 MHz band width. Since 28th October I could no longer experience the sound issues, or delays. I’m still not 100% convinced of the stability. So, I will further monitor it.

I did not received any further feedback on my case from Apple, but I’m honest: I did not had time to follow up on it in the last weeks. But it is still on my list.

Nov 23, 2024 6:24 AM in response to thefieldman412

So the static in all speakers stopped about 2 weeks ago! Awesome! But now I will select my stereo HomePod minis in the kitchen and add in the HomePods 2 in the living room and those will cut in and out, non stop, until I unselect them. Day after day I try this combination and I get the same result. If I select another set of HomePod minis to join the kitchen ones, no issues. Crazy frustrating


Static and crackling sound on HomePod Mini

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