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HomePod playing music not showing automatically on iPhone Lock Screen

Hi there. I seem to be having the same issues (for a long while now) as this person did last year: Apple devices not showing automatically w… - Apple Community


I ask my HomePod to play music and of course it works.


But the controls for it do not appear on my iPhone Lock Screen automatically. Even though it DOES for e.g., my work phone, friends’ phones that are on the same WiFi network but NOT the same Apple account.


what gives? Thanks so much for your help everyone!

Posted on Oct 4, 2024 8:39 AM

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Oct 4, 2024 9:02 AM in response to NKapps13

As an update - I’ve tried everything in that post I linked to and more.


  • updating everything and resetting up HomePod
  • changing Home settings to “everyone” and back again to “those on same network”
  • enabling all notifications and everything from Home
  • Off and on -ing Location Services for HomePod


BUT I have noticed a weird thing - why do I have two Home app sections in my location services??

HomePod playing music not showing automatically on iPhone Lock Screen

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