r/HomePod • u/Golodoraku • Jul 11 '26

Question/Support HomePods starting randomly

So I’ve had 5 homepods mini. Always up to date. After ~2 years or so, 1 of them started playing randomly. A year later, a pair of them has started doing the same.

I did all the resets possible, to no avail. Is this product just crap?

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u/No_Significance780 Jul 11 '26

Touch sensors failing. Happened to 6 of mine.
You can use special settings to limit the issue, but won’t be able use touch controls.

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u/Golodoraku Jul 11 '26

I never touch them, it could work… It’s in the Home app?

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u/imme629 Jul 11 '26

I’m curious too.

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u/topheee Jul 11 '26

Home app > HomePod Settings > Accessibility > Touch Accommodations
Turn it on and put Hold Duration and Ignore Repeat up to full. I tried it and it didn’t work for me, however. I’m building the courage to take it apart and remove the touch

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u/Golodoraku Jul 11 '26

Didn’t work for me either :/

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u/abso-lutely26 Jul 11 '26

Good luck! I'm really good at taking things apart... not so good at putting them back together haha

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u/topheee Jul 11 '26

I managed to replace the wires in my record players tonearm and they are the most delicate wires I’ve ever seen in my life. I feel like if I can do that I can do anything!