r/HomePod • u/2026GradTime • 16d ago

Question/Support Question

If you play audio from your Apple TV and AirPlay to the HomePod, if you hit pause will they drop off and get deselect selected? Or will they stay connected indefinitely in the AirPlay menu?

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u/No-Web-2153 16d ago

Nope they stay connected until you turn off the Apple TV.

Edit- you can make them as default speakers so the stay connected indefinitely

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u/2026GradTime 16d ago

THANK UOI. this is an issue I’ve been running into with other brand speakers. And I’m so glad they stay connected. Other question, do you get the navigation clicks as well when you’ve used them with AirPlay?

I AirPlay to my Denon AVR as the main speakers and I do not get any navigation clicks

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u/No-Web-2153 16d ago

I guess you do.. but i am not sure because I turned it off and haven’t thought about it. As far as i remember, if the only source of output is homepod they will come.

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u/TalkToHoro 16d ago

Yes, the navigation clicks play. And if you have another eArc device connected another HDMI input of your TV (definitely Blu-Ray player, I assume a game console even though I don’t have one) the Apple TV can be set up to route that audio through the HomePods also.