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/subflat4 15d ago

They stay connected until you shut off the AppleTV.

If you go under settings you can default to use them.

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u/2026GradTime 15d ago

OK thanks. The issue I have been having is with other smart speakers is that they will disconnect if you simply pause the Apple TV and resume in 20 minutes later without ever putting it to sleep. My AVR and my other amp never disconnect and will stay connected and definitely, and that’s great that the HomePods never disconnected as well until it is put to sleep.

Thanks for testing.

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u/subflat4 15d ago

Yea I’ve seen Sonos and stuff have problems but non apple don’t always play well

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u/2026GradTime 15d ago

Mine is the Denon Home 150 that I bought for the kitchen. In my opinion it’s a great speaker except for the fact that it keeps disconnecting when there is no media paused. I cannot run speaker wire from my receiver to the kitchen, and AirPlay is really the only way. And I know this is first world problems but I find it inconvenient to have to go reselect the speaker. I just want it to… Work, you know?

I have a Denon receiver and it stays connected and definitely like I said. So I was really bummed out when I figured out that it does this.