Apple HomePod mini

I use the HomeKit integration in HA to allow adding HA devices to HomeKit. I can do anything I want using Siri on phone, watch, or HomePod mini. I started with SmartThings but wanted local and private. Despite my investment in the walled garden, I am no Apple fan boy. I believe, perhaps naively, that they do care about user privacy. I ditched Google and Amazon devices because of those concerns. Please, if you disagree, don’t view me as someone in need of saving. No need to devolve into that discussion here :-).

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I use apple homepod minis. Completely local integration, no need to worry about remote access or pay for nabu casa, works great. You do need some sort of apple device to set them up in the first place though. Absolutely plan to switch to assist when it's ready.

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I have homepod mini and it works great. I created scripts and automations and shortcuts in ios shortcuts app and I call them via Siri. It’s easy

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Hi, decoding from your error line this has something do to with your owntunes server Entity media_player.owntone_output_left_living_room_homepod_mini does not support this service. at least this player is sending the URL correct to your owntones server ... so I guess you have to check there .. Try a chromecast if you have one .. those work very well

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It’s been a while since I did it, but I think all of my HomePods came into HA when I added the Apple TV integration, or at least that’s where they’re listed now? Things seemed to work pretty well when I setup music library for HA and I could to play to all or any of them. It’s just that HA separates the pairs, and besides losing the stereo effect, I had trouble controlling the pairs from HomeKit after that.

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Hey, thanks for the info. The HACS integration looks cool. For the homepod to play a local audio file, do you still need an apple music subscription? Looks like it does to me so far. Also, if you don't mind, could you go into a little more detail of what sensors you're using?

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The problem HomePod mini includes a temperature and humidity sensor, which are exposed to Apple’s home app. However, HA’s Apple TV integration does not detect these sensors to make them available as an entity. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2023.11.0 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Apple TV ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/apple_tv ### Diagnostics information …

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