My homepod is saying i need to update to access in home app alarms but its at newest version

I am facing this same issue. HomePod version is 17.6 and it’s still asking me to update. I can’t set any alarms from my home app on iPhone or iPad and I have to use Siri every time. This issue is annoying me for weeks and I hoped it would fix by itself

I was facing the same issue. Upgrading to 18.0 did not seem to fix the issue (on both my phone and HomePods). What did eventually fix it for me:

I went to my Home app then tapped on (…) > Home Settings > Home Hubs and Bridges to see what home hubs were listed and restarted every single one of those in fast succession (no idea if that matters). After the HomePod with the alarms not showing was restarted (and the connected hub had moved along to another hub) it seemed to do the trick to allow me to view the alarms.

No idea why it worked, but it did. My Apple TV is running 17.6.1 so maybe there is something weird there about a fragmented set of home hubs? Maybe something got cached and stuck in one of the hubs and restarting cleared it out? Maybe the offending HomePod had a cache that was cleared when it connected to a new home hub? I don’t know. 🤷‍♂️ But this worked for me. Good luck to anyone still suffering from this!

It should be on OS 17.6 The HomePod would show a little download icon on the HomePod tile in the Home App if it’s requiring an update. This latest update was in the last week.

Test if asking Siri on HomePod lets you set an alarm

Try closing the Home App and restarting the device to see if this refreshes the App.

See if restarting the HomePod fixes the error it’s giving you

You can otherwise let Apple know if this is a bug: Feedback - HomePod - Apple

Check that your iOS device is not set to use a private address on your local network. See Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support. Using the option on your own Wi-Fi network may limit the traffic allowed between your devices. At present editing alarms is only allowed when both devices are on the same local network with peer-to-peer communications. I believe iOS 18 may remove this limitation, allowing you to edit alarms on your HomePods wherever you happen to be. This message may be related to that upcoming change.

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I wonder if it’s requiring you to Upgrade to the new Home architecture if you haven’t already done so? This would require the device you’re using the Home App on to be updated to the latest OS. Do keep in mind: Any device that is connected to an upgraded home and not running the latest software will lose access to the home until the device is updated. This includes people that you invite to control your home. An older device that’s stuck on iOS 15, for example, loses the ability to AirPlay to a HomePod as well. I believe you need at least iOS 16.2 to keep access to the Home App/HomeKit & AirPlay following this upgrade. For a Mac it’s macOS Ventura or later.

How you access alarms has changed. You just tap on the HomePod icon in the home app.

i’m having the same issue. have you found a solution yet?

I’m on DB on my iPhone 13, my Mini’s are allowing me to edit timers and alarms. It won’t allow the OG HomePod though.

Please, verify you’re software version and reply here.

Sadly, it’s only affecting the OG HomePod. Not the others.

I still tried it, and no luck. :/

Brand new home pod mini and I have this issue.

it’s not just isolated to the OG HomePods.

multiple calls with support later and I’m ready to return this thing.

it’s been one issue after another.

No, but iOS 18 should drop tomorrow/later today so there's a hope that might fix things for you.

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It's been weeks since I fixed this problem. All I will say now is upgrade your HomePod software when the new update is available

Joining the conversation because mine has been telling me this for a while now. I've reset it, tried the suggestions in this thread, it just keeps telling me and update is required to view alarms... very frustrating.

If you have updated all of your devices and you still encounter this problem: Unplug all of your homepods from power, wait a few seconds and plug them back in. If they have trouble rejoining your WiFi, use tap to play to make them rejoin.

MY FIX:

My OG HomePod updated to OS 18, and my iPhone is also on iOS 18… this seem to have fixed this issue.

It didn’t work when my OG HomePod was on OS 17, but once updated to OS 18 it did work.

All three generations of HomePods are compatible with OS 18.

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I had the same issue and turns out Apple pushed out 17.x.x and 18.x.x at the same time. If you updated your devices go back and double check they are on 18.0. The devices automatically update to the next version in this case version 17.x.x. You will need to update again to 18.x.x version. Once I did this everything started working again including Stereo Pairs.