HomePod mini--Don't Want Others to See What Is Playing

brandnewrock22 wrote:

[...]It's not that I'm trying to hide what I'm listening to, I just don't think others need to know. If he's home and working or doing chores around the home, I want him to be able to see his own music on the Lock Screen of his iPhone, not mine. If he wanted to, he could pause my music from downstairs, and I don't want that.

Is this a setting with HomePod, Spotify, or somewhere else? I don't even know where to begin looking to change settings. I've already removed him from my Home app as a user, but he's still seeing my music. Help!

Interesting question. I live alone now so I haven't given intra-home permissions much thought, though I've virtually-invited guests' Apple IDs into my home after granting them access to my WiFi setup.

Anyway, have you truly removed your husband's Apple ID from your HomeKit "Home"? Is your HomePod the only HomeKit accessory in the house? If so, perhaps you need to change the access setting for [AirPlay] Speakers & TVs (Home app > Home Settings > Allow Speaker & TV Access) to "Only People Sharing This Home".

If your HomeKit setup is more extensive with Apple TVs, multiple HomePods and other shared accessories (lights, locks, etc.) around the house, you should be able to remove your HomePod mini from the existing Home and add a 2nd "virtual Home" that contains only your office HomePod mini and only your Apple ID (with the aforementioned access setting).