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I have two HomePods and they automatically start playing if I accidentally touch them - how do I disable this option?
I have looked at the following page but am not sure which section refers to my issue:
Change HomePod settings – Apple Support (UK)
Thank you
MacBook Air 15″, macOS 15.0
You can find the instructions here:
Use Touch Accommodations on HomePod and HomePod mini – Apple Support (AU)
Home > Home Pod > Settings > Accessibility > Touch Accommodations > Hold Duration > x seconds
Lawrence Hammer wrote:
How do I change the duration of touch that activates it?
There is no setting to turn that off, but you can set a duration that the touch must be held for before it will be registered. So you could choose a duration that is long enough not to accidentally start playing, but not so long that using touch for other things (volume control, invoke Siri) is annoying. Or if you never use the panel, you could choose the maximum duration which is 4 seconds.
Thanks!
So the HomePod controls are in the Home App. I guess Apple decided to not have a separate HomePod App to find this stuff.
Now if I can just get it to stop playing Apple One music when it is touched. I want it to play my local NPR station instead.
Yes, I have also asked that question in a different thread. I get my daughter's music from, presumably, Apple Music Library and want to choose a different source
Lawrence Hammer wrote:
Thanks!
So the HomePod controls are in the Home App. I guess Apple decided to not have a separate HomePod App to find this stuff.
Now if I can just get it to stop playing Apple One music when it is touched. I want it to play my local NPR station instead.
I also think it would be easier for a dedicated app for HomePods
That's very helpful - thank you
How do I change the duration of touch that activates it?
How to stop HomePod automatically playing when touched
