Apple has in its extensive product catalog a series of smart speakers called HomePod. However, users have reported annoying problems with popping noise for months. This happens even after iOS 15 update.
Reports indicate that this problem arises suddenly. While the speaker is playing music, an unexpected and loud “pop” arises. The noise is so loud as to be annoying, and even to wake someone up in their sleep.
Original HomePod suffers from popping noise
It should be noted that, in certain cases, the situation is more serious. A user reports that, after the “pop” sound, the speaker goes quiet for a couple of minutes before continuing playing.
According to reports, this is something that happens randomly several times a day in the affected units. Some users believe that this symptom is an indication that the device is close to “death”.
The “pop of death” (as some people call it) it’s not the only problem related to this. According to a recent report, a user points out that even the bass of his HomePod went, so the sound quality is worse. The same report indicates that the affected units suffer from overheating. In fact, the most serious matter is that he claims that the same situation is happening to him with a second HomePod unit. The above could indicate that, instead of being a specific problem, this would be a more generalized issue than previously believed. Even many users suggest that the problem got worse after updating to iOS 15.
The problem was already present since its launch
It’s important to note that the aforementioned issues aren’t exactly new to Apple’s HomePod. This is something we can figure out by looking at reports from years ago. It should be noted that the problems indicated in those weeks after its launch are very similar, if not identical to those that we see today. Among these we find the same popping noise added to sudden reboots and overheating.
It seems that the company has not been able to find the origin of the problem that causes this annoying sound in the HomePod speaker. Therefore, it’s difficult to know if users will receive a solution, or if Apple is not aware yet.
As of today, Apple has not offered a statement in this regard. It only remains to wait for the situation to reach the ears of those responsible and get a fix.
Fix in future update:
Well now, there seems to be some light at the end of this tunnel as reports have it that tvOS 15.3 might be bringing a potential fix to this HomePod issue.
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