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Nightman123
User level: Level 1 (5 points)

HomePods show as home theater after update, affecting Apple Music

I went to connect my iphone to a set of home pods that are normally used for a TV.My 3 sets of home pods show up as home theater now after the update.Why has this change ?It use to be great.You turn the TV on and it plays thru the home pods.You want to play apple music you pick the speakers the way you named the and you can use them with apple music.Why did they do this ?

Posted on Nov 1, 2026 10:37 AM

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tillu_code
User level: Level 4 (2,112 points)

Nov 4, 2026 9:10 PM in response to Nightman123

Since the update HomePods set up with an Apple TV can be grouped as a Home Theater. In the Home app, hold the speaker > Settings and check the TV/home theater setting, or remove the TV pairing. Then AirPlay should list them by name again.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256387083