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HomePod Mini Not working on MR60 Mesh WHEN Satellites are NOT Plugged in
After working with Apple support on this we came to the conclusion that the homepod mini can airplay fine (my Apple TV too) ONLY when none of the satilites are powered on. Works for all the AirPlay f...
- When you upgrade/downgrade, always do it satellite first, router after:
103 beta for MR60 https://ntgr.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/300000000xsV/a/0y00000056JP/J38PBLjMmRLFiBA.rZ3qMk516lZy0vHSpvBSeMBA_do
103 beta for MS60:
https://ntgr.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/300000000xsV/a/0y00000056JQ/68c76CRT0ugwEUuOpPyVBJVosFw8z36VQqT3wzdV6RI
According to their support the fix should come in next firmware, in between you can try this.
I am also having this issue on firmware version 1.0.6.102
Hello NETGEAR Community,
Our engineering team is aware of the reports regarding the MR60 and HomePod Mini. We currently do not have further details or an ETA on the next firmware release.
Regards,
Christian
Reporting that I am having the exact same issue. Homepod Mini works just fine when the satellite is unplugged, but with the router and satellite plugged in AirPlay and handoff will not work at all.
My MR60 is on firmware v1.0.6.102.
I've also been struggling with airplay to the home pod mini using mr60 + 1 satellite. If it's useful to help reproduce or diagnose, I've just found a solution that worked, courtesy of this forum:
https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=76&topicid=284015
Turning off private address on the iPhone suddenly allowed it to connect to the homepod and airplay + handoff.
Hope a fix can come out soon.
Thanks. I tried turning off the private IP, but it didn't seem to fix the issues all the time. According to Netgear (social media team) a firmware update is in testing which would resolve the issue.
I'm having a similar issue where the Apple remote app on my iphone never finds the Apple TV. Also, I can't make phone calls from my Mac Mini because it says my iphone needs to be on the same wifi network (it is). Hopefully this gets fixed on a firmware update soon!
If anyone at Netgear cares (certainly doesn't seem so), this issue is also impacting my ability to connect to a corporate VPN. When the satellite is plugged in, I am constantly kicked off the VPN. When the satellite is unplugged I get a solid VPN connection for hours and hours. Very repeatable results.
Christian_R any more back on this issue? I cannot even take advantage and use all of the Netgear Mesh System in my home due to this issue.
Hello jamz69,
We recently re-published firmware v1.0.6.110. May you reinstall the firmware version linked below.
https://kb.netgear.com/000063755/MR60-MS60-Firmware-Version-1-0-6-110
Christian
Christian_R I am uploading the firmaware 1-by-1 through the GUI now. I will update the ticket once all is updated and run the test on HomePod Mini.
Thank you