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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 figured I may as well tack on my issue to this thread as I too am having problems with my new Netgear MK62 mesh kit when using my Homepods.
I recently purchased a MK62 Netgear mesh router (MR60) and satellite setup (MS60). Both devices have been updated to 1.0.6.110 (from https://kb.netgear.com/000063755/MR60-MS60-Firmware-Version-1-0-6-110).
I am having immense problems getting stereo playback on my two Homepods when the satellite is plugged in. Instead, only one Homepod plays music, while the other Homepod remains switched off. Both Homepods are located closer to the satellite than the router.
When I unplug the satellite, the Homepods play in stereo correctly (but then I have unreliable wifi at the back of my house).
I did not have issues using my previous Amplifi HD setup, suggesting it's a problem with how the Netgear is handling the mesh setup.
I did what they wanted for the firmware patch and it works now for me - though I only have 1 HomePod Mini.
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
This firmware is just the one I already have (MR60 and MS60). How is it supposed to fix the issue ?
The link they gave is the same FM name but it is updated code (not sure why they did not increment it) and after I followed the instructions for each satalite & router (Netgear Interface Update even said the same name and I said "Yes" install anyways) and once it was all updated, I tested out the AirPlay issues (even AirPlay to AppletTV or from the Mac it would have the same issue) and they worked perfect! Before it would not work at all, it would hang up and then not find it.
Thank you for your reply.
I finally tried to performed this manual update on both MR60 and MS60.
When I tried again to transfer music from my iphone to the homepod mini I though at first it has worked, but the song played less than 10sec and after it was impossible to command the homepod mini from the iphone. Same behaviour as before unfortunately. I guess that my iphone has switched from MR to MS or vice-versa (since I'm moving with it in my flat) explaining it works for a few seconds.