That’s odd. I swear I’ve had the date problem too, but I just tried it and had no issues with that or any of the other problems you mentioned.
Overall I agree though. The core products are still good, but I’m hard pressed to spend any more money on this until they improve Siri and Homekit. I know there’s a big UI refresh coming that is welcome, but it feels bigger than that.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by lotsofpulp on Thursday July 28, 2022 @09:58PM
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It is sporadic. I would say the date problem never occurred last year, but in recent months it has been more and more frequent.
I wonder if it has to do with my five HomeKit secure video cameras and the HomePods or Apple TV 4K acting as a hub. And the fact that my Apple TV 4K is not wired to network.
I am super impressed you were able to get the HomePods to work reliably as stereo speakers. We were never able to get it work consistently. One of the four HomePods I purchased is already bricked.
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by abc_lisper on Friday July 29, 2022 @02:14AM
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You may have to look at replacing your router. Because AirPlay works over WiFi, if the router is unable to keep up you will end up having a bad experience
Re:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
by lotsofpulp on Friday July 29, 2022 @01:33AM
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That has worked flawlessly since day 1 in Jun 2020 for me.
I have two HomePods setup in stereo mode configured to an Apple TV 4K, and I cannot reliably get it to tell me today’s date, start a timer, play a movie, and not even pause or resume the Apple TV 4K.
It is so bad, that recently, if you say “Hey Siri, resume”, the audio resumes playing from the Homepods, but the Apple TV 4K still displays the screensaver until you press play on the remote. I do not even understand how that bug works (and it is a new one, the software continuously gets worse).