Apple updates tvOS and HomePod Software to 16.3.1
Apple has released a pair of software updates affecting tvOS and the HomePod range, bringing them up to version 16.3.1.

HomePod mini
The update, which landed on Monday and brings each to build number 20K661, can be downloaded to the Apple TV, the HomePod, and HomePod mini by all device owners.
The updates will install automatically onto each device in time, however you can manually do so on the Apple TV within the Settings app. The HomePod software update can be managed via the Home app.
It is unclear exactly what the content of the updates are, except for Apple's patch notes stating they include "general performance and stability improvements." The minute version number change to 16.3.1 also points to it being a minor refresh.
The last HomePod software update to version 16.3 included features enabling built-in temperature and humidity sensors in the HomePod mini and HomePod, with readings for each able to be seen within the Home app and by asking Siri for them.
Changes to ambient sounds, audio tuning for spoken content, and Find My alterations were also in the 16.3 update.
Read on AppleInsider

HomePod mini
The update, which landed on Monday and brings each to build number 20K661, can be downloaded to the Apple TV, the HomePod, and HomePod mini by all device owners.
The updates will install automatically onto each device in time, however you can manually do so on the Apple TV within the Settings app. The HomePod software update can be managed via the Home app.
It is unclear exactly what the content of the updates are, except for Apple's patch notes stating they include "general performance and stability improvements." The minute version number change to 16.3.1 also points to it being a minor refresh.
The last HomePod software update to version 16.3 included features enabling built-in temperature and humidity sensors in the HomePod mini and HomePod, with readings for each able to be seen within the Home app and by asking Siri for them.
Changes to ambient sounds, audio tuning for spoken content, and Find My alterations were also in the 16.3 update.
Read on AppleInsider
Comments
Fingers crossed that 16.3.1 fixes these issues without introducing any new ones.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/27/tv-app-on-apple-tv-hardware-frustrating-users-with-large-libraries
But since 16.2, two of my HomePod minis in my bedroom have been stuck “configuring” on a permanent basis. I have rebooted them, and reset them countless times, even going so far as to plug them into my Mac to restore twice to no avail. I did the same the second 16.3
was released which still didn’t resolve the issue so I’m praying to God that this is what this update finally resolves. Can I ask has anyone else had similar issues of late?