zroger73

When did this become AmazonInsider?

I'd GLADLY pay $40 for an NOS iPhone 3GS if for nothing more than a nostalgic conversation piece!

This was my second model of iPhone that I sold to a co-worker in 2011 when I bought a 4S.

Unbelievably, she STILL uses it.

JosephAU said:

zroger73 said:

Here's to hoping the 11.4 update fixes the problem with my HomePods becoming "hard of hearing" after hours/days following a power cycle.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HomePod/comments/7y79jm/i_think_my_homepod_is_hard_of_hearing/

Me too, unplug homepod and it works for a day or two then back to ignoreing me lol. Hope 11.4 fixes this little bug, love the Homepod other than that.

Have you contacted Apple? My first HomePod was one I pre-ordered from Apple and received on release day. It took a couple of weeks to exhaust all the normal troubleshooting steps including power cycling, rebooting, restoring, and re-pairing. Simply power cycling would restore proper operation for a day or two. I've contacted Apple several times. When it stops working, they have me cycle the power which makes it work again at which point there is nothing more to troubleshoot since it's working at that time. This is unacceptable, so I returned it to Apple (after a bit of a hassle since they wouldn't replace the unit unless it was deemed defective and wouldn't return it since it was after 14 days) and bought another one from a local store a few weeks later. It did the same exact thing! I had hoped the first firmware update from 11.2.5 to 11.3 would fix it, but it didn't. Now, I'm hoping 11.4 will fix it, but I'm not holding my breath. It's a shame this problem is souring my experience with Apple and HomePod. I love the design and sound of my HomePod, but rarely use it because of this issue. I never know the exact moment when Siri will become deaf and it's embarrassing when it happens in front of guests. "Hey, friends. Check out my HomePod! Hey, Siri, play some music. Okay - here's some songs you might like. Hey, Siri, skip this song. Music keeps playing. HEY, SIRI, SKIP THIS SONG. Music keeps playing. HEY SIRI!!!, STOP!!! Music keeps playing." The hardware is CAPABLE of hearing my normal tone of voice even while blasting music at 100% volume...AFTER A POWER CYCLE...but, as you point out a day or two later Siri becomes hard of hearing and I have to unplug the HomePod and plug it back in to restore proper operation. I resorted to plugging the HomePod into a $10 digital timer that turns the unit off for one minute at 3:00 AM every day. What a crappy workaround for a $350 Apple speaker!

Here's to hoping the 11.4 update fixes the problem with my HomePods becoming "hard of hearing" after hours/days following a power cycle.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HomePod/comments/7y79jm/i_think_my_homepod_is_hard_of_hearing/

My Echo devices will occasionally light up for a second or so as if they heard the wake word.

On at least two different occasions, I came home to them quietly playing songs from the 1950s - a genre I never listen to.

The other night, I was in bed when I heard Alexa mumbling something in another room for at least 10-15 seconds even though the house was completely quiet. By the time I realized what was talking, it had stopped. I have no idea what she was talking about. She might have been trying to have a conversation with Siri!