How To Pair The HomePod Mini Via Bluetooth

Step by Step Guide to Pairing Your HomePod Mini with Bluetooth Devices

The HomePod Mini is a smart speaker developed by Apple that offers excellent sound quality and the convenience of Siri voice commands. While it primarily uses AirPlay to connect to Apple devices, pairing it with non-Apple or Bluetooth devices can be a bit tricky since it doesn't support Bluetooth streaming natively. However, you can still use your HomePod Mini with Bluetooth sources by following these steps:

1. Ensure your HomePod Mini is set up and connected to your Wi-Fi network. You'll need an iOS device for the initial setup if you haven't done this already.

2. On your iOS device, open the Home app. This app is used to manage settings for the HomePod Mini.

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3. Locate your HomePod Mini in the Home app. If you have multiple rooms or devices set up, make sure to select the correct one.

4. Press and hold the icon for your HomePod Mini to access its settings.

5. Scroll down to find the Settings option and tap it.

6. In the settings menu, look for the Accessibility feature.

7. Within Accessibility settings, enable the "Touch Accommodations" option.

8. Now, turn on the Bluetooth on your external device that you want to pair with the HomePod Mini.

9. Make sure your Bluetooth device is in pairing mode. Refer to the device's manual if you're unsure how to do this.

10. Using your iOS device, go to the Settings app and then to Bluetooth.

11. Under "Other Devices," your Bluetooth device should appear. Tap on it to pair.

12. Once paired, you can use your iOS device as a bridge. Start playing audio from the Bluetooth device, and it will stream to your iOS device.

13. With the audio playing on your iOS device, open the Control Center by swiping down from the top-right corner of the screen (or up from the bottom on older models).

14. Tap on the AirPlay icon (which looks like a triangle with circles emanating from it).

15. Select your HomePod Mini from the list of available AirPlay speakers.

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16. The audio from your Bluetooth device should now be playing through your HomePod Mini.

Remember, this method essentially uses your iOS device as a middleman to receive Bluetooth audio and then send it to the HomePod Mini via AirPlay. It's not a direct Bluetooth-to-HomePod connection, but it achieves a similar result.