Apple's latest AppleSeed beta software update for its HomePod is causing issues such as overheating and even powering down as a result of the heat it is generating, according to a new Reddit thread.
In case you don't know what all of that means, let's backtrack and explain the terminology. For its iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, Macs and Apple Watches, Apple offers both developer betas and public betas, thus allowing users to trial upcoming new software features ahead of their release. This is not the case for HomePod, however. Here, the Cupertino giant creates an AppleSeed beta – available to invited users only – allowing them to test updates within its new HomePod software before a wider rollout.
And it is this particular HomePod software beta that is apparently causing a variety of problems for users, including hardware failures, "frying" and more…
The author of the original post on Reddit states, "I advise to unplug any one of your HomePods that are hot on top leading to your logic board failing or have the issue on audio OS 15 where Siri can’t pause music when it is playing music, touching the top will only skip it."
The moral of the story – as expressed in several comments in the thread? One should not install betas one is not supposed to, particularly those for Apple's HomePod. We did not try to test the update ourselves, because the HomePod (although officially discontinued by Apple in March) remains one of the best-sounding smart speakers on the market, and we don't want to compromise that.
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