Is there an option to tell HomeKit that you NEVER want to play music or audio on an Apple TV?

Cupertino, March 11, 2021

I searched in vain around the Reddit and Apple support forums for a solution to this and hoping that my HomeKitters colleagues could have a solution: one of the biggest pet abominations since I jumped on the HomeKit bandwagon is that several or than when I try to play a song on Apple Music or a podcast from the Apple Podcast app on my iPhone, my Apple TV turns on to play it on TV. I never want this to happen and it has become a real friction point for me to check every time I play something that is not directed at the TV. [nb: I'm also pretty confused about how I can make something play natively on the HomePod, rather than on the "iPhone> HomePod" setting - or even worse "TV> HomePod". Is there a setting somewhere where I can tell HomeKit to ignore certain AirPlay outputs by default? Any advice on managing this sound on HomeKit would be appreciated.

Best selling & Top trending HomeKit product in our shop at this moment

HomeKit.Blog is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. or Apple related subsidiaries.

All images, videos and logos are the copyright of the respective rights holders, and this website does not claim ownership or copyright of the aforementioned.

All information about products mentioned on this site has been collected in good faith. However, the information relating to them, may not be 100% accurate, as we only rely on the information we are able to gather from the companies themselves or the resellers who stock these products, and therefore cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies arising from the aforementioned sources, or any subsequent changes that are made that we have not been made aware of.

HomeKit.Blog Is A Participant In The Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, An Affiliate Advertising Program Designed To Provide A Means For Sites To Earn Advertising Fees By Advertising And Linking To Amazon Store (Amazon.com, Or Endless.com, MYHABIT.com, SmallParts.com, Or AmazonWireless.com).

The opinions expressed on this website by our contributors do not necessarily represent the views of the website owners. 

Copyright © 2022 HomeKit Blog
. All rights reserved
United States