Family members need full HomePod control as Home owners

Summary

We recently set up some new HomePods around the house and I set them up. I added my family to be able to control the Home, set them as admins, and gave them permissions for Intercom, Check In, etc, but I still noticed that there are still some settings that they can’t change. I even signed out of the HomePods that aren't in my room, and changed the Primary User, but I realized that everyone else can’t sign into the HomePod Account, which would be our main concern for getting AppleCare onto them.


Details

  • We now have four HomePods around the house (one HomePod and three HomePod minis).
  • The HomePods are running version 26.1.
  • I am technically the owner of the home.
  • Other family members’ Apple Accounts are invited to the home and set as Admin.
  • Family members can only change certain, not all, settings.


Expected

  • I want everyone to be the Home's owners and have full access and control over all settings.


Potential Fix

How do I set multiple people as Owners of the Home, and not just Admins?

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Posted on Dec 7, 2025 6:35 PM

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Family members need full HomePod control as Home owners

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