I have created automations that have an action to play gTTS to a HomePod mini. The idea is if the HomePod mini is playing it interrupts and plays the gTTS then resumes playing the content it was playing before the automation ran.
#Automations with HomePod Mini and google TTS
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Is this the place I should be asking questions about this?
This is the scenarios.
Issue 1 Mini will not resume after automation runs.
HomePod mini playing content
Automation kicked and gTTS sent
Mini stops playing current content
Mini plays the gTTS
Mini does not resume playing.
Expected action
Mini resumes playing what it was playing before the automation interrupted.
Workaround
add action "media player:play/pause"
Issue 2 - Mini gets locked up in a "playing" state and can no longer be controlled or used by HASS after automation runs.
Homepod mini is currently "paused" - not playing.
Automation kicked and gTTS sent
Mini Mini plays the gTTS
Mini does not resume playing.
Mini entity stays in a "Playing" state. It should go to "Paused"
You can try to pause the entity with HASS but it can no longer control over most asspects of the Mini. "media player:play/pause" still works and is helpfull to build a workaround.
You can no longer sent any gTTS or other media to the Mini
Expected action
Mini entity returns to the "Playing" state
Workaround
in Homekit play something on the Mini to bring it back to life for Homeassistant to use it.
OR
add action "media player:play/pause"
issue 3 - After playing the gTTS when the Mini resumes the volume has changed to something different then before the automation started.