iPad: Magic Keyboard: Media Control Buttons don’t work properly or at all with Apple Music and HomePods

CONTINUED… When I shut down Apple Music app, music continues to play on HomePods mini which usually should stop (at least in does that when doing the same via my iPhone). When checking on Control Center I cannot see music still playing and when I press there on the Control Center (not on the physical Magic Keyboard buttons) to pause it stops. When checking Home App indications of what is going on on the HomePods mini are contradictory as on the overview it indicates that no music is playing in the Kitchen (Кухня), but when clicking on the Kitchen it suddenly shows that music is played which it also actually does (see screenshots below). -> There’s some weird disconnection between Apple Music app, Home App, Control Center etc.

I am using latest system update on all those devices: iPadOS 26.0.1 and my HomePods are updated as well

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