https://wccftech.com/ios-13-2-is-bricking-homepods-because-of-a-boot-loop-issue/

Apple released its much awaited iOS 13.2 update for HomePod today with features like voice recognition, sleep timers and handoff support. However, things don’t seem all good. Many users have been reporting that iOS 13.2 is bricking their HomePods, leaving it with a boot loop showing a white animation and no way to factory reset.

2019 has been a horrible year for Apple’s software quality. All operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS have suffered from buggy and broken updates.