Although Apple's HomePod page states that AirPlay 2 lets you “ask Siri to play jazz in the living room and the Moana soundtrack in the kids’ room,” it doesn't make it clear that multi-device streaming requires a family account. Apple says a now-fixed bug permitted individual subscribers to listen to different music on their HomePod and iPhone.
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HomePod will be available in mainland China and Hong Kong starting Friday
Following HomePod's launch in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico and Spain, Apple announced yesterday that the Siri-powered wireless speaker will be available in mainland China and Hong Kong starting this coming Friday, January 18.
How to set multiple timers on your HomePod
In this tutorial, we will show you how to set multiple timers on your HomePod using Siri or the iPhone, iPad, and Mac Home app.
How to see which Wi-Fi network your HomePod is connected to
Learn how to view the Wi-Wi network your Apple HomePod or HomePod mini speaker is using for easier troubleshooting of internet connectivity issues.
How to AirPlay audio to HomePod without Wi-Fi
In this tutorial, we will show you how to stream music from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to your HomePod even when you have no Wi-Fi connection and none of the devices are connected to a wireless network.
How to use your HomePod to find your iPhone and other Apple devices
Learn how to use Siri on your HomePod to play a sound on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch to locate them if you cannot seem to find them around.
Apple will launch HomePod in China and Hong Kong in early 2019
It's official, HomePod is launching in mainland China and Hong Kong in early 2019.
New HomePod 12.1.1 update brings group FaceTime indicator & support for new regions
Apple today released the new iOS 12.1.1 software update for iPhone and iPad and it came with a pair of enhancements for the company's Siri-driven HomePod wireless speaker.
How HomePod uses machine learning to boost far-field Siri accuracy
In a new post published on Monday through its Machine Learning Journal blog, Apple goes on to detail how HomePod, its wireless smart speaker, uses machine learning to increase far-field accuracy, which helps Siri disregard or suppress background sounds to better understand your spoken requests in noisy environments.
How to change which HomePod listens to your commands when using paired HomePods
If you have two HomePods that are paired to create a stereo setup, only one of these HomePods will be used to listen to your voice queries. When saying a command such as "Hey Siri, what time is it in London?", only that HomePod will be listening to you although the other HomePod might be physically closer to you.
As far as I can tell, there is no way to manually select what HomePod is the dominant one during the initial pairing process, but there is a way to swap which one will actively listen to you once the stereo pair has been created.
HomePod 12.1 update with stability and quality improvements now available
Apple today released the iOS 12.1 software for its Siri-powered HomePod speaker, which according to the official changelog includes general improvements for stability and quality.
HomePod arrives in Spain and Mexico, could expand to Italy in the near future
Keeping true to its promise, Apple today launched its HomePod smart speaker in Spain and Mexico. Additionally, we've learned that Apple is internally testing Italian support for Siri on HomePod, indicating the accessory could soon arrive in Italy.