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Looks like we will be getting a command center like device along with new hompod and homepod mini and Apple TV 4k in 2025.

What do you think we could expect from these new devices? With better chips and processing, could we finally see the ability to connect multiple homepods in a single room for a more immersive movie experience? Could we see more AI features coming to the homepod? Will the design likely still be the same? Could we see better wifi support? What do you all think?

I’ve recently got a HomePod Mini for my bedside and wanted to use it for morning alarms but I can’t believe there’s no way of adjusting down the volume of the alarm tone itself, almost had a heart attack the first morning it went off

I’ve tried looking through the settings but all I can see is custom audio for music/radio and not on the tone?

I am thinking of adding 2 HomePods to my soundbar setup. Good idea or overkill?

Heya all, been reading here for a while and trying to decide if I wanted a HomePod 2 or not. I finally pulled the trigger last week, with a willingness to return if necessary. My comparison systems / use cases:

• 5.1 surround only used for movies, shows, and games
• Echo studio used for music
• Echo spheres and echo 15” used for echo things as music play in individual rooms
• HomePod minis used mostly for temperature and humidity sensors, occasional music

Music: WAY more clarity, WAY less bass than the echo studio. For Christmas music, the HomePod wins hands down on mids and highs, whereas the Studio sounded muffled. For bass, I played “Bass Head” by Bass Nectar and listened from the room next door with the door open; there is a night and day difference between the two, and the studio blows it away. The HomePod was like listening to a radio in the next room, whereas the Studio was like feeling a subwoofer in the next room.

Movies: I did NOT set it up in an Atmos surround; for one thing, I would need another one to pair it with, and for another, the bass was disappointing enough to not even try. I have a media room in the basement that I was thinking of moving the 5.1 to and leaving a stereo pair of HomePods upstairs…but not really interested in that now after trying out the HomePod’s bass. The only caveat is mids: try as I might, I can’t quite tune dialogue properly on my 5.1, which is kind of a huge deal In home theater. I’m tempted to try a stereo pair for that.

Big vs. small: music quality, in order, and each is a significant uptick imo: HomePod 2 > Echo Studio > HomePod mini > echo show > echo dot > older echoes

So if anyone is thinking about replacing based on clarity, this is a great option…however, depth of bass really is bad (but not non-existent).

I have an iPhone with Spotify. My HomePod uses AirPlay to play Spotify from my iPhone on the HomePod, but my wife can never control the music from MY iPhone because it doesn’t recognize my voice. My wife doesn’t have an iPhone, so how I can have the HomePod recognize both our voices for controlling just my iPhone for AirPlay?

Any tips and tricks for me? What do you usually use yours for?

What's a good price for a used pair of HomePod minis? They've only ever sat on a shelf and haven't been used much at all since I decided to switch my home over to Google Hubs. I'm considering $50 each.

Hooked up to an old 50” tv, doesn’t support 4k

Just now I was working, pretty quiet, focused and Siri just goes “uh huh”? The same reaction when you just say “hey Siri” without following up with a question.

It doesn’t happen often but happens enough for me to ask. Every time it does it’s super spooky since it only happens when nobody is talking. Not even tv/radio on.

This is my second HomePod having the same symptom and it's only slightly out of warranty.. I heard that someone tore it apart and disconnected the touch panel, but I don't have the confidence to do such thing.. I don't live in the US so I can't send it to Nic's fix either..

I wonder if this is a common problem among 2nd gen?

Never had this happened before, usually the way it goes is that the image on the tv is ahead of the audio. But this time what I am experiencing is that the sound of the HomePods is ahead about half a second from whatever I am playing in the tv. Has anyone experienced this? How to fix?

One of my cats, deliberately and maliciously, knocked one of my OG HomePods off the shelf, where it dropped about a meter to the floor.

I was surprised he could move something so heavy, but there you go, it’s surprising what a furry little monster can do when he puts his mind to it.

Anyway, I was wondering if people have any recommendations for a good guide to start with for finding out exactly what’s broken?

The symptoms are: nothing happens at all when I plug it in. No lights, no noises, doesn’t come online in the Home app, so I assume it’s just completely failing to power up. Could be as simple as a connector coming loose, but I don’t even know where to start opening it to check.

I have plenty of equipment and experience from iPhone, iPad and (old Intel) iMac repairs, so I’d like to give it a shot myself before looking for a specialist. Just wondering what is considered the best set of guides.

Thanks in advance!

Is there anyone local to me that has picked up a cable from Nic? I've got a HomePod to reset, and if I can use a cable, rather than buying one, that would be cool. :)

Even better, since the person that has said cable probably has already done it before, and I'm not a Mac Person at all...

Anyone else notice their HomePods showing up on your network as Ethernet connected devices instead of Wireless? I find this quite strange. Because of this they don’t seem to connect to the nearest access point in my house. Only the main router in my mesh network. They also show offline frequently when they are in. It’s very weird.

Bought a HomePod mini for 45 USD, was it cheap? It was brand new and sealed HomePod. Guess I was lucky!

Hi everyone,

Can anyone help me or is having the same issue? I can’t connect my homepods to my apple tv and it’s driving me insane. Everything is connected to the same room in my home app but the homepods won’t show up as audio output. I tried resetting a 100times, i even made a new ‘home’ to see if that fixes my problem but nothing. Any suggestions?

Life is stranger than fiction. And to be frank, it hardly surprises me! Case in point: My HomePod. It’s doing things of its own accord. Playing songs while saying things that I totally intend for it to do without me actually doing anything, irregular pausing & playing songs, when asked about its errors, responding with no responses which never happened before. Clearly it has broke the fourth wall, but real world! Whole thing has a Westworld vibe to it!

After many times being on the table and everyone just holding it from the way or the wires being loose and in the way, decided that this is the best place to put it 😆

I have a question that in 18.2 enhance dialogue feature with help of machine learning is introduced so does this feature also works in youtube specifically because youtube doesnot support native apple video player so it does not offer enhance dialogue icon while playing videos on youtube app. So does enhance dialogue works in youtube or it only works in apps which supports native apple video player like hbo max and apple music and podcast apps etc.

In the Home app on MacOS, when I click on a HomePod 2 or HomePod mini, I get an errors saying “Alarms Unavailable” and “Timers Unavailable”, and that indicate that my Mac is not on the same network as my HomePods. 

I am able to stream Apple Music from my Mac to my homepods and I can also read the Humidity levels.

My homepods are at 18.2, not beta. My Mac is at 15.2. This was happening also at 18.1. I only bought the HomePods recently, I don’t recall if I originally had 18.0 or 18.1 on them, but I have been getting this error from the start.

Troubleshooting I have tried:

I have only one network in my house, TP-Link AX55Pro, modem is bridged to it. I have ensured I am on a clean channel (11). I have tried 2 different routers, I have tried 5ghz and 2.4 I have tried turning IPV6 on and off, the router is in the same room as the homepods and Mac, AP isolation is turned off.

I have tried OFDMA and TWT and Smart Connect on and off.

I have used inSSIDer and WifFiExplorer to ensure my routers signal levels and SNR is more than adequate.

I run speedtests 250mbps+, I can stream from my Mac to my AirPods without a problem. I Have rebooted and reset the homepods and routers more times that any human should do in a lifetime.

What could be causing the Mac to not be able to use timers and alarms?

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Since v18, has anyone else noticed just terribly inaccurate responses?

I have been used to saying, "Hey Siri, I don't like this track", then Siri would mark it as unfavourited, skip to the next.

Since 18, it responds telling me that it's found some web results. Useful.

Same request on my phone and laptop results in the existing behaviour though.

Hey all - I have been slowly replacing my (rubbish) Amazon products with HomePod Mini one by one.

Last room is the kitchen, so my question is do I get another mini, or is it worth moving the mini from my living room (where I play music most) and replacing it with a full sized HomePod?

Recently got my first one, totally satisfied