{"id":85552,"date":"2025-02-13T10:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-apples-new-homepod-speaker-macs-tech-notes\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:07:42","slug":"10-things-you-need-to-know-about-apples-new-homepod-speaker-macs-tech-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=85552","title":{"rendered":"10 Things You Need to Know about Apple\u2019s New HomePod Speaker ~ Mac&#8217;s Tech Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Georgia, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; outline: 0px; padding: 30px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; widows: 2;\">\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">After months of anticipation, Apple\u2019s new HomePod smart speaker finally shipped in mid-February. Reviews of its audio quality have been positive, and for the most part, it works both as advertised and as you\u2019d expect. However, there were some surprises, most good but some bad. Whether you have a HomePod on your credenza (which may be a bad spot for it!) or you\u2019re still deciding if you want to buy one, here are ten things you should know:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: inside; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 23px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Furniture rings.\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Let\u2019s get this one out of the way. The HomePod can leave rings on oil-finished wood furniture because\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT208435\" style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">the silicone base can react with certain wooden surfaces<\/a><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">. That has to be embarrassing for a company that prides itself on materials expertise like Apple. The solution is easy\u2014just put something under it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Single user.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0Anyone in the room can give Siri commands, but when it comes to account-based connections, the HomePod is a single-user device. So if you set it up, which is astonishingly easy, it will connect to your Apple Music account, your iMessage account, your iCloud account for Reminders, and so on. That\u2019s fine for you, but your family members won\u2019t be able to access their Apple Music playlists, for instance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Speakerphone.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0The HomePod may be the best speakerphone you\u2019ve ever used. Alas, you can\u2019t initiate a call on it, but once you start one on your iPhone, you can transfer the call by tapping the new Audio button that replaced the Speaker button in iOS 11.2.5 and selecting the HomePod.<\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\/><\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\/><\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5812 alignnone\" data-attachment-id=\"5812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HomePod-Speakerphone\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone-962x1024.png\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone-282x300.png\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone.png\" data-orig-size=\"1878,1998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-apples-new-homepod-speaker\/homepod-speakerphone\/\" height=\"521\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone-962x1024.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone-962x1024.png 962w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone-768x817.png 768w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Speakerphone-1080x1149.png 1080w\" style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"490\"\/>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Apple Music.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0The HomePod can act as an AirPlay speaker, and can thus play audio from your other Apple devices. But when you control it via Siri, the music must come from Apple Music, your iTunes Store purchases, or be matched in your iCloud Music Library. To send Mac audio from apps other than iTunes to the HomePod, get Rogue Amoeba\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rogueamoeba.com\/airfoil\/\" style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Airfoil<\/a><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Audio power.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0It may be small, but the HomePod has plenty of power. At 6 feet, we measured the sound output at 100% volume at 80 decibels, which is louder than is comfortable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Volume control.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0Speaking of volume, you control it by percentages, as in \u201cHey Siri, set the volume to 15 percent.\u201d You can also tap the + and \u2013 buttons on the top of the HomePod to adjust the volume in 5% increments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Electrical usage.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0The HomePod may be turned on all the time\u2014it has no power switch\u2014but it uses very little electricity. In our testing, it used 2.5 to 3 watts when it was idle but has been used recently, and 4 to 7 watts when playing. Leave it alone in a quiet room for a while, and its power usage drops to 0 watts with just an occasional 1.5-watt spike.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Good listener.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0The HomePod hears your commands remarkably well, even when it\u2019s playing music at a high volume. You shouldn\u2019t have to shout at it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Hey Siri.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0If you\u2019re within earshot of a HomePod and want to give Siri a command on your iPhone or Apple Watch, don\u2019t say \u201cHey Siri\u201d right away. Instead, to use your iPhone, unlock it first. Or, to use your Apple Watch, raise your wrist. Apple has\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT208472\" style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">an explanation of how Hey Siri works with multiple devices<\/a><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Apple TV.<\/b><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0You can play audio from your Apple TV through your HomePod. On the main screen of the Apple TV, press and hold the Play\/Pause button on the Siri Remote, and then select the HomePod before playing a show. Or, while playing video, swipe down on the Siri Remote, swipe right to select Audio, and then select your HomePod in the Speaker list.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\/><\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\/><\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5813 alignnone\" data-attachment-id=\"5813\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HomePod-Apple-TV\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV-1024x912.png\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV-300x267.png\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV.png\" data-orig-size=\"1468,1308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-apples-new-homepod-speaker\/homepod-apple-tv\/\" height=\"476\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV-1024x912.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV-1024x912.png 1024w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV-768x684.png 768w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV-1080x962.png 1080w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HomePod-Apple-TV.png 1468w\" style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"534\"\/><\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\/><\/span><span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Once you\u2019ve transferred audio to the HomePod, you can use Hey Siri commands to pause and play the Apple TV content, change volume, and even rewind and fast-forward by a certain amount of time (\u201cHey Siri, rewind 10 seconds\u201d). However, other things that Siri on the Apple TV can do, like tell you who stars in a movie, work only when you press and hold the Siri button on the Siri Remote.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Much as the HomePod works well right now, it will improve in the coming year. Apple plans to release software updates that will enable two HomePods in the same room to provide true stereo sound, and that will let you control multiple HomePods simultaneously for multi-room audio.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of anticipation, Apple\u2019s new HomePod smart speaker finally shipped in mid-February. Reviews of its audio quality have been positive, and for the most part, it works both as advertised and as you\u2019d expect. 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