Apple Confirms HomePod Can Leave White Rings on Wood Surfaces With Oil or Wax Finishes [Updated]

[Gasu E.]

You are totally missing the point here. Our mum taught us to use things under glasses when used on wooden furniture. That is not the case with other things. If you leave a book on that surface it won't leave a mark. Same for other items. So, Homepod doesn't strike people like that kind of product that needs something underneath it and that is the whole issue here. So your picture is a miss and I'm sure you know that by now.

Did your mum teach you how to take care of oil or wax finished furniture? Is this something you buy? Most people who buy high quality furniture make the effort to learn how to maintain it, and take steps to protect it. This issue does not occur with that table you just bought at IKEA.

 

[Jaro65]

Seems like a great opportunity for accessory makers.

Or a new edition of HomePod with wooden base? How about HomePod Woody?

 

[mrzz]

I'm sorry, but asking that Apple issue a warning or they "should have foreseen this" is just ridiculous. What you choose to treat your wood surfaces with is entirely your issue to worry about. Silicone and oil don't play well together.
This is like "Apple needs to let us know that if we set the HomePod on fire and leave it in the house, our house will burn down!"

don't u think they couldn't have expected that in 90% of cases this thing will be resting on some kind of furniture?? this is just a design flaw imo

 

[Virtua4]

#metoo

 

[Gasu E.]

don't u think they couldn't have expected that in 90% of cases this thing will be resting on some kind of furniture?? this is just a design flaw imo

Your numbers are off. This might affect 5-10% of the surfaces the device will be sitting on. And most of the people who own those kind of surfaces are aware they can be marred easily.

 

[fhall1]

Must be Apple employees - at least the ones seeded the early units for testing - can't afford nice wood furniture.

 

[Endorphine88]

don't u think they couldn't have expected that in 90% of cases this thing will be resting on some kind of furniture?? this is just a design flaw imo

No, sorry. I see the reasoning behind it, but if you're treating furniture with oils and then you're putting anything on top of it you need to do your research yourself. Not a design flaw, the bottom of the speaker has to be some form of rubberized, non-slip surface.
Personally, if I was spending thousands on any kind of furniture, I would not place anything directly on top of it that has any type of dye in it.

 

[Mtmspa]

Nonetheless, not something you want to see if it was an expensive piece of furniture or something that can’t easily be removed. But at least Apple releases a statement on the matter, being I could see some unhappy customers with a $350 Product leaving behind residue that may not be able to removed easily.

It is not leaving behind residue.

 

[sracer]

Oh great. Now Amazon, Google, and Sonos will modify THEIR smart speakers so that they leave rings too!

 

[Delgibbons]

#Woodgate

 

[mrzz]

A "real" speaker would be on spikes.....and four small holes!

you have no idea how quality bookshelf speakers look like

Next up: Some HomePod users were unaware their electric consumption would increase after integrating HomePod into their homes.

this is called attention to details what Apple was famous for couple of years ago

 

[technole]

Seems like a great opportunity for accessory makers.

From iPod socks to now HomePod coasters.

 

[artfossil]

From iPod socks to now HomePod coasters.

I am knitting as we speak.

 

[Endorphine88]

I am knitting as we speak.

LOL! I literally almost spit out my tea!

 

[The Game 161]

good job mine is on leather infront of the TV

 

[Delgibbons]

Correct.
And do not forget, Sony's mirrorless cameras, and mobile component lenses. Always top of the line.

This is why Samsung use Sony sensors. In fact most android OEMs use Sony sensors.
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Warning? It's a FEATURE! "Not sure where you used to keep your homepod? Not anymore! Get it in the right spot every time!"
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I like coastergate personally

#woodengate

 

[DeepIn2U]

It's not "damaging wood furniture." It's reacting to oil or wax on the wood that isn't naturally there.

I would've thought the main speaker driver was causing this.

Can anyone with a homepod confirm there is a thick rubber foot on the bottom? If not then I believe the speaker is radiating and causing the ring. Still this is funny though.

Queue the artist that makes a really cool picture with rings on his/her table.

 

[mrzz]

Ah but it it is an issue because it’s Apple. And anything about Apple drives clicks. I guarantee you the anti-Apple crowd in my Twitter feed will be aghast that this ever made it out the door and it would never have happened under Steve Jobs.

you shoud know that people expect a certain product quality from Apple and this quality and attention to the smallest possible details is just gone

 

[Marco Klobas]

Tomorrow I’ll pick up my HomePod. I’ll place an IKEA pot stand under it:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/87077700/

 

[44267547]

It is not leaving behind residue.

False. Actually, residue means a small part of something that remains after the main part is gone/left behind, Which in this case, a white circle. It’s Just you don’t agree the context that the term was used in.

res·i·due

1. a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.

 

[jasonsmith_88]

...I believe the speaker is radiating and causing the ring.

Radiating what exactly? And whatever "it" is, by what scientific process would it cause a ring on the table?

This has nothing to do with the speaker or whatever type of radiation you think the speaker is emitting. It's due to silicon reacting with the oiled surface. MacBook feet have the same effect.

 

[mrzz]

Interesting. WHY are these things leaving marks?

hmm, I thought Apple has really been trying hard to distinct its products from the competition and declare them as "the best on the market you can buy" ..

 

[Juicy Box]

It's not "damaging wood furniture." It's reacting to oil or wax on the wood that isn't naturally there.

A car gets rear ended, and the paint on the rear bumper is scuffed up. The driver at faults says "My car did not damage the plastic bumper, it is just reacting to the to the paint and wax on the plastic that isn't naturally there."

If you're concerned about this, we recommend placing your HomePod on a different surface.

You're placing it wrong!

 

[AppleScruff1]

Pretty sure they knew especially when Apple themselves have wooden furniture at their retail stores. I wonder how they compensated for this flaw.

It's not a flaw, it's a feature.

 

[Sangoma]

I think that Apple wants us to embrace the ring