Looks like the intercom Option is missing some of the features originally on the beta. Like no intercom button in HomeKit and doesn’t look like it is sending to the phone yet.
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Apple Releases 14.1 Software for HomePod With Intercom and HomePod Mini Support
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Unrelated, and if my estimation is correct, will eventually replace Walkie Talkie. The amount of time spent trying to get Walkie Talkie to work each time I want to use it has negated its usefulness, and seems destined to be replaced by more passive audio message.
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iOS 14.2 has the Intercom features. 14.1 is what was released today. HomePod has initial Intercom support in 14.1.
I am really confused by the Atmos support being offered on the original Homepod. Do I need 13 Homepods or can it work with existing speakers? All the reviews claim it works with 5.1 and 7.1 audio... but that's not Atmos content. If it is simulated Atmos than why is it limited to the expensive model. You just need to tell the Apple TV how far apart the speakers are.
Are they actually all in practical use or is this just because you like testing everything? I have Sonos Beam/One(s) and a Sonos Move, and handful of Echo Dots, and I'm thinking about getting some HomePod Mini to replace the Echos but I'm concerned how to make it not confusing for the household.
Intercom doesn't seem to do much. Its certainly not there for the phone so as said it must be in 14.2.
I have two homepods stereo linked in my living room and I issued the "Hey Siri, Intercom" command. It said to go ahead and when i said Hello, one of the homepods replied saying "You don't have any homepods in any other room" so its not working for the phone as yet.
I have two homepods stereo linked in my living room and I issued the "Hey Siri, Intercom" command. It said to go ahead and when i said Hello, one of the homepods replied saying "You don't have any homepods in any other room" so its not working for the phone as yet.
I'm not sure why the confusion?
Intercom for iOS is in 14.2 beta. It is not in 14.1. Intercom for HomePod (at least initial support between HomePods) is in HomePod update 14.1.
One thing that I really appreciate about Apple of late is how long a product gets treated as "new." I know the bad side of this is that a product has a long life cycle and we all want the newest, latest, greatest, sooner... but the good side is that my new thing that is years old still feels like new. I love the support my old HomePod is getting!
It sucks that I can’t ask Siri via HomePod to play on all my “AirPlay 2” enabled Sonos speakers. You have to manually enable via control center or the airplay button then you can give Siri request that will then play on all the speakers. Seems like walled garden BS to me.
My guess is the Home Theater update will come from the Apple TV/tvOS update, hopefully soon
Not a big deal either way but do we know for sure it’s not just taking time to roll out on iOS 14.1? Apple Insider just did an intercom how-to and said “Intercom requires iOS 14.1, and the new HomePod 14.1 update, or newer.”
How to setup and use Intercom on iPhone, Apple Watch, and HomePod | AppleInsider
Announced during its "Hi, Speed" event, Apple showed off a new feature for iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, HomePod, and HomePod mini called Intercom that allows you to easily communicate with your family. Here is how to set it up and how to use it.
Do't know on third party, maybe as we are always told no one owns HomePods so there is no third party interest? Bluetooth is crap compared to Airplay, why would you?
so funny, and yet so untrue. enough with false narratives already. If you are really having that as an issue, then maybe it is a network issue or something. There is literally no latency issue at all with the HomePods. I have a pair set up as a stereo speaker and connected to an appleTV, use both the internal speaker and the stereo pair, sounds phenomenal (there is a tuning program on the Apple TV BTW). I admit that a relative has an LG that sounds echo if you turn on some of the audio processing on the LG (but you would kind of expect that as it is not output to the HomePods)
I'm on the bigSur developer beta, nothing yet, intercoms between HomePods is cool.
really? did you set it up? Appletv has a tv lag setting under audio (I think) runs a series of sounds through your phone and adjust the latency for the TV speakers (of course don't expect to run TV sound processing - the output is not hooked up to the HomePods and that could be your issues, but that is not the HomePods)