Exactly! Sonos gives me a Treble and a Bass slider, and that's all I need. It's not hard.
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Apple Releases New HomePod 15 Software With Siri Playback Support, HomePod Mini Stereo Pairs, and More
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I sent this feedback suggestion 14 times over the years, nicely first, slamming them for not being able to compete with a $50 Alexa speaker later.. Lol
I’d like to think they implemented it because they were sick of me 😂😂
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lol, I will know if they listened to me if they ever implement volume limitation (not headphone) on the iPad. Seems anyone with a child would plead for that…
Wow! I played ‘God Breathed’ off Donda and the difference between the reduce bass toggle being switched on/off is night and day. Can actually bump these 3 fellas in my 600 sq foot apartment now. Easy to test too, can toggle it on & off while playing music seamlessly. Auto-Siri volume seems to be working too. By far my favorite iOS 15 features. 👏👏
After testing it more I wanna say they raised the bass back up from when I think they reduced it overall in 14.6 or 7. Without the toggle on it’s even more bass-y imo. Hell yeah. Only thing that could make this better obviously is to add sliders.
After testing it more I wanna say they raised the bass back up from when I think they reduced it overall in 14.6 or 7. Without the toggle on it’s even more bass-y imo. Hell yeah. Only thing that could make this better obviously is to add sliders.
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I have tried everything to get the REDUCE BASS slider to show up and i am unable to.
Both my Homepods were updated without any issue thru the Home app on my iPhone.
It shows that Home Pod Version 15 is installed - even says RECENTLY UPDATED
Tried restarting my iPhone, tried to access the settings from the Home app on my Macbook Pro, tried restarting the Homepods, even called Apple support - still no resolution.
Out of all the features this would help me the most as i have two Homepods in a tiny office
No, it's working if you have HomePods as default speakers. Just not standalone.
They wont need to as every HomePod will have succumbed to the fart of death well before then…
Hmm interesting, i'm not sure on that. Make sure your homekit hub (mine is my iPad) is updated to iOS 15 as well. Only thing I can think of. I used my iPad Pro updated to iOS 15 to use the new bass toggle.
edit: hmmm the toggle is actually showing up on my iOS 15 iPhone Home app as well. Not sure why it's not showing up for you.
Will this fix my useless HomePod that lasts about 10 minutes before making a loud noise and rebooting that Apple refuses to see as a recall issue?
I have always had problems getting my Apple TV to properly sync as a source through my current traditional soundbar/sub-woofer setup each time I turn everything on. For those of you who are using a pair of Home Pod Minis as your TV speakers instead, how do you feel about the quality of the sound? (The sound through my current system is fine, but I'm thinking of dumping the soundbar because of the syncing problem.)
Alongside iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8, Apple today released new software that's designed for the HomePod and the HomePod mini.
The HomePod 15 software update introduces several new features that are designed to work in tandem with tvOS and iOS. HomePod software is installed automatically on the HomePod unless the feature is disabled, but the HomePod can also be manually updated in the Home app by following the instructions in our HomePod update how to.
Article Link: Apple Releases New HomePod 15 Software With Siri Playback Support, HomePod Mini Stereo Pairs, and More
When I first bought my HomePod shortly after launch it was able to control Siri volume separately from media volume. When I would say “Hey Siri raise/lower *the* volume” vs “Hey Siri raise/lower *your* volume” the music volume would decrease while Siri’s remained the same or vice versa. I preferred this because it didn’t give a booming response late at night after stopping music without lowering the volume.
After the initial update the famous room shaking bass was reduced and this functionality disappeared.
As for needing the iPhone as “the brain” pssh! that’s some response. You should’ve ask them “then what’s the point of the A6 processor built-in?”
Lower bass is welcome. Trying a HomePod Mini as a replacement bed side radio and the deep base is uncomfortable.
Hope this fixes sync of Homepod Mini with Apple TV while using Infuse or Plex app. I've been having trouble getting these apps to use the homepod mini as the main speaker while Netflix works fine.
I've also tried to use Apple tv as mirror for my laptop but when I try to use the homepods as the speaker, it will disconnect the display.
Homepod minis have been really buggy last few months with my Apple TV.
I've also tried to use Apple tv as mirror for my laptop but when I try to use the homepods as the speaker, it will disconnect the display.
Homepod minis have been really buggy last few months with my Apple TV.
Don’t laugh at my question, but what does OG stand for? I tried googling it and I find things like original gangster. Thanks.
^ it means original gangster like you found. Some people use it simply to mean “original”.
9PM PST here and still no luck getting the update. Home app shows both on 14.7 with no update available. Didn’t have any problem updating iPhone, iPad, watch, or Apple TV earlier today. The HomePod experience with stereo pair needs an improvement to show the version without needing to unpair them to see.
9PM PST here and still no luck getting the update. Home app shows both on 14.7 with no update available. Didn’t have any problem updating iPhone, iPad, watch, or Apple TV earlier today. The HomePod experience with stereo pair needs an improvement to show the version without needing to unpair them to see.
Automatic volume for Siri doesn't work. Tried 4 reboots and tried to turn the function off and back on. Not working. No matter how quiet or loud you ask a question, the volume stays the same.
I am not surprised though.
I am not surprised though.
So I unpaired my HomePods and removed the previous profile for OS14 and then got the update
I'm starting to have this issue now after updating to HoS 15. Ugh I'm trying to like the HomePods but apple is not doing well.
Is there a way to disable this feature? If I airplay music from my Mac to my (classic) HomePods, I don’t want my iPhone and Watch to pick this up as “currently playing.”