Works like a charm, just hold your device near it for a split second and it works great
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Apple Releases New Software for HomePod Alongside iOS 13.2 With Handoff, Voice Detection for Different Family Members and Ambient Sounds
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The much awaited and needed update from 12.4 is here. 13.2 now matches with iPadOS and iOS
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That would be nice, but it's not working for me. When I tapped the HomePod on top it recognized it as a simple tap and began playing the last paused music, which is not what was on my iPhone. Holding it near doesn't work either. I will have to experiment.
Does it work in both directions? If I have something playing on my phone, can I send it to the HomePod and vice versa?
Finally Siri is able to tell the difference voices in the family. So hyped! Finally making HomePod more personal. Well done Apple
Open the home app, tap on the home icon in the top left, tap on yourself on a device updated to iOS 13.2. Tap Recognise My Voice. Looks like each person will need to do the same, no different to multiple Apple TV account support.
Definitely needed. I just hope to God it improves the abortion that is Siri. At the moment it truly is a sack of ****.
I completely forgot about this. Hopefully this also fixes the issue with the HomePods not being staying connected to the Apple TV (and not even being usable for output from the WWE Network app).
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If I can use this to somehow prevent music from playing on them between 11pm and 6am, this is a godsend.
...my cats like to hop onto the shelf they're on and as you know, cats are capacitive. I can't count how many times I've been woken up at 3am by death metal.
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If I can use this to somehow prevent music from playing on them between 11pm and 6am, this is a godsend.
...my cats like to hop onto the shelf they're on and as you know, cats are capacitive. I can't count how many times I've been woken up at 3am by death metal.
So... it was working for a bit after 13.2 then it wouldn't play any music so I decided to remove it from account and readd... now light ring keeps circling and wouldn't do anything....
😂 I think we have to wait until they improve her on iOS so our best hope is maybe next year? 😅 although I’ve heard no leaks regarding a focus on Siri
I'm having a hard time getting Handoff to work. I have music playing on my iPhone X and I tap a HomePod. Nothing happens. Is it limited to newer iPhones?
Neither tapping nor holding it near is working for me. Oh well. I will give it time. When my wife updates her phone I'll see what happens. And I've recycled the Transfer to HomePod setting without effect.
Been reading a lot of people having issues with this update bricking their homepods..only showing a white swirling light and nothing happening so dont want to update yet
Works on an Xs so doesn't need the absolute latest, wouldn't have thought it would be limited at all. Just transferred a call rather than music.
I have two HomePods in a stereo pair. I wonder if that feature isn't working with stereo paired HomePods.
it's not listed anywhere in the release notes, I looked.
It's kind of comical at this point that there's no EQ settings. I had a HomePod last winter but had to return it because the bass is so loud that even at low volumes my neighbors complained.
It should work so you tap one and the music transfers from your phone to both HomePods