Like many, really disappointed with HomePod 2. I bought two - one for my bedroom and one for the kitchen. I’m unplugging both of them and going back to my Google Nest speakers.
There’s nothing wrong with the sound quality - the sound is amazing. Siri, however, is next to useless. I can deal with Siri on my iPhone, that’s fine, but it’s just too frustrating and lacking basic smarts on HomePod.
I’ve searched high and low and can’t find a way to adjust the volume for Siri’s voice, timers, and alarms. Won’t let you just gradually wake up, it’s full blast if it’s set to “tone”. Seems like a glaring oversight on Apple’s part. That should be really basic functionality.
I don’t know why Apple can’t get this right (?!). I knew what I was getting into when I bought these. I wanted that sound quality and thought I could deal with the lack of features & functionality compared to my Google Nest. Nope….
No Siri support for Spotify (I know, they are competitors, but I thought I’d be ok with it) … no Siri support for Sirius XM either! That one I don’t understand and it’s a deal breaker. Yeah, i know you can AirPlay to the speakers but hands free command is a lot easier.
Forget it, back to Google Nest speakers. 99% of the time, I feel you get what you pay for when you buy Apple products. I can’t say that for HomePod. Horrible value for what you get - or DON’T get.
There’s nothing wrong with the sound quality - the sound is amazing. Siri, however, is next to useless. I can deal with Siri on my iPhone, that’s fine, but it’s just too frustrating and lacking basic smarts on HomePod.
I’ve searched high and low and can’t find a way to adjust the volume for Siri’s voice, timers, and alarms. Won’t let you just gradually wake up, it’s full blast if it’s set to “tone”. Seems like a glaring oversight on Apple’s part. That should be really basic functionality.
I don’t know why Apple can’t get this right (?!). I knew what I was getting into when I bought these. I wanted that sound quality and thought I could deal with the lack of features & functionality compared to my Google Nest. Nope….
No Siri support for Spotify (I know, they are competitors, but I thought I’d be ok with it) … no Siri support for Sirius XM either! That one I don’t understand and it’s a deal breaker. Yeah, i know you can AirPlay to the speakers but hands free command is a lot easier.
Forget it, back to Google Nest speakers. 99% of the time, I feel you get what you pay for when you buy Apple products. I can’t say that for HomePod. Horrible value for what you get - or DON’T get.
