HomePod HomePod as Speaker and Mic on Citrix Mac

[m11rphy]

Hi All, currently working from home using my iMac and remote into my work PC via Citrix. Currently I can use the iMacs built in speaks and Mic but I was hoping I could use my apple HomePod. Has anyone tried this and been able to get it working?

 

[waw74]

there's no way to access the HomePod's mic from the Mac.

You can send the audio from the Mac, and use the speakers in the HomePod, But you'd still need to use the mac's mic, or an external mic connected to the Mac, either via cable or bluetooth.

 

[hieromonk]

Hi All, currently working from home using my iMac and remote into my work PC via Citrix. Currently I can use the iMacs built in speaks and Mic but I was hoping I could use my apple HomePod. Has anyone tried this and been able to get it working?

Great news for macOS users
Two HomePod can finally be identified as stereo on macOS !!


For HomePod users, macOS Big Sur 11.3 brings support for HomePod Stereo pairs, allowing a set of paired HomePods to be set as the default sound output option, with the two HomePods showing up as a single selectable speaker rather than separate as in prior versions of macOS.

 

[waw74]

Great news for macOS users
Two HomePod can finally be identified as stereo on macOS !!


For HomePod users, macOS Big Sur 11.3 brings support for HomePod Stereo pairs, allowing a set of paired HomePods to be set as the default sound output option, with the two HomePods showing up as a single selectable speaker rather than separate as in prior versions of macOS.

still doesn't change the fact that the microphone won't work

and I'm not sure how much being able to hear his co-workers munch on chips in stereo because they forgot to mute their mics is going to help.