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HomePod Can Now Alert You If Your Smoke Alarm Goes Off
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I was kind of hoping that my smoke alarm would alert me when my smoke alarm goes off 😞
Just attach a spare Apple Watch to it.
I assume Siri will do what it normally does and go "Hmmm.... I'm thinking about it....." and then finally alert you when your house has burned to a cinder.
i live in a condo, would be great if in addition to alarm recognition, it's able to transcribe and forward along the verbal announcements made during a building-wide alert. if i'm away, it would be good to know if something is a false-alarm or if there's something serious happening
Well, duh, how else would it recognize “hey Siri”.
I think this report shows why that is not necessary. Makers of smoke detectors are reluctant (or maybe forbidden, idk) to have software controls built into their devices. So sound detection from HomePod is a fine solution.
Isn't that the whole point of the smoke alarm? Why does the HomePod have to tell you? Lol. Unless you're out of the house and the HomePod can relay the message to your phone, maybe that would be useful.
Edit: And that's exactly the case, I didn't read at first lol
Edit: And that's exactly the case, I didn't read at first lol
My stupid Homekit compatible FirstAlert OneLink (it's terrible, don't buy) went off last night and never sent me a notification (never has, even though it's set up in its own app as well as the Home app) and my HomePod which is 20 feet away in the same room never alerted me either. I can't seem to find the setting to turn this on, but will try when I can.
or be connected to the alarm and temporarily disable if you tell it to. It only ever goes off when someone is cooking, and it's not even burning anything. At least our new apartment it won't happen unless you forget the fan.
Love this!! Setting it up now. Would be nice to know when its going off and I’m away from home.
Here is the thing. Residential smoke detecters need to be replaced every 10 years per US NFPA fire code. In my home I have 10 smoke/co detectors. I can buy and install a fancy $100 smoke detector at a total cost of $1000 every 10 years or I can buy $10 dumb smokes at a cost of $100 every 10 years The HomePod turns my dumb smokes into smart ones at no additional cost. I have one of the Kidde smoke alerts monitors already, which works well, but was discontinued.
RemoteLync Monitor - Discontinued | Kidde
With the launch of our new smart alarms, we’ve made the decision to discontinue support for the Kidde RemoteLync Monitor, effective October 1, 2023.
Thank you Apple!
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For all you people who burn dinner and set off the smoke alarm good luck 🤣
This is really Apple just shaming bad cooks.
This is really Apple just shaming bad cooks.
That doesn’t mean it’s recording it or sending it to apple. I’d suggest you go do some research on the actual tech before you go spreading fear here
Get alerts for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors from the HomePod user guide.
A hand will come out and smack you like in the cartoons.
From that article:
I'm on the new architecture and this section does not exist.You can turn Sound Recognition on or off in the Home app. Open the Home app on your iPhone or iPad, tap, tap Home Settings, then tap Safety & Security.
A device that can silently and invisibly update its own firmware is not one into which one should put full trust. As for me, count me out.
As for fear? You should fear Apple. You should fear every big tech company, otherwise you're not paying attention at all. They are not your friends and never will be.
Ah, what am I saying? Apple would never, amirite?
Sound Recognition is done through Accessibility Settings.
Settings > Accessibility > Sound Recognition
Here's the Apple support article for Sound Recognition on iPhones:
Settings > Accessibility > Sound Recognition
Here's the Apple support article for Sound Recognition on iPhones:
Recognize sounds using iPhone
iPhone can listen for certain sounds and notify you when it recognizes these sounds.
support.apple.com
Instructions unclear. Set fire to my living room and HomePod ignored smoke detector.
That enables sound recognition on the phone. Where is the setting in the Home app? I’m on the new architecture and it does not appear.
Now if only my homepod could alert my smoke alarm when I'm cooking so it doesn't freak out every time I brown a steak.