HomePod HomePod picking up Siri commands meant for watch

[sdsvtdriver]

I find myself frustrated at times when I ask my watch to open the garage door or send a message to someone, but instead of the watch processing the command, the HomePod across the room does and fails due to the device being secure or the HomePod not being set up to be a personal device.

I assume this is still a growing pain with the HomePod and Apple needs to better tune "Hey Siri", but just wanted to ensure there wasn't a setting or something I was missing that could help with these situations. I'm glad HomePod can hear me far away, but if I raise my wrist to activate my watch, it should take priority with the Siri commands.

Perhaps that's why with the new WatchOS, "Hey Siri" isn't needed for the watch - just lift to wake and speak.

 

[Sciomar]

I believe the HomePod takes over as the primary “Hey Siri” device if you’re near it.

 

[burgman]

Look up Iphonedo on YouTube, he posted a Hilarious YouTube review of 2018 MacBook Pro using Siri in an Apple household.

 

[Endorphine88]

I find myself frustrated at times when I ask my watch to open the garage door or send a message to someone, but instead of the watch processing the command, the HomePod across the room does and fails due to the device being secure or the HomePod not being set up to be a personal device.

I assume this is still a growing pain with the HomePod and Apple needs to better tune "Hey Siri", but just wanted to ensure there wasn't a setting or something I was missing that could help with these situations. I'm glad HomePod can hear me far away, but if I raise my wrist to activate my watch, it should take priority with the Siri commands.

Perhaps that's why with the new WatchOS, "Hey Siri" isn't needed for the watch - just lift to wake and speak.

The "issue" is that the HomePod is much much better at hearing you - it's microphone array will pick up the command way better than the watch. The only way to solve this at the moment is to manually trigger the device you want to use (hold down the crown on the watch).
Are you not able to set up the HomePod to open the garage door? I'm confused about that part...

 

[FierceCorgi]

I believe that is a security restriction of some kind - Siri can make things more secure (lock the door) but not less secure (unlock) so that someone can't break into your home by just yelling sufficiently loudly at Siri to let them in.

 

[ersan191]

The good news is that watchOS 5 will have Siri raise to speak, so you won’t have to say “hey siri” any more and you can differentiate the two.

 

[MyAppleWorld]

Mine works fine

If i raise watch and say ‘hey siri’, the watch a HomePod both light up. However, as soon as i continue talking to the watch, the speaker stops listening.

It also works if i say it in 1 command e.g. hey Siri set timer.... but it works more reliable if i pause and wait for the watch to light up.

My home pod is registered to another person in the house but I’m a member of the HomeKit