I just received my AppleCare proof of coverage email. It includes the serial number to my HomePod.
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Still waiting on my pickup email too. Expect to get it early tomorrow if not tonight
Just hit 9am in Eastern Australia. Stores have just opened
Anyone knows if they will be available at Apple Stores tomorrow? (without in-store pickup preorders)
Looks like there will additional store stock made available to those who didn’t previously reserve when the option was still available...
[doublepost=1518129884][/doublepost]Just got my pickup email for Leeds!
My order on apple says "shipped" and in the status it says "shipment in transit".
When I check on UPS site the status is "order processed:ready for ups" so the shipment hasn't arrived yet to their facility...
Should I be worry?
it needs to arrive to Oregon
When I check on UPS site the status is "order processed:ready for ups" so the shipment hasn't arrived yet to their facility...
Should I be worry?
it needs to arrive to Oregon
Annoyed how the delivery went from departuring TN (02/06) to now departuring KY (02/08). I hope it gets to South Texas tomorrow. I'm leaving out of town Saturday morning and want it with me.
My package shows it arrived in San Antonio 20 minutes ago. An hour to travel from Louisville to San Antonio!? 
Well I decided to use UPS MyChoice to pick up my HomePod at the customer center and my delivery day has now slipped to the 12th. Ironic considering I did the exact same thing for my iPhone X and it didn’t change a thing.
And of course now I can’t change it back. Thanks UPS for having a system that doesn’t tell you about a change in a date until AFTER you click submit.
And of course now I can’t change it back. Thanks UPS for having a system that doesn’t tell you about a change in a date until AFTER you click submit.
Probably not..I live in GA and my order showed that it was picked up in Nashville, TN on the 6th...funny thing is that it is now in Louisville, KY...going the wrong way. Must be a hub thing.
My Homepod has arrived, its bigger than I expected, quite soft and squidgy to touch not what I was expecting.
Setup took a mere minute or two, and now its happily playing away.
Sound quality for me is on a par with the Sonos Play 5, if not a little better. You do notice on some tracks that lack of mid range, but that little woofer packs a punch which more than makes up for the lacking mid.
All in all from the short time it's been playing, it's very nice. I'm more impressed with this than the first time I got a Sonos Play 1.
Two of these in stereo I think will sound very impressive, so I'm ordering a 2nd one asap.
Setup took a mere minute or two, and now its happily playing away.
Sound quality for me is on a par with the Sonos Play 5, if not a little better. You do notice on some tracks that lack of mid range, but that little woofer packs a punch which more than makes up for the lacking mid.
All in all from the short time it's been playing, it's very nice. I'm more impressed with this than the first time I got a Sonos Play 1.
Two of these in stereo I think will sound very impressive, so I'm ordering a 2nd one asap.
FYI UK - I received my pickup email from Apple Stote for Covent Garden
Good to hear (no pun intended). Mine isn't even out for delivery yet but I'm expecting it to arrive late morning. If it sounds anywhere near as good as people are saying I will probably order a second one sooner rather than later. I'm worried it might slip to a six week wait like we had with the AirPods.
Mine arrives in the next hour or so. Working at home this morning and some chores to sort out this afternoon so won’t get a chance to plug it in until later today
Home from my Leeds pickup. Playing 'The Hills' by The Weeknd. Desk shaking!!!
Was about to post the same thing. I live in the UK, but daughter in the US, in Atlanta, Georgia. For the original Apple Watch launch I was over there and she had ordered me one. I stalked the UPS tracking and it went all over the southern states - it was even logged as being in Kentucky 2 hours before i got it
I'm in the UK and mine has just arrived.
Works ok as an Apple TV speaker, just watching Grand Tour using it now.
Works ok as an Apple TV speaker, just watching Grand Tour using it now.
I'm in the UK and mine has just arrived.
Works ok as an Apple TV speaker, just watching Grand Tour using it now.
Good to hear. I use Airplay speakers at the moment for the Apple TV in the kitchen and also the lounge (where the HP will live), and although I didn't doubt it, I'm looking forward to hearing the quality over my 10 year old soundbar connected to a Raspberry Pi airplay device!
That wasn't you next to me at the table this morning at 9am was it?
Been busy with work emails so far to set it up... but ready to crack-on now!
[Edit: Oof! Wasn't expecting that low bass on startup... Nice!]
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Mine has arrived - UK. Just set it up but there is an challenge as I thought there might be.
Siri always defaults to the HomePod but obviously because it doesn’t have a screen I can’t view my driveway camera so if I say hey Siri check the driveway camera the HomePod says it can’t check cameras from here so I have to manually go to my iPhone or iPad to check.
It’s a shame that it can’t transfer the command to my phone or iPad for things it can’t do.
The workaround is to pick up my phone and speak very quietly to it so that the HomePod can’t see The workaround is to pick up my phone speak very quietly to it so that the HomePod can’t hear it and then I can view my camera it and then I can view my camera
Siri always defaults to the HomePod but obviously because it doesn’t have a screen I can’t view my driveway camera so if I say hey Siri check the driveway camera the HomePod says it can’t check cameras from here so I have to manually go to my iPhone or iPad to check.
It’s a shame that it can’t transfer the command to my phone or iPad for things it can’t do.
The workaround is to pick up my phone and speak very quietly to it so that the HomePod can’t see The workaround is to pick up my phone speak very quietly to it so that the HomePod can’t hear it and then I can view my camera it and then I can view my camera
Haha - our paths probably did cross. Got there just before doors opening and picked up near the white HomePod demo unit at the front of the store