iOS 13 Siri Live Radio Feature Already Working for Some HomePod and iPhone Users in Germany

[MNWildFan]

Working for me too, but it seems to be hit or miss depending on where the station is being sourced from. A majority of the stations in my area (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) are on iHeart, so those all work fine. Recently tested it out with one of the stations in the area (KTCZ/Cities 97.1) and it worked like a charm! Radio.com stations (for the most part) are working too. The only ones I seem to be having trouble with are the TuneIn ones so far.

 

[iamdmann]

Radio X (UK) has been working for a couple months on HomePod.

 

[BSben]

early this afternoon BBC Radio worked for me on my iPhone (iOS13), but this evening the BBC channels seem to have gone

 

[johnyslats]

early this afternoon BBC Radio worked for me on my iPhone (iOS13), but this evening the BBC channels seem to have gone

Same. Actually been working for two weeks since dev beta 2 dropped. Had gone under the radar but perhaps Apple/BBC not keen for this to go public at the minute

 

[raghu8912]

I would like this on my iPhone natively. If the iPod could do it would love my phone too.. Surely with all the antennas in there it can pick up radio. Just saying, even in emergencies it would be useful, instead of relying on an app and data.

Surely with all the antennas in there it can pick up radio.
I don't think it works that way, antennas are different, Bluetooth, WiFi, Cell, all have different antennas, each frequency has its own antenna again, there might be around 15-20 antennas in phone.

 

[skipcooney]

Working in Connecticut on both HomePods and iPhone.

What radio stations in Connecticut?
My HomePod will not play my local Connecticut NPR station, WNPR. It will play WNYC, New York public radio.This is not a new feature.

 

[ErikGrim]

Also working in Australia. I said “play radio station KIIS 1011”

It has been working in Australia since at least January. I asked them to "Play Triple J" for Hottest 100 and to my surprise it just worked.

 

[insomniac86]

It has been working in Australia since at least January. I asked them to "Play Triple J" for Hottest 100 and to my surprise it just worked.

Triple J has worked with Siri for a few years now. I think that's something they partnered with?

 

[ascender]

Is there a list anywhere of which stations this will work with because I gave up trying different combinations to try and get some playing on my HomePod.

 

[podycust]

on macOS Siri says it going play the radio station in iTunes but doesn't! Tho if you've already played one iOS you can play it from the for you section in iTunes

 

[jcshas]

Working for me too, but it seems to be hit or miss depending on where the station is being sourced from. A majority of the stations in my area (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) are on iHeart, so those all work fine. Recently tested it out with one of the stations in the area (KTCZ/Cities 97.1) and it worked like a charm! Radio.com stations (for the most part) are working too. The only ones I seem to be having trouble with are the TuneIn ones so far.

I live in Minneapolis too. Have you had any luck getting 89.3 the current or 99.5 Classical MPR to work? The only MPR station working for me is MPR news.

 

[lowkey]

I’ve had my HomePod for a few months. It used to play ABC Radio National when I said to Siri “hey Siri, play Radio National”.
Now the last week or so Siri has decided to respond with “making radio station based on the Nationals” and now just plays a station it’s invented with music from a band called the National.

WTF Siri? I want to smash this thing with a sledgehammer :lol:

Anyone in Australia having the same issue?

Triple J still works fine.

Edit- after about an hour Siri now gets it going by saying “say Siri, play RN”. Though it’s often says “now playing R’n’B”. God Siri is infuriating when it doesn’t work :lol:

Triple J has worked with Siri for a few years now. I think that's something they partnered with?

 

[Miedoz]

Also working in Saudi Arabia

 

[sharkomaco]

I would like this on my iPhone natively. If the iPod could do it would love my phone too.. Surely with all the antennas in there it can pick up radio. Just saying, even in emergencies it would be useful, instead of relying on an app and data.

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