oh yeah, i get that too. and any time i queue an album to play next while i’m already playing music, the time continues but it doesn’t play any audio when the album starts until i restart the track.
Name an actual use case for this. I don’t see why anyone would prefer to look at a stationary 7” screen attached to a HomePod, and what they would actually be viewing.
Everybody wants to "fix Siri". It's like she's a feral cat or something!
Although your statement is correct, and although no one knows how much (if at all) Amazon is spying on Alexa’s users, 99% of people care more about faster response than the possibility that Amazon is listening in and using their private data without permission.
I think MR accidentally pulled this article from the news pile to be tapped in 22 days from today … at the least, that HomePod would have to become wireless
Apple will release a redesigned HomePod with a 7-inch display in the first half of 2024, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
In a brief post on Medium, Kuo wrote that the next-generation HomePod's display could facilitate deeper integration with Apple's other hardware products.
Tianma apparently will be a beneficiary of Apple's "revamped smart home strategy," becoming the sole supplier of the redesigned HomePod's display. If its participation in manufacturing the new HomePod goes well, Tianma may be entrusted to supply iPad panels in the future.
In 2021, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was first to suggest that Apple is working on new HomePod models with displays and cameras. He has also reported that Apple is working on multi-touch functionality for the HomePod. In the long term, Apple is believed to be rethinking its smart home strategy and is reportedly working on a combined Apple TV and HomePod device, as well as a HomePod with a screen mounted on a robotic arm. The HomePod already runs a variant of tvOS, but there are some indications that Apple is working on a new "homeOS" platform.
Article Link: Kuo: Apple to Launch Redesigned HomePod With 7-Inch Display in 2024
Indeed. Looks like someone just took the existing HomePod mini, stretched it, and superimposed a FaceTime call.
I use my echo as a picture frame. I have like 40k photos in an amazon album that it rotates through. I'd rather use an Apple Photos album but I can't because Apple.
While it is possible to play music from your Mac library on the HomePod using AirPlay, it is not possible to ask Siri to play music from that Mac library. Unfortunately Siri can only play music you bought via iTunes or Apple Music.
Exactly. I feel like that "magic" that Apple surprised and delighted us with years ago has taken a backseat in favour of lifestyle products that make quick cash. They no longer go all the way, many of their products never reach their full potential, or it takes a couple of revisions until they do.
