HomePod Zoom with Homepod

[anjanesh]

I bought a Homepod today on the assumption that I could connect to my mother's iPhone XR for our Yoga sessions via Zoom.
I thought Homepod would act as an external speaker like it's done with other normal speakers.

I setup the Homepod via Home section on the iPhone and it got setup after a few minutes.

When I say Siri, play some music, it picks a random song from the Apple library and plays. But how do I get it to play a YouTube song playing on the iPhone ? The sound was coming from the iPhone and not the Homepod.

1. So how do I connect the iPhone's audio to the Homepod ?
2. Can I get zoom's audio from the Homepod ?

 

[benshive]

I bought a Homepod today on the assumption that I could connect to my mother's iPhone XR for our Yoga sessions via Zoom.
I thought Homepod would act as an external speaker like it's done with other normal speakers.

I setup the Homepod via Home section on the iPhone and it got setup after a few minutes.

When I say Siri, play some music, it picks a random song from the Apple library and plays. But how do I get it to play a YouTube song playing on the iPhone ? The sound was coming from the iPhone and not the Homepod.

1. So how do I connect the iPhone's audio to the Homepod ?
2. Can I get zoom's audio from the Homepod ?

You should be able to select the HomePod as the output device in control center.

 

[dotme]

iPhone can send audio to Homepod via Airplay2. Can't answer the question about Zoom, but if you both have iOS devices, perhaps Facetime would be a better option there...

 

[Five_Oh]

Another way to transfer whatever is playing on your phone is to hold it close to the HomePod.

 

[anjanesh]

You should be able to select the HomePod as the output device in control center.
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Where do I get this screen ? I did "swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen" but I don't see this screen as above - iPhone XR.

 

[Five_Oh]

Where do I get this screen ? I did "swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen" but I don't see this screen as above - iPhone XR.

Once in control center, tap the icon in the corner.

 

[anjanesh]

Oh thanks - that's a really small icon. I'm now able to listen to other sources from the iPhone on my Homepod. I am yet to try zoom but I assume it'll work.

 

[pdfowler]

Zoom blocks audio from being sent over Airplay. Unless they decide to address this, your best bet may be using the “dial in” phone number linked to the meeting, and then transferring your phone audio to the HomePod.

 

[anjanesh]

Zoom does work with Homepod (Airplay). But after sometime, sometimes, the Homepod gets disconnected. I am not sure if it's the WiFi or the AirPlay.

 

[rickatk]

Home pod minis work fine with Apple Music, YouTub but no joy with Zoom. There is a two second delay.

 

[anjanesh]

Home pod minis work fine with Apple Music, YouTub but no joy with Zoom. There is a two second delay.

Yes, I too notice delay in Zoom - I hope they fix that in the next update.