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How to Disable Personal Requests on HomePod

Nov 20, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Disable Personal Requests on HomePod

HomePod is capable of making phone calls, sending messages, creating reminders, and more when your iPhone is nearby. These are called personal requests and it’s a great feature to have. However, it does come at the cost of your privacy, and some people may want to turn off personal requests on their HomePod.

How to Use HomePod with Windows PC and iTunes

Sep 25, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Use HomePod with iTunes on PC

Want to use a HomePod with iTunes for listening to music on your Windows PC? If you don’t have good headphones or a decent speaker system, but have a HomePod instead, you may be excited to know that you can feed the audio from iTunes directly to your HomePod speakers within seconds. You don’t even … Read More

watchOS 8 and tvOS 15 Released for Apple Watch & Apple TV

Sep 22, 2021 - Leave a Comment
Apple Watch and Apple TV software updates

Apple has released watchOS 8 for Apple Watch, alongside tvOS 15 for Apple TV, and HomePodOS 15 for HomePod. The software updates for Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod, arrive alongside the iOS 15 update for iPhone and iPadOS 15 for iPad. watchOS 8 includes new Watch faces, updates to bundled apps like Contacts, Weather, … Read More

How to Stereo Pair HomePod Mini Speakers

Sep 11, 2021 - Leave a Comment
HomePod mini paired speakers

If you have two HomePod speakers and you wish to use them as a stereo pair together, you can easily set that up via the Home app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Stereo pairing HomePod together will create a richer and fuller sound environment, and they can be selected as the audio output for any … Read More

How to Set Up HomePod Multiple User Voice Recognition

Sep 3, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Set Up HomePod Multiple User Voice Recognition

Did you know that Siri on your HomePod is capable of distinguishing between different voices? Although this is a feature that’s not activated by default, it’s something that you can set up within a matter of minutes for HomePod using your iPhone or iPad.

How to Update HomePod Software

Jun 19, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Update HomePod Software

Are you looking to update the software on your HomePod or HomePod mini to the latest version of HomePod OS software? Keeping HomePod updated allows access to new features and functionality, so it’s a good idea to do. Updating a smart speaker may not be a familiar process to many users, but as you’d probably … Read More

How to Restore HomePod Mini with Mac or PC

Jun 18, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Restore HomePod Mini with PC or Mac

Is your HomePod Mini not working? Whether HomePod is not responding at all no matter what you’ve tried, or is apparently bricked, you can try restarting, resetting, or even restoring your HomePod Mini to get it to work.

How to Change HomePod Wi-Fi Network

Jun 13, 2021 - 5 Comments
How to Change HomePod Wi-Fi Network

If you recently purchased a HomePod or HomePod Mini, you may remember how you didn’t have the option to even connect to a Wi-Fi network while setting up the device. Accordingly, you may be surprised to know that the HomePod wi-fi network can in fact be changed, albeit to a limited extent.

How to Change Apple ID Used by HomePod

May 22, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Change Apple ID for HomePod Account

Did you know that you can change the Apple account that’s used by the HomePod to stream content on Apple Music and other podcasts?

How to Reset HomePod and HomePod Mini

Mar 13, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Reset HomePod

Are you facing ongoing issues, problems, or quirks with HomePod? If so, one of the troubleshooting methods would be resetting your device. Fortunately, resetting your HomePod to its default settings can be done in a few seconds using the Home app.

How to Restart HomePod and HomePod Mini

Mar 11, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Restart HomePod and HomePod Mini

Did your HomePod stop responding to your queries all of a sudden? Is Siri not being activated when you press the top of your HomePod? This may be either a glitch or a connectivity issue that can often be easily resolved by just rebooting the device.

How to Change Siri’s Volume on HomePod

Mar 10, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Change Siri’s Volume on HomePod

Are you using the HomePod or HomePod Mini and wondering how to change Siri’s volume? You may have used the volume controls on the HomePod only to realize that it doesn’t affect Siri’s volume at all. Not to worry, we’ll show you how you can change Siri’s speaker volume on HomePod.

How to AirPlay YouTube Audio on HomePod

Mar 9, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to AirPlay YouTube Audio on HomePod

There’s no official YouTube support for the HomePod yet, but did you know that you can still listen to YouTube music videos using your HomePod? This is made possible with the help of AirPlay, a feature that has been around for iPhone and within the Apple ecosystem quite a while.

How to Make Phone Calls with HomePod

Mar 8, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Make Phone Calls with HomePod

Did you know that you can use your HomePod as a speakerphone, and make phone calls from the HomePod or HomePod mini? You can even receive phone calls on HomePod, and find out who is calling too.

How to Disable HomePod Mini Proximity Notifications & Vibrations on iPhone

Mar 6, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Disable HomePod Mini Proximity Notifications & Vibrations on iPhone

If you’ve been using the new HomePod Mini regularly, you may have noticed that your iPhone starts vibrating when it’s nearby and also brings up a pop-up notification. This may not be desired by some users who keep their HomePods on their desks, but it’s really just a handy feature that can be disabled if … Read More

How to Add & Delete a Reminder with HomePod

Mar 5, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Add a Reminder with HomePod

You can easily add and delete reminders for yourself by using HomePod or HomePod Mini. And yes, because HomePod is synced with your other Apple devices, any reminders added (or removed) by HomePod will also go to your iPhone, Mac, iPad, and other devices too.

How to Play Podcasts on HomePod

Mar 4, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Play Podcasts on HomePod

Listening to podcasts from HomePod and HomePod mini is easy and quite enjoyable, so wouldn’t you like to know how to do this? Whether it’s listening to your favorite podcasts or finding new ones, let’s dive in.

How to Change HomePod Language

Mar 3, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Change HomePod Language

Not everyone who purchases a new HomePod or HomePod Mini is a native English speaker. These users may want to use HomePod in a language that they’re more familiar with. Thankfully, changing your HomePod’s language can be done in a jiffy using your other Apple devices like your iPhone or iPad.

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