Apple HomePod

If not less, you can get a more expensive one, but that's going to be dramatically more compatible with way more smart home stuff to start so it's not...

With the homepod minis, you can control your lights, switches, plugs cameras and more other thing. You have to keep in mind, is devices, do have to be...

In conclusion, homepod is a weird product. It's 349 bucks right now, which means you can compare it to other smart speakers like google, home or amazo...

You should get a Home Pod., It sounds really really good., But if you use Spotify, you should get something else

I can't have Siri understand that both "Hey Siri, close shades" and "Hey Siri, close blinds" mean the same thing. * The split volume control for Siri's voice vs. media doesn't work for me. "Hey Siri, lower voice volume to 50%" results in all media playback lowering by 50%. * If you have a scene that sets a HomePod to "pause" or "stop playing" and the HomePod is already stopped, it will fail with "selected media not found.".

We're also irritated at how the HomePod doesn't play well with others. The lack of Bluetooth input, aux input, or support for more music services feels to us more like a marketing move to lock you out of non-Apple music sources than a consumer-friendly, quality-oriented choice. The HomePod feels unfinished, but we wouldn't count Apple out

I have a smart button that controls a scene to pause music in my office and set an LED light outside my office to red, I press it when I’m on a call. Works as expected even when there’s nothing playing on my HomePods. HomePod Alarms - I never use these so I can’t help much, I just use my Apple Watch to wake me up. I know the next iOS version is adding more control over these and maybe they’ll fix your issues.

Two and a half years ago, Apple finally entered the smart speaker market with the HomePod. It was a unique device — instead of prioritizing an accessible price and smart assistant features, it was laser-focused on audio quality and considerably more expensive than its closest competitors from Amazon...

- Sensor on my bedroom door turns off alarm and turns on downstairs lights when opened between 6am-10am. - “Good Night” scene turns off all lights, locks doors, sets alarm. - If exterior doors are closed and not locked within one minute, HomePod starts playing “Love is an open door” from Frozen. - If temperature-adjustable lights are turned on at different times of the day, they’ll change between cool white and warm orange.

The Apple HomePod is a wired smart speaker with a Siri voice assistant built-in. Siri can hear your voice commands from quite a distance, and even in a noisy environment. It also has a neutral and balanced sound profile, although it lacks some low-bass. Its 360-degree design also helps create a clea...