HomePod Mini - I Did NOT Expect This!

[@Chewbacca0678]

Me judging the audio quality while listening from my iPhone speakers....

[@williamroark]

Funny thing is... You can get the idea, KUDOS TO THE iPhone team

[@MSG685]

It sounds great but doesn't get that loud. It could use a bit more bass too.

[@Jackbyl]

If you compare Apple products with other brands at similar prices, Apple devices would have much better sound. Even my Mac Mini from 2014 has better sound than most laptop computers with built-in speakers. BTW, my wife asks what I'd want as a New Year gift, I'm gonna pick the HomePod Mini. Oh, happy new year to whoever sees this.

[@dcdrinks]

Thank you for muting "Hey Siri" 😂, so my HomePods don't go crazy.

[@00SNIVY00]

I found it hilarious during the event, they kept saying Hey Siri and the HomePods in my bedroom kept activating.

[@bobarianbob55]

I bought two HomePod Minis. I was blown away by the sound quality. I set them up in my office but I am thinking about moving them to the TV area where the full sized HomePod sits. The absolute best part is that the space gray HomePod Mini looks like a mini Death Star and fits in perfect with my office Star Wars decor.

[@craigmadge]

I’ve got 2 minis on preorder for upstairs. Do you think it’s worth selling my larger downstairs HomePod and buying two smaller ones for downstairs to get 1 system for the house?

[@paul8926]

I just purchased the 2 blue HomePod mini speakers, and they sound really nice…they are so fetch !

[@stuka78]

HomePod mini cannot have just the wall plug at the end of the cable because does not have an integrated transformer, which big homepod has; the usb plug is the transformer for the HP mini

[@MTM358]

Correct, it's to save space within the HP itself.

[@flipwarrior]

You’re a good guy, Fabio. Have you been in any more book covers lately?

[@jotwee63]

And with an usb c powerbank, HomePod Mini kind of gets mobile

[@jockneyranger]

So can you plug 2 directly into the 16’ MacBook Pro and have room filling stereo sound?

[@stuka78]

Jockney dont expect minis to work via cable...

[@JZhang-of7iw]

Hmmmmmmm, why am I even watching this? Literally listening to this on my HomePod mini.

[@gkorsgard]

So, what do you think?

[@JZhang-of7iw]

Really nice! Can’t wait for my second one to arrive so I can set up my stereo pair 😁

[@JZhang-of7iw]

@Sean Nelson Yeah, I know. You have to wait even longer for the Space Grey ones, I ordered mine 4 days ago and it is coming mid-December😢. Also, did you mean November?

[@brunosco]

😂

[@nathangreene3335]

4 months late to this…but I got a HomePod mini yesterday 😂

[@dinosaurboyuk]

For £99 it’s a great speaker for a bedroom, kitchen etc.

[@henriquefelix]

I bought two Minis to do exactly that.

[@samuelmanny6231]

Best for old parents who just want to say any music and play it or playlist

[@shshankking]

I'm an android guy, using Fold 3 right now. But do own Apple TV 4K 2021, iPad Pro M1 11Inch with magic keyboard for games and mails etc. So bought these specifically for night time use with Apple TV. It arrives today so hope it works great.

[@aamyko]

Just got mine today and it truly sounds incredible.. Now I want one in every room 💸💸

[@romondoterhaar9427]

Aamyko i get it to day and the sound is so bad that i buyed a harman kardon

[@aamyko]

@@Freddy-zi8rw it’s pretty solid considering the size, overall the sound is very good.

[@nocturn2501]

Will it work for a home theater if you have 2 of them?

[@Celisar1]

Yes.

[@chuPAULcabra]

The day they allow you to change the wake word to “computer” I’m in. Until then Alexa is sticking around in my house.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

Apple absolutely should allow "Computer..." as the wake word. kzbin.info/www/bejne/noTLimmuj7yJfac

[@kcbc9037]

What an odd stipulation.. But to each their own

[@faisal181]

@@kcbc9037 I think he's referencing Scotty and Star Trek 4

[@kcbc9037]

@@faisal181 ahh. I’ve never watched Star Trek but that would make more sense.

[@faisal181]

@@kcbc9037 it was actually a pretty funny scene when they went back in time (or at least I thought It was when iw as a kid LOL) LOL kzbin.info/www/bejne/noTLimmuj7yJfac

[@robertoviana514]

I have had this since the day it came out. I'd recommend it to anyone with an iPhone, just as a home speaker alone. And the biggest issue that EVERYONE ignores is privacy, and security of your privacy. There is a reason that most everything works with google and alexa.

[@Wiseguy1138]

My husband has a Google Home Mini & Spotify for the kitchen and I just got a HomePod Mini with Apple Music for my home office and I can say the HomePod Mini blows the Google Mini out of the water with sound quality. There’s no comparison. And I am all in on the Apple ecosystem for my needs while he has a mix of Apple & Google but I personally would never use a Google or Amazon smart speaker for my use because of privacy concerns. Privacy & sound quality are two things Apple & Siri excel at.

[@johnadams6249]

Transfer to Homepod tip: hold the top edge of your iPhone to the side of the HomePod, keep the screen flat/facing up

[@studivan]

Did you just learn this or did you know this 2 years ago when Apple included this in original HomePod?

[@johnadams6249]

@@studivan I’ve owned a Homepod since they were released, transfer to Homepod is actually a relatively new feature from iOS 13, and it’s only recently gotten fast and reliable enough to use.

[@kdaniel9060]

I have an Echo and and HomePod and while the Echo is compatible with a lot more products, i think thats not always a good thing. A lot of those products aren’t that good. The HomePod is a speaker first and thats what i like about it most and it works very well with HomeKit products.

[@MoonBread_]

Well spoken

[@MTM358]

I never cared for Alexa, Google Assistant is definitely way "smarter" but at the end of the day I really only use a voice assistant for home control, audio control, and some random queries like setting a timer.

[@booooooooooooooooooooooo]

Agreed, unless you use LIFX. They are horrible

[@lntg]

Which is why I a SOOOO glad that Mi has added support for HomeKit on their products like Yeelights:) You can buy 2 or 3 of them for the same price of a single philips hue or LifX lightbulb!!! And I think the reason HomeKit supports less products is because Apple is stricter on quality control. They hate to be affiliated with anything that isn’t good quality, and thus you don’t get crappy products with HomeKit support but you do get horrendously crappy products that support Alexa... So good and bad thing at the same time. Less of a range but superior quality which is better for long term.

[@Dragon1276]

Sony and Bose make much better speakers if that’s what you think is the most important, and they support open standards like Bluetooth. Apple re-encodes all wireless audio as AAC on all their devices, whereas most other wireless speaker manufacturers will use Apt-X or Apt-X HD which acts as a wrapper for the audio, and doesn’t re-encode it producing quality loss.

[@garsett]

The Homepod Mini is... amazing! I switched it on and the stereo with the Homepod is awesome! Can you say eargasm? 😊

[@AndrewDavidJ]

lol at trying to showcase audio quality through a KZbin video. It’s definitely a “try it in person” sort of thing

[@macrumors]

Definitely an in person thing but no harm in showing reactions to things that sound good

[@hebertmluke]

This video seems more personal than the other. I like the style.

[@JJohnson313]

What’s the limitation with Siri? I just don’t understand what y’all are looking for out of these devices. Are you looking for Siri to be a friend? It tells the time, play music, controls my smart devices, even answers basic questions. What else do you want it to so?

[@whodakat9989]

I wonder the exact same thing. Are there things I’m missing?

[@sigissigis3174]

you can tell alexa a whole grocery list and it buys it of off amazon fresh . dont think siri can do that. alexa can a lot of the things you'd normally need a screen and a web browser opened for.

[@whodakat9989]

@@sigissigis3174 LOL, I don't know what you mean by a grocery list, but my instacart normally has 50+ items from 2 to 3 stores and can take an hour + to put together. Telling Alexa "buy bread and milk" is neat but not a usable feature for actually ordering groceries. I find these kind of features, while they may work, require you to compromise in ways I have not found to be useful. I do find things like "turn on the lights" or "run my whatever shortcut", to be useful, but from what I understand most personal assistants can do that. When it comes to complicated requests though, 99% of us are grabbing the phone in our pocket.

[@eyeyamjstn628]

The thing that annoys me is that I need to say hey Siri for different commands in a row. I would like to set a reminder and maybe start a timer as well in the same sentence but I don’t want to say hey Siri twice. I would like to speak to Siri like I’m talking to another person so it’s more natural. First world problems 🤷‍♂️

[@peterbondy]

@@sigissigis3174 and if you don’t want to use Amazon fresh?

[@left0verture]

After buying/trying most of Amazon’s Echo devices, I held my breath and ordered a single HP mini, hoping it would at least do voice better, but not expecting much for music. I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, voice is much clearer than Echo devices and music actually sounds decent too, even surprisingly good. I’m sold.

[@caponsacchi]

HP--the stock symbols for Hewlett-Packard?

[@MediSpring]

I just use this HomePod mini as a hub for HomeKit... nothing more. I have installed it in a cupboard.

[@meg3646]

I have four HomePods I have two big ones and two little ones and they’re all hooked together to my Apple TV. I can play the ones in the rear by themselves of the room or I can play the front ones by themselves or I can play them altogether for stereo affect in my room they’re really cool.

[@ImprovingAbility]

Can you plug the HomePod mini into a battery pack, thus making it portable?

[@gingerman5123]

Yes, the battery needs to support Power Delivery 3.0 and be 20watts+. I'm using one right now.

[@ImprovingAbility]

@@gingerman5123 Nice! Thanks... :))))

[@bebily1]

I wanted to ask this question! I wanna take this into my camper

[@leftynotliberal]

For craps sake, would it kill them to make a right angle power cube so you can plug it in behind a sofa?

[@jasonw4797]

My thoughts exactly.

[@joeljrichards]

Agree, but at least you can now get one yourself! I personally like the USB-C. I think most (all?) gadgets that draw under 100W should use USB-C.

[@acslater017]

I would guess that ditching the power brick at the point of the outlet would have meant moving the power management/shielding to the body of the Mini itself, requiring a larger form factor.

[@richarddcrossley]

It’s the same with Google! Lucky I found an anker one that does 20watt for £7.50 (I’d actually ordered it for iPhone!) but the usb c one with google tv is massive and doesn’t fit under IKEA stuff in the UK. As people have said at least can get your own one to suit.

[@gingerman5123]

You can use any power brick you want assuming it's over 20 watts and supports PD3.0, including batteries.

[@TechWithEmilio]

I am a huge Apple fan boy...and would love to deck my place up with homepods...but I still opened for Amazon echos mainly due to compatibility with a wider range of smart devices. Hopefully as time passes Apple continues to add further support. Anyone have the same issue with HomeKit?

[@samd8016]

Is there a way to disable Bluetooth so my neighbors do not connect and play music at 2 am? Yes my neighbors are annoying and do that with all my other speakers.

[@myHomeKithome]

I see the OG HomePod and the Mini as almost two completely different products with the original being more of an audio product with Siri and the Mini as a smart home speaker with decent audio

[@anthonyrayx]

Just got 2 yesterday. Sound really good. I love how they use stereo sound on my Apple TV. So far so good!!

[@johnjennings9023]

Really hoping you had discovered a hidden glow function😢... but I do luv mine #SpaceGrey

[@cjxgraphics]

Let me know when it supports Spotify.

[@marceloecalves]

Can you use the USB-C to connect directly to an iPad or Mac and use it as an external speaker?

[@aaroncontreras-slaughter5033]

No

[@studivan]

Hell No! You can only use Apple products for what they are intended to be used as.

[@Y-J65]

Can you connect it to a Mac?

[@manickbarry]

Plug that into my power bank and take it into the garden 😁

[@tylerhauk6737]

I am replacing all my google homes with these now, I need to control lights, set timers, and play music through my Sonos system around my house. Works great so far!

[@dboyle1234]

Love that your go-to was Seaway

[@DLJRKJ]

Apple Home Pod (Both) will answer and makes a phone call. All the rest (Google, Amazon, Samsung Etc.) do NOT. Apple Home Pod (Both) takes your security seriously deleting all files recorded after 6 weeks. All the rest do NOT, they are kept forever and sold and used to make money by advertisers. Apple Home Pod (Both) tells you where the closest grocery store is when you ask them. All the Rest only tell you the stores that advertise with them, some are 6 miles away, they don't care about you just the advertisers. I asked Siri where the closest grocery store is and she said Trader Joe's was .5 miles from me. I asked Alexa and the closest store she was able to come up with was 9 miles away Albertson's (A major advertiser). How stupid is that. I think Siri kicks all but on it's competition. For those of us that have an Apple TV, Computer and iPhone.

[@kdm313]

LOL I get it it’s mind blowing Apple Sound Game as of lately. But sound samples just don’t do it or anything justice. But I know “Dude you gotta here this it’s mind blowing”

[@macrumors]

Yes lol you need to hear it

[@RealMangaAddict]

Two great features are you can use it as a Home Hub and supports Thread.

[@thomaswendler2164]

I‘d say....🤫and take my 💰.... unfortunately it seems to be in short supply. 😞 But I will most certainly buy ☝️!

[@studivan]

Everything Just released by Apple is in short supply, they do this on purpose to drive up demand, it’s a Apple sales tactic you should be used to, even the original HomePod which not many people bought had a backlog of a month.

[@Irishguy2901]

Hey Macrumors. In terms of how to get stuff which is not HomeKit compatible to run with Homekit I came across Hoobs: hoobs.org. I do not have the product nor am I sent by them but I am currently looking myself on how to install a HomeKit system. And found this system very handy as it supports Ring, So maybe this might be an option?

[@samanthawilton3768]

Can two people give Siri commands to one HomePod? Will she recognize both voices?

[@khalilchan2485]

Hi Samantha, You can set up personalised responses in the Home app by pressing and holding the desired HomePod, pressing the gear icon, and click personalised responses. This will allow other users to ask the HomePod if there are any notifications on their device, listen to their music tracks and even finding only their devices. If you enable this feature to find other devices however you want to find anyone’s devices add them to your family sharing account found in settings. Thank You, Khal

[@austinsloane5141]

For £99 it’s a great speaker for a bedroom, kitchen etc.

[@tarains]

I am going to start the switch to homepod/ homekit as well. I have installed a Starling hub for Nest products. It works really well as a bridge to the Nest products.

[@Dragon1276]

Barely anything supports HomeKit, thats the biggest problem. All assistants function similarly, but they need to function.

[@paulc1830]

My whole home works in Homekit, 32 lighting devices (including outlets/lamps), garage door, cameras, fans, outlet switches, fire alarm, 3 homepods, 1 homepod mini and a thermostat with motion and temp sensors in every room. But yeah.... barely anything at all.... /s I had Alexa and Homekit running simultaneously for a while. Alexa was always thinking we were talking to her. Had to be at least 3-5 times a day. Watching television was the worst culprit, but still picked up our conversations incorrectly too. Siri maybe gets an incorrect request once or twice a week. (meaning they think we asked them something and did not). I'd much rather have less devices, but devices that actually work and are secure vs. a ton of crap devices.

[@brunosco]

I prefer it that way, with USB-C. More flexibility.

[@mikeward1701]

Is it worth getting two HomePod minis at retail to make a stereo pair, or a HomePod on sale for £/$ 199?

[@joshuabrunetta4656]

From what I know they don’t studio pair

[@MoonBread_]

@@joshuabrunetta4656 They do

[@lestagez]

The issue is they don’t connect to the Apple TV, I use the original in order to stream Netflix through my tv, which these can’t :-(

[@rzr1191]

probably the 2018 homepod. even in stereo I doubt minis would match that sound quality

[@MTM358]

@@lestagez they should be able to connect to Apple TV.

[@cyrfung]

In the topic of Apple making good speakers, I was looking at external speakers while I first ordered my iMac ten years ago and waiting for it to ship. Then when it arrived it was obvious that I didn’t really need to buy one. The iMac speakers were already loud and good sounding.

[@semirdzhyan]

Does Siri’s functionality differ between the mini and standard HomePod?

[@NChync]

still don't get why people keep saying Siri is limited or not as good as other voice assistants. besides you tech bloggers and those that follow you guys most people don't care and don't use their voice assistants like you guys. My Homepods was and still is getting use for playing audio and they get things done in my smart home.i don't care if I can't have a conversation with siri or that she can't find the answer to rediculous things. Plus Siri understands me and my household better than Google assistant and Alexa. Google mini will tell me she doesn't understand but my phone will answer correctly at the same time. But I don't need both answering. Untik we get something like Jarvis from the Iron Man movies voice assistants are just ok. They all work great on their own ecosystem.

[@hgandhi204]

can you please provide the link for the lamp in the background?

[@nicomonkeyboy]

Or you know 'how many millilitres....?' - it is 2020 afterall.

[@stil0889]

I think you’re right, for the most part other speakers are better (by that, they can do more), but it is the respect for privacy (or so they tell us, haha) that makes me like the HomePod over other, cheaper, products.

[@JordiLA]

expensive

[@charlesreed5506]

Mine arrived today, i love it. I just wanted a speaker for my bathroom, it’s perfect for the price

[@davidg2927]

I have a Bose sound bar on my TV. Will having this speaker in the same room add surround sound? Will it work with my Bose speaker?

[@anthonyrayx]

Not sure if this is just my problem. I set 2 up with a soundbar in my living room. When I have sound output to the homepods and the soundbar, the apple tv remote will only control volume on the soundbar. When I change the sound output to only the homepods, the apple tv remote will then be able to change the volume of the homepods.

[@davidg2927]

@@anthonyrayx Tku

[@Streamlined955]

I heard so many negative reviews on how the mini wasn’t loud enough or didn’t have enough bass that I was blown away with how nice it sounds. It’s not as good as the original HomePod but better than a UE Boom 3

[@acslater017]

I have the original HomePod but actually hesitate to use it because it’s *too* bassy for me. (Living in an apartment, any hip hop, rock, etc above 30% volume is obnoxious). Can I ask how the Mini’s bass compares?

[@Streamlined955]

@@acslater017 This might be perfect for you. The bass is good but the real deep frequencies that the big HomePod is good at are gone in the Mini.

[@acslater017]

@@Streamlined955 thanks for the tip!

[@slyguyaction]

We already have the original HomePod and bought two of these for other rooms. They work and sound really, really good.

[@jmac2073]

How come my new MacBook with two minis will only recognize one speaker at a time for KZbin, NetFlix etc. So disappointed Apple, and to say "zip" about it or when it will be fixed. Sure I can use an ugly workaround to create an "Aggregate Device" through the Audio Midi app with the Music App (... that needs to be reset each time)! I bought into the Apple "eco-system" to avoid all of this.

[@Roberob1189]

Wtf is “limitations with Siri” who cares if she can’t answer ridiculous math calculations..or tell stupid jokes. We’re not kids. Smart speakers are for controlling devices. Simple. Which Siri does splendidly. Better than any other. Google home is Terrible, but better than Alexa. Both my top of the line Alexa and google nest speakers almost never worked! Every time I had to repeat 3 or more times. With most not even responding. Most of the time I had to be literally on top of it. Not to mention they both sounded no where near my HomePod. I have 3 homepods now. But when I had just 1. It still out did the others. I can be in my bedroom and whisper and Siri HomePod would pick it up. And I shut of all other devices..so no microphone chain. Siri is superior without a doubt. If you can about petty little questions over quality and reliability...you’re a kid.

[@2nd-place]

Can you plug it into a Mac directly and have it output audio over USB? Could be a nice audio upgrade for my iMac.

[@thegamingenderman]

Yes, I saw other youtubers doing that on their reviews and it worked.

[@Y-J65]

@@thegamingenderman really I haven’t found any videos about this. Can you share a link?

[@陳曉惠-t3c]

Does the handoff feature on HomePod mini only works with U1 equipped iPhone? ( iPhone 11 or later )

[@boyzone5000]

works on my iphone x

[@PhilChandlerArts]

Some negatives I experienced... Siri still has issues. It can't seem to find my music. I didn't expect it to be wired... I thought it was wireless. So I can't just take it anywhere. (My bad... ¯\ _(ツ)_/¯) And when using it on my Mac, it doesn't sync properly if your using editing software. Also, when I'm using it with my Mac, if I ask Siri to find something on the web, it wants to open the webpage on the iPhone... seems by default. Oh, and it's also $130 in Canada. :-/ BUT... the sound quality is definitely fantastic. I can't get over how much base it gives off. I'm still deciding if it was really worth it or not.

[@foreverlearning9613]

I am very disappointed with the HomePod mini, not because of the sound, but the fact it keeps on dropping off while playing music or audiobook. I never had the luck of listening to anything that doesn't all the sudden drops. I don't know if it is because I have the Alexa system as well. I had wished that the connection to my Apple music and Apple Books audiobooks would be more seamless, it is quite disappointing.

[@fr3dy4u1986]

HomePod GARBAGE!! ALEXA THE BEST!! 😊 ES LO MEJOR EL DE APPLE ES UNA PORQUERÍA

[@Zance]

Apple has already opened up the ability to set other services as the default service. There is nothing more Apple needs to do. It is up to Spotify to add that feature to their app. Please make sure you're informed on the topics you're covering in these videos.

[@aaronglynnwalker]

SEAWAY

[@MacsForever1]

Hey don’t let the HomePod lack of support for third-party devices stop you from buying it. You can get HOOBS and it will provide connections to all the devices that Apple doesn’t currently support.

[@DSMitchellApps]

The USB-C cable is probably there as a fallback in case software updates brick the device

[@aidantreap]

If Spotify pushes support, I'd definitely be interested. Until then its kind of a tough sell over Sonos.

[@eyeDavid]

Now that outlets are starting to add usb c it does make it cool to be able to use it without the brick

[@shadow.banned]

Only HomePod lets users default Apple TV audio output? What the heck kind of restriction is that?

[@lexchan4]

The ball is in Spotify's court. Apple already opened up what they needed to open up.

[@studivan]

Apple want’s to open up Spotify’s wallet and that’s not open yet, they want a fee for Spotify to be on Apple products or did anyone know this?

[@jamesbubnick]

Love the Ohio shirt

[@m.hreels9822]

Thank you. Your video was really helpful. 👍🏻

[@citpw]

Dumb question: If I take my iPhone out of the house, can family member still use homepod to control homekit?

[@Celisar1]

It can be controlled with other apple devices like the ipad, etc..

[@aaryandabra01]

I did pre-book my HomePod minis, but the shipment to the Apple store got a bit delayed so I’m still waiting to get mine. Seeing all the reviews I sure am getting more and more impatient yet excited to get them!

[@KamalTiwari82]

I am not looking for a smart home device I am looking to use the HomePod to listen to music and watch movies.

[@AdventuresInTheSky]

I think usb-c was smart...teach the world that we can start using usb-c for more products in general. Even appliances. One day not needing ac plugs.

[@utsavratti]

Are the cords the same length as on the regular HomePod?

[@mystiqueessence6831]

OHIO!! Thank you!

[@nivektek2681]

It is works any iphone and ipad models?how is the sounds in the music-Netflix-KZbin?it works in any Spotify Country?

[@seifera1020]

Apple commands are there and a bit more customizable than Alexa, in my opinion. Apple has them in Shortcuts, not within the Apple Home app. My homepods can turn on my Apple TV, open Netflix, start HBOmax while dimming the lights. The downside is the homepods need to be on the same wifi as a device running Shortcuts. I have an iPad that controls my whole home and doesn't leave the house. So as long as my iPad doesn't die, the homepod can run Shortcuts easily. If your device disconnects from the network or dies, homepod will tell you the device required to run the command is not available and to check the device to make sure its connected to the same network as the homepod.

[@cansee0]

Open the Pod bay doors, please, HAL - sorry Dave

[@MrHubbmuscle]

As a huge supporter of Apple, and a HomePod owner since day one, the limitations of Siri kill its value. It’s only good as a good sounding Bluetooth speaker. For $10 less you can get a google home and it’s far more intelligent with a less quality of sound for music. Again google is way way better

[@Luuvantastic]

She can’t control Apple TV. Wtf. “Hey Siri play ***** Hulu. Nope. Worthless

[@Etherealissa]

Just the review I was looking for

[@doubletaketv7248]

I use the regular HomePods for my Apple TV 4K in the bedroom and they're amazing! Sound quality is nuts...im for sure picking these up for the living room listening.

[@wolverine3344]

I’d love the ability to add 3 of these for center and surround speakers for 5.1 plus external sub.

[@NeirinCedric]

Arguably if you think you are heavily invested in the apple system you should think about withdrawing a little and shouldn’t buy yet another apple product

[@brokenrock9938]

Use the corner of the iPhone and bring it close to the pause button

[@todo870]

Just got one and the sound is INSANE!

[@Turburki]

They are great sounding...the only thing really crap about it is your can't use blue tooth connect with other products outside of Apple products....becomes a paperweight

[@charliedaffin4809]

mine arrived yesterday and ive already ordered 3 more!

[@Jonathantuba]

I transfer from iPhone to HomePod by holding phone over the HomePod maybe an inch above. It then works every time

[@HiFiInsider]

@Dan, does it work with the Apple 18w adapter or PD power bank?

[@macrumors]

Haven’t tested but some others who have said it does not

[@HiFiInsider]

@@macrumors thank you! Damn you Apple! lol...

[@apmiller77]

I prefer to carry a battery powered speaker (Bose Soundlink Color II) around the house at times, when I want better sound than my phone or iPad can provide. Too bad it doesn’t have a built in battery for at least a few hours of play (& detachable cord).

[@waynebelfast]

I ordered one on a whim, but my deliver date is eight days after launch! Eight days? Whaaat? I thought it bad when my Xbox came a day late.

[@Jingho]

I ordered mine a few days ago, currently it says it will be delivered by Jan 4th! Hopefully that changes, I want it now...

[@danyoung9308]

Great video. If you have any feedback on how to get the HomePod to play “my” playlists and not Apple Music, please let me know. Thanks

[@JamesThompson-oz8kh]

This may have been mentioned earlier but there is a Nest to HomePod bridge that apparently works very well. The Starling Home Hub is $89. No, I have no connection with them but that would solve your issue. 9 to 5 Mac recommends it.

[@barackblows1942]

Here is the response that I usually get from my HomePod SIRI: Hold on; I’m having trouble connecting to the internet.🌎

[@CescoCDN]

Ordered the white one too (will be here in Dec :( and from your video, it looks good! Please tell me Siri gives an auto cue when after "Hey Siri"? On my iPhone mini, Siri simply lights up so if I'm not near my phone I can't tell if it heard Hey Siri or not. Bring back the damn "ding!"

[@rcpmac]

Wait! it's corded? WTF?! Buy a UE Boom or Mega Boom. Better sound and you can tak it into the jacuzzi - it floats. Amazing sound quality and listens siri

[@deshacarty3040]

what the price

[@sometimeswrite239]

I’m trying to figure out if any new features will be available on the standard HP.

[@bebily1]

Yes, apparently a software update later this year will give HomePod the mini capabilities ie., intercom