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Can I use HomePod as an alarm clock?
- Asked by Gerardo B from Canberra
- 24-Nov-2019
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- Answered by Stephanie B
- 25-Nov-2019
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Can I use HomePod as the speaker for my AppleTV for video content, if so are there any lip sync issues?
- Asked by Sean M
- 25-Nov-2019
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Yes you can. No there are no issues with syncing sound with the timing of the video. The HomePod calibrates with the video content to address this, so you will not experience any latency between the audio and video streams.
- Answered by Mark C from Chicago
- 29-Nov-2019
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How many home pod speakers can I play at the same time?
- Asked by Rosemary S from Englishtown
- 26-Dec-2019
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You can play at least 4. That is what I have and haven't had any issues. Actually they work perfectly playing all the same song or split up playing different songs.
- Answered by Shane D from Alexandria
- 01-Jan-2020
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Can Siri access the internet from HomePod?
Example; Hey Siri what is the definition of "something"?
- Asked by Douglas B from West Yellowstone
- 20-Dec-2019
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Can I set up with 2 different iPhones? how can I set HomePod for family or multiple users?
- Asked by Deborah L from Reston
- 29-Nov-2019
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does it work with deezer
Do Homepods work with second party music apps Deezer youtube anything of that sort
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- 16-Jan-2020
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Can I stream to a HomePod or pair of HomePods from a turntable? If not, is there third party software that might enable this?
- Asked by James S R from Santa Rosa
- 11-Jan-2020
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Can I do 3 HomePods in 1 room, 1 in mono and 2 in stereo?
- Asked by Jonathan Z from San Francisco
- 04-Jan-2020
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How well does a HomePod work behind plants?
I have a spot in mind for a HomePod, but I want to put plants around it. Will that effect the way it works when measuring sound? Should I set it up first then put it behind the plants?
- Asked by Ian K from San Francisco
- 02-Jan-2020
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Can HomePod be used as a recording device?
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- Asked by Terence L from Lake Country
- 28-Dec-2019
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can I use HomePod with amazon fire?
- Asked by Norma L from Bonita
- 27-Dec-2019
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How far apart should a pair of home pods be, for optimum use ?
I have a small office. I have two home pods. I want to set them up as a stereo pair. Can I put then on far corners of my desk, about 5 feet apart. Or should I put them on wall shelves about 15 feet apart. The room is pretty soundproof, with sound absorbing foam behind my desk, and on 3 walls.
- Asked by Corlin B from Salem
- 28-Nov-2019
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Can you Airplay from a Mac to Homepods without Internet
Airplay only seems to work as long as there is an Internet connection, just having the router on is not enough as my homepods become unavailable the moment I lose my (satellite) internet connection, is there a workaround? I know that you can connect an iPhone to HomePods without an internet connection but this is specifically about connecting my Macs (Macbook air 2017 & iMac 2019) to homepods.
There is no iPhone with enough memory to have my 1Tb+ of music on it, and Apple Music is useless without an internet connection.
Surprising as it may seem there are still vast areas of Europe where internet connections are not available
- Asked by Peter T
- 30-Nov-2019
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We pay monthly for Apple Music for our one HomePod. If we get second one, would we have to pay another monthly subscription cost or can they share?
- Asked by Scott H from Fallbrook
- 16-Dec-2019
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As long as you use the same Apple ID, your Apple Music subscription is available across all of your devices.
- Answered by Theo R
- 19-Dec-2019
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do homepods use mobile/broadband data?
I have to use satellite broadband, and I airplay from my macbook air (mid 2017) and my iMac (2019), do the homepods use any of my data allowance?
- Asked by Peter T
- 30-Nov-2019
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Can two HomePods (paired for stereo) be used as a normal speakers while working on Final Cut Pro without any lag?
- Asked by Izanky . from 港区海岸
- 12-Nov-2019
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I wouldn't use HomePods as speakers for editing. I've tried it with Logic, and over AirPlay, there can be a delay of up to 2 seconds from when you press play to when the audio begins. The video and audio will be matched fine, but there is a delay between pressing play and it actually playing.
- Answered by Alexander S from Redondo Beach
- 28-Nov-2019
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Can I play BBC Radio 4 through HomePod?
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- 14-Sep-2018
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With iOS 13.2 on iPhone and HomePod there is now a simple way of adding this (even if native support would be appreciated).

I use the following shortcut with the Receiver Radio app but is should work with any radio app that has support for Apple Shortcuts or Siri. You need to have saved particular stations as favourites.

Open the Shortcuts app. Click the plus button to create a new shortcut. Next, click ‘add action’. Choose ‘Apps’ and scroll to Receiver. As you have a set of favourite stations saved, choose the one you want the Shortcut to play. Deselect ‘show when run’ in the action sheet you have just created. Now click the plus button to add the next step, which transfers your station to HomePod. Click back from Receiver and Apps until you see the options palette again. Go to ‘Media’ and search for ‘hand off playback’ (you can do this from the search field on the main screen too). Add the ‘Hand Off’ action to your shortcut. You’ll see an instruction which says ‘Hand off playback from SOURCE to DESTINATION’. Click source and choose iPhone. Click destination and choose HomePod.

Finally, click the blue ellipsis beside ‘New Shortcut’ to give your shortcut a name, which will be used when you ask Siri to play. So, something like ‘play BBC Radio Four’. Save the shortcut and you’re done.

Now, simply say ‘Hey Siri, play BBC Radio Four’ and the Shortcuts app will invisibly transfer playback from your phone to HomePod.
- Answered by Stephen K
- 01-Nov-2019
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Can HomePod work as a speaker for airplay 2 tv’s without Apple TV?
- Asked by Ilan D
- 14-Apr-2019
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Can the homepods talk to one another. As if am in my bedroom I can ask it to call the living room ??
Am thinking of getting a few. But want to know if I can ask the HomePod to call a certain room under one account ??
- Asked by Rebecca H
- 12-Dec-2019
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can I turn off the microphones?
- Asked by Robert A from Paradise Valley
- 11-Dec-2019
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