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Can I pair HomePod with Apple TV?
So I currently have this set-up..

Third party projector connected to my apple tv. and the apple tv connected to my airpods.

So im just wondering if I can have homepod pair with apple tv.
and if I can actually operate my apple tv via homepod using it's voice control.
- Asked by Ibrahim Q from Sharjah
- 07-Mar-2018
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Yes! It works great with an Apple TV (I use it on my 4th gen). This is excellent for watching movies, esp. and for playing your music library and/or music on your computer if iTunes sharing is turned on. Plays Pandora if you have that app as well- all of your audio-out needs.
It doesn't stay active with the Apple TV if you use it for other things, but it is really easy to access your audio settings and re-select it with needed, similar to an iPhone or iPad. It, unfortunately, doesn't work as a general TV speaker- only ATV.
I don't think you can control anything besides volume by voice through the HomePod-conneccted ATV. But the Siri remote is just as easy, really.
- Answered by Michael M from Atlanta
- 03-May-2018
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Is there an app which I can control Apple home pod from my iPhone?
I would like to be able to control the volume ( which is NEVER loud enough) from my phone. We should be able to have an equaliser, volume control etc.. The built in app on the phone has no volume. If I am Siri on my phone from upstairs, she gets confused and tells me the pod is off when it's actually playing..
- Asked by Michael S from Bacchus Marsh
- 11-Nov-2018
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Can homepod receive/make phone calls when the iPhone is turned off?
If my cell phone carrier supports WiFi calling on iCloud connected devices, can the HomePod make and receive calls if my iPhone is off?
- Asked by Chris A from Golden Valley
- 09-Nov-2018
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would I be able to speak two different languages to it without changing it back and forth?
My family is Bilingual at home and we constantly switch between French and english, would there be a possiblity that we could have it listen for two languages as for just english?
- Asked by Sydney G from Modesto
- 08-Nov-2018
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Will Siri/Homepod be able voice control Yamaha Multicast speakers?
Yamaha YSP 5600
Yamaha WX010
Yamaha WX030

Will Homepod/Siri be able to control them by voice?
- Asked by Volker H
- 16-Feb-2018
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can I play sound from my Nebula projector through the home pod?
- Asked by Ashley H from Austin
- 12-Oct-2018
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Does the HomePod need to be plugged in at all times or can it be charged ?
- Asked by Carrie M from Edmonton
- 09-Sep-2018
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It only has to be plugged in when you're using it. There are no batteries, AC only.
- Answered by Michael M from Atlanta
- 10-Sep-2018
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can i use homepod with a sound bar
- Asked by Maija P from Kalamazoo
- 07-Jul-2018
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can i plug my iPhone into this system so it recharges while playing music
HomePod recharging station
- Asked by Susan G from Litchfield Park
- 20-Sep-2018
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No. There are no USB outlets. In fact, there are no outlets at all. You could plug it in to a power strip and charge your phone right next to it, though.
- Answered by Michael M from Atlanta
- 21-Sep-2018
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What is the power output in Watts?
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- 26-Jan-2018
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Can I use a HomePod in place of a Bose surround sound system?
We have a Roku, a FireTV 2nd gen but no AppleTV we also don't have iPhones. I was wondering if it would be wise to purchase 1 or 2 HomePods and hook it up to the tv so we could use it as you would a Bose. Our current Bose soundbar died on us. I'm pretty sure I already know the answer will be no I can't but I wanted to ask anyway since iOS 12 came out and whatnot.
- Asked by Jared B from Conroe
- 29-Sep-2018
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Can i play apple music on the home pod and iphone af the same time?
Currently If i am using Apple Music on my ipad and i try to play a song on my phone I receive a warning that I am using Apple Music on another device, is this the same for the Home Pod?

Will my family still be able to listen to Apple Music on the Home pod if i am out and about listening to Apple Music on my phone?
- Asked by Delroy J
- 06-Mar-2018
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Yes you are able to independently play Apple Music (of the same subscription) on both your iPhone and HomePod concurrently.
- Answered by Tiqué E from Kuala Lumpur
- 21-Sep-2018
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Will 2 paired HomePods meet Dolby Atmos standards with Apple TV 4K?
I have 2 HomePods paired to my Apple TV 4K and with the new support for Dolby Atmos on the Apple TV I wondered if they would be compatible
- Asked by Matthew W
- 17-Sep-2018
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Will this work with Philips Hue Lighting?
- Asked by Shakera J from Bronx
- 26-Jan-2018
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Yes. Anything HomeKit compatible will work with the HomePod
- Answered by Michael L from Ooltewah
- 30-Jan-2018
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will home pod work on a guest wifi network
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- 17-Feb-2018
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Homepod can you use your macbook to play songs from your collection to the homepod
- Asked by Steven R from Jackson
- 03-Jul-2018
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I WAS able to play music on my iMac to the Homepod. I could select the computer and the HomePod in the living room and it worked. But I could not ask the HomePod (Siri) to play music from the computer, that did not work. Playing from the computer was good.

With this first update to Airplay 2, this functionally stopped. I cannot play music from the computer to the HomePod. If I try and play music just to the HomePod, iTunes is DEMANDING that I "Sign in to Apple Music to add items to the queue."

Apple REALLY did not test this. It's Broken.

Basic Answer: NO, not any more...
- Answered by Robert T J from Edmond
- 22-Jul-2018
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Can it play Spotify without going through AirPlay?
- Asked by Thongchai K from Thungkru
- 13-May-2018
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not only are you unable to open spotify, you are unable to open other "third party" apps such as my local KRCC public radio app and or distribute the stream from that app, through my apple based home stereo system using apple express devices
- Answered by Keith W from Pueblo
- 29-Jun-2018
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The HomePod isn’t available in New Zealand yet. If I buy it in Australia and bring it back to New Zealand will it still work properly?
- Asked by James L
- 15-Jun-2018
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Hi. Yes, I've just done exactly that. Australia use compatible plugs and voltage. Only had it a couple of days, but the HomePod seems to be working fine for me here in NZ.
- Answered by Gregory F
- 13-Jul-2018
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Can I use a homepod, or a pair, in place of a soundbar, or as a subwoofer for Sonos or other soundbar? Will it play stereo audio from my tv?
Homepod as a soundbar?
- Asked by K. David C from Mission Viejo
- 26-Mar-2018
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I have just set this up - via Apple TV 4th generation - works great as I purchased 2 home pods from the US and brought them up to Canada earlier. Simply pair the home pods and on Apple TV select the paired home pods in the Video out.

Sound is very nice
- Answered by Gregory S from Oakville
- 02-Jun-2018
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Can I play music from my iTunes library on a HomePod without an Apple Music subscription?
- Asked by Lisa B from Fort Myers
- 26-Jan-2018
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Not with voice commands. However, If both devices are on the same network, HomePod will be available as an Airplay speaker, which you can play any audio source from your Mac.

If you want to play your library on a HomePod on a separate network (say at work) then you will need an Apple Music subscription to keep your cloud library in sync with your local library.
- Answered by John S from Notre Dame
- 28-Jan-2018
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