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First Look - Apple HomePod

HomePod




HomePod is a breakthrough speaker that sounds amazing. With innovative audio technology and advanced software, HomePod delivers the highest-fidelity audio—no matter where it’s placed. With Siri intelligence and Apple Music, you can access up to 60 million songs from over 2 million artists, find what you want to hear, or discover something new simply by asking. HomePod is also your home assistant, helping you with everyday household questions and tasks. And it’s a home hub that controls your HomeKit accessories from the Home app, even when you’re not in your house. HomePod takes the listening experience to a whole new level.


Tech Specs

Set up with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running the latest version of iOS White or Space Gray


Experience incredible sound

  • A high-excursion woofer with a custom amplifier provides deep, rich bass

  • A custom seven-tweeter beamforming array precisely controls the direction of the sound, creating an immersive sense of space

  • Seamless mesh fabric is designed for aesthetics and acoustic performance

  • A six-microphone array and innovative signal processing enable Siri to hear your requests from anywhere in the room—even when music is playing

  • HomePod uses the microphone array to automatically detect its location, and analyzes and adapts the music—so you get get the best sound experience no matter where it’s placed

  • Add a second HomePod in the same room to create a stereo pair for a wider, even more immersive soundstage than a traditional stereo pair

  • Use AirPlay 2 and multiple HomePod devices to play audio—the same audio or different ones—throughout the house


Enjoy a personal musicologist

  • Designed to bring out the best in Apple Music with access to over 60 million songs, from over 2 million artists, and tens of thousands of playlists

  • Choose from hundreds of genres, moods, and activities

  • With deep music knowledge, Siri makes it easy to start listening to music you like and discover something new

  • Based on what you say and play, Apple Music learns your music taste—it’s as simple as saying “Hey Siri, I like this.”

  • Add new songs to a playlist, just by asking


Privacy and setup

  • After HomePod recognizes the words “Hey Siri”, what you say is then encrypted and sent anonymously to Apple servers without being tied to your Apple ID

  • Setup is built into iOS so your settings are automatically transferred—including your Apple Music subscription

  • Apple Music streams directly to HomePod, so your iOS device doesn’t need to be nearby


Use Siri as your home assistant

  • Perfect for everyday household questions and tasks like reminders, lists, alarms, multiple named timers, and calendar events

  • Get information on news, weather, sports, stocks, general knowledge, traffic, translations, and more

  • Listen to an extensive library of podcasts with over 750,000 shows

  • Make and receive phone calls on HomePod or send messages using just your voice

  • Supports third-party messaging, notes, and reminders apps that use SiriKit like Viber and Evernote

  • With AirPlay, stream audio from more sources, including Books, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, NPR One, and iHeartRadio


Control your smart home

  • Seamless integration with the Home app means you can use HomePod as a home hub and control a wide range of HomeKit accessories with just your voice—in and out of the home

  • Carry out certain tasks automatically, or trigger an accessory or scene based on time of day, your location, and more


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