HomePod

Line up a track to play next on HomePod without interrupting what's playing.

Set an exact level or nudge it up and down by voice, and target one speaker by naming its room.

Identify the music playing in the room by asking your HomePod, then add it to your library.

Ask HomePod to play, resume, skip, or speed up a podcast from Apple Podcasts, hands-free.

Tune in to a live or internet radio station by name through your HomePod, hands-free.

Resume or start an audiobook on HomePod by voice, hands-free.

Fill the whole house with the same audio by asking Siri to play everywhere across your HomePods and AirPlay speakers.

Fill the room with rain, white noise, or other ambient sounds by voice to help you wind down.

Ask Siri for an audio news briefing or your favourite news show through HomePod or another device.

Trigger a whole set of smart-home actions at once — like "Good Morning" — with a single phrase.

Broadcast a quick voice message to every HomePod and device in your home.

Set a HomePod sleep timer by voice that fades audio out when time's up, without setting an alarm.

Control lights room by room through HomePod by naming the room, and dim or switch whole zones at once.

The most common reasons HomePod ignores "Hey Siri" — and how to fix each.