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HomePod User Guide

• Welcome
• Get started
  • Set up HomePod
  • Set up Siri
  • Set up a HomePod stereo pair
  • Use HomePod with Apple TV 4K
  • Set up a Siri-enabled accessory
  • Use touch controls
  • Change settings
  • Restart HomePod
  • Privacy and security
• Play audio
  • Control audio with Siri
  • Use Siri to play and listen to music
  • Listen to Apple Podcasts and news
  • Listen to ambient background sounds
  • Customise audio quality and playback
  • Play audio using your iPhone or iPad
  • Let others play audio
• Let HomePod help
  • Ask Siri to get information
  • Make personal content requests
  • Control your home or Apple TV
  • Get alerts for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
  • Use for phone calls
  • Use as an Intercom
  • Use alarms, clocks and timers
• Support and safety
• Copyright and trademarks

HomePod mini and HomePod are smart speakers with the intelligence of Siri. Use Siri to control HomePod through voice activation. Play your favourite music and podcasts, get help with everyday questions or tasks and control your smart home accessories — all with just your voice.

HomePod uses AirPlay to connect wirelessly to compatible devices like iPhone and iPad. You can set up HomePod as part of your home cinema system or set it up as a stereo pair with another HomePod.

Before you begin

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Check the following:

   • Wi-Fi: Make sure your iPhone or iPad is connected to the Wi-Fi network you plan to use for HomePod.

   • Bluetooth®: Make sure Bluetooth is turned on.

   • Software updates: Tap General, tap Software Update, then install any available updates.

Set up HomePod for the first time

1. Plug in HomePod.

   The spinning white light indicates HomePod is turning on.

   

2. Wait until HomePod displays a slow pulsing white light on top, which indicates HomePod is ready for setup.

   

3. Hold your unlocked iPhone or iPad within a few inches of HomePod until the setup screen appears.

   

4. Tap Set Up and follow the onscreen instructions.

If the setup screen doesn’t appear automatically

1. Go to the Home app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Tap , tap Add Accessory, then tap “More options”.

3. Tap HomePod in the Nearby Accessories list.

4. Tap Set Up and follow the onscreen instructions.

If HomePod doesn’t appear in the Nearby Accessories list, see the Apple Support article If you can’t set up HomePod or HomePod mini.

For enhanced security and network performance, you may be asked to enable two-factor authentication for your Apple Account or set your Wi-Fi network to use WPA/WPA2/WPA3 security, if you haven’t already done so.

Connect HomePod to a captive portal Wi-Fi network

Some Wi-Fi networks, including those provided by hotels and schools, may require you to log in through a web interface known as a captive portal.

To use HomePod with a captive portal Wi-Fi network, do any of the following:

• Set up HomePod on a captive portal Wi-Fi network: Connect your iPhone or iPad to the captive portal network and follow the instructions in