Poll: ** The Official Apple HomePod/HomePod mini thread **
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HomePod mini ordered but delivery is a couple of days later than I expected.
There was an option to pay £4.80 for delivery on the 16th but I wasn't prepared to pony that up as well.
There was an option to pay £4.80 for delivery on the 16th but I wasn't prepared to pony that up as well.
They've finally taken payment for mine.
Yup
I've got the dispatch notification for delivery on Tuesday but no tracking as it's normal Postal service.
I see that delivery for the space grey has dropped to the end of December and now it's January for the white
I see that delivery for the space grey has dropped to the end of December and now it's January for the white
OcUK don't sell HomePods so you can say where you got it from.
It's arrived! A day earlier than expected. I'm just about to tap it and unwrap it.
/edit - Epic fail, Apple. This is the first product I've ever had with cellophane wrapping on the outside that doesn't have a tab or an edge to pull in order to open it
All up and running but I'm busy right now so not had a chance to play with it properly. It's just on Planet Rock right now.
/edit2 - It doesn't come with the latest firmware so that's updating now.
/edit - Epic fail, Apple. This is the first product I've ever had with cellophane wrapping on the outside that doesn't have a tab or an edge to pull in order to open it
All up and running but I'm busy right now so not had a chance to play with it properly. It's just on Planet Rock right now.
/edit2 - It doesn't come with the latest firmware so that's updating now.
Handoff works perfectly with the original HomePod.
I have them in two very different situations, my original HomePods are in a stereo pair and are generally played quite loudly. The mini is in my office with the radio on in the background. When I first set it up, I had it quite close to a corner of the room and it was too boomy and bassy but I've moved it further away and it's much better. I'll wind the volume up with some music a bit later but I'm busy at the moment.
That did make up for it, it felt as though I was tearing around the entire box about three times
Bear in mind that once you put the HomePod mini box back together, it's really difficult to open with no weight inside to help it.
Mine is plugged into a third party two port USB-C charger that I use for my MacBook Air and it works.
Well my two port charger is driving a HomePod Mini and a MacBook Air so I'm sure two HomePod Minis would be a doddle.
That's exactly how I feel, mine is used daily as background music in the office so it's generally on quite quietly. It's only a small room so a full size one would be complete overkill and even if I set the volume half way up, it feels very loud. It integrates really well with the rest of the ecosystem.
I only have three in total and they'll all play together. I don't think there is a limit, you can can say "hey Siri, play Christmas music everywhere" and they all play.
I'm also pretty sure they can all be playing different things at the same time, I've not heard of any limits.
/edit - This is a good read.
I can hear some music playing from downstairs in the front room. What do I have to say to my HomePod upstairs so it's playing the same as the one downstairs?
Is it possible to do this via voice control or do I have to use the Home app?
Is it possible to do this via voice control or do I have to use the Home app?
That doesn't work when the HomePod that's playing is in a different room. I'm trying to get the HomePod that's next to me to start playing the same as the one that's downstairs, not project what I'm listening to onto another HomePod that's in a different room.
We use timers all the time on the HomePods, I use them when baking bread, my wife uses them when she's cooking. You can set multiple timers, each with their own name.
I'd love to know what the sales figures for the HomePod mini are. I ordered four from Apple this morning (in batches of two) and they were showing a delivery date of 16th February. I checked and John Lewis have them in stock so I've cancelled my Apple orders, ordered from John Lewis instead and they'll be here tomorrow.
Considering they've been available since the middle of November, it's surprising the lead time from Apple is still so long. These must be absolutely flying out of the doors.
Considering they've been available since the middle of November, it's surprising the lead time from Apple is still so long. These must be absolutely flying out of the doors.
@fez Order one from Apple - It'll take a couple of weeks to arrive but remember you have fourteen days to try it and send it back if you don't like it.
I use the Mini in my office for background music and Siri. It's a small room and it works really well. The other ones I'm buying are all going in relatively small rooms (single bedrooms and my shack) so don't need full size. When I turn the volume up, it sounds good but obviously not as good as the stereo pair of full size ones.
I don't know what the JL return policy is.
I've just started setting up Hue lights around the house and have put one in our bedroom but it's the only room without a HomePod so when I went in and said "Hey Siri, turn on the bedroom lights", nothing happened!
It's quite a big room so I'll HomePod it up but I don't know whether to just grab another mini or wait to see if the full one gets a refresh.
It's quite a big room so I'll HomePod it up but I don't know whether to just grab another mini or wait to see if the full one gets a refresh.