HomePod, Apple's smart speaker, announced that sales will be discontinued as soon as the stock runs out.The next baton was entrusted to HomePod mini, which is more than one size and is reasonable.
Smart speakers are excellent things that can answer smart home appliances and answer small questions besides enjoying music, but even if you already have HomePod or HomePod mini, you will be asked, "Can you use 100 %?"And of course!There may be few people who can answer.So, this time, I would like to mention a little about 10 techniques that use HomePod mini.
1.Operate HomePod mini using siri
First of all, HomePod mini makes various operations easier by using Siri.For example, just asking Siri will play the songs of your favorite artist, and you will answer simple translations and small questions as well as playback / pause.In addition, if you say "lower the volume by 10%" while playing the song, it will reduce the volume, and if you say "10 seconds skip", it will skip the song being played for 10 seconds.
Please refer to this page for other commands that you can ask for Siri.
2.Set HomePod mini as "Stereoper"
If you have two HomePod mini, you can set the HomePod mini as a stereo pair by connecting each other by pairing.To configure stereopair, tap the iPhone or iPad's "Home" app and press and hold one HomePod mini icon displayed on the screen.Next, tap the "Settings" icon displayed at the bottom of the screen and select "Create a stereo pair", then follow the instructions on the screen.
HomePod mini set for stereo pair works as stereo sounds in most apps and devices (some apps and devices have exceptions).
3.Take over the media being played between HomePod mini and iPhone
To take over the songs played in HomePod mini to the iPhone, approach the iPhone to the top of HomePod mini.Then the songs played in HomePod mini will be transferred to the iPhone.To use this feature, you can turn on the iPhone "Settings"> "General"> "AirPlay and Handoff"> "Transfer to HomePod".
It is also possible to take over the content of the podcast that was regenerated on the iPhone to HomePod mini.
4.Play the sound source of your favorite app with HomePod mini
With AirPlay, you can play not only Apple Music but also your favorite app sound source with HomePod mini.However, don't forget that the operation of music using "Hey Siri" is only compatible with Apple Music....。
If you use AirPlay, you can play not only the iPhone and iPad, but also the sound source from the Mac with HomePod mini (see if the device is connected to the same Wi-Fi).
5.Use HomePod mini as an intercom
"Intercom" that can be exchanged by voice between families.To turn on this function, tap the "Home" app, select the house icon displayed at the top left of the screen, select "Home Settings" and turn on "Intercom".
To send an audio message to HomePod Mini from Apple products including iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad, talk "Hey siri, intercom-" or intercom displayed at the top right of the "Home App" screen.Tap the icon and talk.If you have multiple HomePod mini at home, you can send a message to the HomePod mini installed in a specific room, or send a message in multiple rooms.
6.Add multi -user to HomePod mini
Even if there are multiple people like a family, not only one person who talks to HomePod mini, Siri recognizes each voice and provides information tailored to users (such as calendar schedules and favorite playlists).Give me.
To add a new user, tap the "Home" app and tap the icon of the house displayed on the upper left of the screen> Home setting> member>.I will add it.The invited member will be able to operate the HomePod mini by approving the "home" app on your iPhone (new users can only add HomePod mini first users).
* It is possible to add a "user" that operates the HomePod mini, but the function to identify the voice of the speaker does not support Japanese at the time of article creation.
7.Do not reflect the viewing history of HomePod mini
To set the music played in HomePod mini so that it is not reflected in the recommended "for you" of the music, press and hold the HomePod mini icon displayed in the "Home" app, and then update the viewing history.Tap.Taking this function off can prevent podcast playback information from being synchronized between devices.
8.Pause HomePod mini when people leave the house
Press and hold the HomePod mini icon in the "Home" app and tap the "Automation" displayed at the bottom of the screen.You can set to stop.
Also, if you add an automation, you can set the music automatically when someone arrives at home.
9.Use Siri to find the song you want to play from the lyrics
This trick requires Siri and Apple Music, but if you tell the lyrics phrase following "Hey Siri, play the song containing the following lyrics", Siri rely on the lyrics to search for songs.start.Also, if you say "Hey Siri, add this song to the playlist", you can always add it to your favorite playlist.
10.Turn off the hearing of "Hey Siri"
Many users who use the iPhone or iPad may have turned off the "Hey Siri" listening function.Some people say that Siri is not activated on its own, and to reduce the consumption of the battery, and use SIRI to prevent the child's strategy trying to hear the answer to homework.You may be there.
To turn off the Siri listening function with HomePod mini, it is complete to tell the HomePod Mini, or to say, "Turn off the hey siri, hey siri."By the way, even if the HEY SIRI listening function is turned off, you can always start Siri by pressing and holding the upper part of HomePod mini.