A real joy to have found you! I am a subscriber. Will be watching more of your content. One ask; can you find UPS that are HomeKit compliant? I live in rural southern Spain (I am an immigrant, left the UK a couple of years ago) and keeping all this (the computer at least - clean, protected and powered - during the minor if frequent loss of power we get would be very helpful - I am guessing this could be a later Matter device type - but would be interested to learn more!
Perplexes me that they downgraded from Wi-Fi 5 on the 2018 OG to Wi-Fi 4 on the “new” HomePod. It’s literally the same freaking thing, except worse and the same amount of money. Think about that for a second they literally had the balls to put a 2009 Wi-Fi radio in a $300 speaker.
@@DavidA20200 it wouldn’t benefit from wifi 5 or 6. The higher bandwidth of Wi-Fi 5 and 6 is not necessary and completely useless for audio. It would improve nothing. It would benefit from Ethernet for people using it as HomeKit hub.
When using the homepod for calls… does anyone complain you sound like you are talking into a tube …? I stopped using Homepod mini 1st gen because of complaints… while using B&O Beosound A1 gen 2 for all conferencecalls .. no complaints on that one !
since this acts as a hub for matter devices, i'm interested in getting it to use homekit with the aqara p2 home door sensor but i can't seem to find a clear answer about whether homekit will allow me to use the features such as getting remote alerts in the apple home app for open/close door and the associated events log or if the new door sensor model will only allow these features to be available when their own aqara hub comes out so it can be used with the aqara home app. can anyone please answer me quickly? i'm getting really frustrated how its so hard to just buy something and i'm in a stressful and unsafe situation
How can I contact you? I have several issues with my cameras logitech circle view that desconnetc every time or every period of time. I have several Apple TV’s at home and several HomePod the newones for each type but something wrong.
Have one OG HomePod and 5 minis throughout the house. Have to struggle with Siri half the time to get them all to play everywhere. Small place and Wi-Fi is great, close to 1 gig download, and have had four different routers installed over the past four months. Siri still as dumb as a rock. Some times she plays everywhere, sometimes she lights up but plays nothing, sometimes you ask her to stop and she she states there's nothing to stop yet she stops the music that's playing, and sometimes there's just a problem with Apple Music, just to name a few. What a mess. Apple tech support is the worst as they basically have told me they don't know what's going on. Not sure it's worth it to spend $299 on a speaker that's basically a revamped version of the one that had poor sales the last time. Apple really needs to get their act together.
Have tried resetting removing re-adding and about everything else you can imagine. Can only imagine that Apple has no clue what’s behind it as their tier 1 tech could not explain what was happening after an hour of being on the phone with him. He also suggested that tier 2 would not know either and that was it for the call. Poorly written software and execution of releases and very poor tech support. Have been in the tech business for over 31 years and have never been so disappointed in a product as the HomePods. Apple is failing miserably.
I ordered one as soon as I saw them available. I love my OG HomePod and never purchased another one and then they stopped selling. Apple support told me twice before ordering that I can pair my OG HomePod with the new. If not, I’ll send it back.
Just out of curiosity, is the word “Whilst” used in any other country outside of the UK? We don’t use that word her in the United States and it always strikes me as such a peculiar word.
I think you can only have two as stereo pair, of course would be great to have another 3 minis as centre and 2 behind you. Attaching more HomePods than 2 will just play the same channel in different places
Any chance you could make a video showing how to use a custom sound effect from Apple Music when your Logitech doorbell is pressed? No videos out there showing how to do it using the free Eve app.
Apple could have released the HomePod 2 while the HomePod 1 was still out. It’s barely an upgrade aside from Thread and Matter. Not sure why they felt the need to discontinue it completely and then re-release the same thing - same form factor
Hello, I’m getting in to building some automation for my flat bit one question i have is about obsolescence. Are there any indications or risks we have in diving in this smart home world rather the use established (les smart) technology that will work no matter the releases of OS or new versions? I’m worried that after couple of years or so i will not be able to use my devices because of incompatibility with the software or similar
The 1st gen HomePod cannot be paired with the new 2nd-gen HomePod. Main reason is probably that a pair of homepods have to do a lot of computational audio-analysis to get a balanced top-quality audio result. This gets *much* trickier when the two devices have different audio characteristics. The new HomePod has a different number of speakers and a different number of microphones than the original. I expect the audio characteristics of the speakers are also different. The two models are also running different CPU's. I expect all these differences make it extremely difficult for the homepods to generate an ideal result from pairing up. And anyone who is willing to pay this much for home speakers would be *really* upset if they end up with lousy audio as a result. This new HomePod can still be a win for people who own just one of the 1st-gen HomePods. You should look for someone else who has just one of the 1st-gen HomePods. One of you could buy the HomePod from the other person (for, say, $150), and then the second person could buy two of the new HomePods by spending $(600-150). I think that would be win for both people.
Doesn’t really matter because if you put it in the same room in homekit it will play with any HomePod or stereo pairs up to 6 HomePods at a time. It won’t be a stereo pair but it will work fine. I mean it makes sense. You can pair the old ones together, minis or new HomePods but you can’t mis match pairs.
@@properfpv7160 - Two homepods playing the same music at the same time is not the same as pairing. Mis-matched HomePod models will not be able to generate Atmos audio, for instance.
@@garanceadrosehn9691 yeah that’s what I thought I said. The OG is getting a little too far outdated to try and make a stereo pair but it will still work at the same time. But you can’t pair a mini with a new big one either
@@HomeKitAuthority Yeah but shouldn’t it’s OWN sensors be available for other Matter controllers as well? Matter will fail as a standard if everyone is going to live in their own walled gardens still. Nothing much will have changed other than some additional accessories can be used with a new barcode instead of the homekit one. I don’t believe that’s what people had in mind. I certainly didn’t. If everyone is going to do their own thing still, then it’s more of the same.
@@HomeKitAuthority Yes, you can control humidifiers, fans, smart plugs and other accessories, but you can’t use HomeKit temperature sensors to control a HomeKit thermostat.
@@HomeKitAuthority You can use temperature sensors to set the target temperature for the thermostat, but the thermostat still uses its own temperature sensor to determine if the target has been reached.
I have an original HomePod that will not connect to my Apple TV 4K (2021). I’ve been on the phone with Apple and they cannot resolve the non-connectivity issue. They told me one last attempt would involve a complete diagnostics test of my entire system by their engineers. Are you familiar with any other such instances of this occurring?
I had a similar issue when the HomePod first came out. I was able to airplay from my phone but I couldn't use airplay 2 to connect both HomePods together. My wifi is ultra fast but it turns out it was literally a wifi compatibility issue. I had to get a whole new type of router. I dont remember the specific details why but it was something to do with my wifi blocking the feature and there was lots of tech support calls between my wifi provider and apple. Regardless, ive had many other issues with the HomePod since then. I dont think the HomePods are worth it. They are the worst speaker products ive ever used. reliability isn't there, speed is slow even with crazy fast wifi, the HomePods still have issues connecting to my iPhone and occasionally they pause by themselves. The accounts feature is really stupid as it would confuse my mother from my sister. They dont even have a similar voice they're just both female. HomePod cannot tell the difference between anyone. its like a really really cheap product. Feels like they put no thought into any of its features. It feels like it should be priced around $129 or so
@@Mistygio Homepod Mini has some issue with multi access point wifi networks. Sonos does too. I disabled Spanning Tree on my network and it seems to have mitigated the issue. The Minis would just disconnect from their stereo paired ATV. I suspect there is some out of wifi communication between the units that seep back onto wifi and is detected as a loop or broadcast storm. If Ubiquiti actually had a useful logging system I'd be able to know for sure.
@@gingerman5123 - Hmm. That's an interesting thought. For awhile I had some problems with one of my ancient Mac Pro's, where it would keep switching between the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands. I renamed the network for the 2.4-GHz bands, and connected the Mac Pro to that network. That solved the stability problems I had been seeing (and had been fighting for many weeks before I hit this solution).
Some people are saying that it doesn’t work with Apple TV. 😂. One guy claimed that it was on the website, I told him that he read it wrong but he said that he had confirmed it with Apple. 😂
Which model of AppleTV? Maybe that's where the confusion is. ... or maybe it's an issue with AppleTV needing a newer version of tvOS (which is probably already in beta). These are both guesses on my part. I have seen nothing about problems with AppleTV.
@@garanceadrosehn9691 I have been watching a ton of RUclips videos since the announcement. I always look at the comment section and on 2 separate videos, 2 different people said that it wasn’t compatible with Apple TV. One said that it was stated on the website that was for iPhone and iPad only. Of course I went straight to the Apple website and read the blurb and it quite clearly states that it designed to work with Apple TV 4K. I told this person so and he replied that they had confirmed it with Apple themselves. 😂
Same insane $299 price, no real added value or features, same boring colors options, downgraded to Wi-Fi 4. Need I say more? Do NOT upgrade. First time buyer? Ok buy it. However, if you have the OG 2018 HomePods, this seems more like a sidegrade if not a flat out downgrade.
How does the surround sound home theatre work? In my set up my HomePods will have to go behind my seating position and the TV speaker will be in front. Can the homepod act as rear speaker while the TV speaker does the front?
Tim Cook looked in his power Bi app and realized he had a warehouse full of old HomePods somewhere in the world …. Four months later Apple released the “new” HomePod 2023 lol.
OG Homepod is a great speaker. It was (is again) just too expensive. I got a couple of them on clearance from Target. I have 6 Minis all over the house.
@@gingerman5123 I love the Mini. Why? Because it allows me Siri access without my mobile in my pocket. But. The downfall is that all will trigger on my 'hey Siri' and there's no telling which. And. It won't allow Spotify.
HomePod is the only speaker product that I have that doesn't allow me to adjust EQ or to plug in my iPhone via a cable. The wireless Airplay is among the worst over the air protocol ive ever experienced. My wifi speeds are fast at around 500mbps and airplay just doesn't want to work half the time. Sometimes it would disconnect. And sometimes it would refuse to play at all when attempting to airplay from my iPhone 11. The accounts feature is complete bull as it would confuse my family members. It wouldn't be able to recognize my 50 year old mother from my 7 year old niece. Its kinda crazy how underbaked the HomePod is and I just honestly think its the most useless speaker product ive ever own. I can't believe there are people who actually "love" HomePod because there are tons of other speaker products out there that are half the price and work better.
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You listed a lot of features that original HomePod has, as new. Should’ve pointed out which features are truly new.
A real joy to have found you! I am a subscriber. Will be watching more of your content. One ask; can you find UPS that are HomeKit compliant? I live in rural southern Spain (I am an immigrant, left the UK a couple of years ago) and keeping all this (the computer at least - clean, protected and powered - during the minor if frequent loss of power we get would be very helpful - I am guessing this could be a later Matter device type - but would be interested to learn more!
I think they’re going for a surround sound system all in one smart thing which would be very cool. Buut it just disappears seem like its there yet.
It perplexes me that this does not have an Ethernet jack.
Perplexes me that they downgraded from Wi-Fi 5 on the 2018 OG to Wi-Fi 4 on the “new” HomePod. It’s literally the same freaking thing, except worse and the same amount of money. Think about that for a second they literally had the balls to put a 2009 Wi-Fi radio in a $300 speaker.
@@DavidA20200 it wouldn’t benefit from wifi 5 or 6. The higher bandwidth of Wi-Fi 5 and 6 is not necessary and completely useless for audio. It would improve nothing. It would benefit from Ethernet for people using it as HomeKit hub.
So you can’t use this with the old home pod? Which home pods I have now I can play the same music everywhere
When using the homepod for calls… does anyone complain you sound like you are talking into a tube …? I stopped using Homepod mini 1st gen because of complaints… while using B&O Beosound A1 gen 2 for all conferencecalls .. no complaints on that one !
since this acts as a hub for matter devices, i'm interested in getting it to use homekit with the aqara p2 home door sensor but i can't seem to find a clear answer about whether homekit will allow me to use the features such as getting remote alerts in the apple home app for open/close door and the associated events log or if the new door sensor model will only allow these features to be available when their own aqara hub comes out so it can be used with the aqara home app. can anyone please answer me quickly? i'm getting really frustrated how its so hard to just buy something and i'm in a stressful and unsafe situation
hmmm to buy or don't! (confirming you need the same GEN to pair, no cross pairing)
Its a downscale in hardware but maybe it's as loud? Damn
How can I contact you? I have several issues with my cameras logitech circle view that desconnetc every time or every period of time. I have several Apple TV’s at home and several HomePod the newones for each type but something wrong.
Have one OG HomePod and 5 minis throughout the house. Have to struggle with Siri half the time to get them all to play everywhere. Small place and Wi-Fi is great, close to 1 gig download, and have had four different routers installed over the past four months. Siri still as dumb as a rock. Some times she plays everywhere, sometimes she lights up but plays nothing, sometimes you ask her to stop and she she states there's nothing to stop yet she stops the music that's playing, and sometimes there's just a problem with Apple Music, just to name a few. What a mess. Apple tech support is the worst as they basically have told me they don't know what's going on. Not sure it's worth it to spend $299 on a speaker that's basically a revamped version of the one that had poor sales the last time. Apple really needs to get their act together.
Having same issues.
What you’re describing are some of the many features of HomePod
Have tried resetting removing re-adding and about everything else you can imagine. Can only imagine that
Apple has no clue what’s behind it as their tier 1 tech could not explain what was happening after an hour of being on the phone with him. He also suggested that tier 2 would not know either and that was it for the call. Poorly written software and execution of releases and very poor tech support. Have been in the tech business for over 31 years and have never been so disappointed in a product as the HomePods. Apple is failing miserably.
My guess it’s just too many devices … Too many in the house
Wanted to switch to HomePods instead of Sonos. Tried it and decided to keep Sonos for the reason you mentioned.
I ordered one as soon as I saw them available. I love my OG HomePod and never purchased another one and then they stopped selling.
Apple support told me twice before ordering that I can pair my OG HomePod with the new. If not, I’ll send it back.
Saw a macrumors article the other day confirming that you can't, but hopefully it was wrong
Same! I love my OG homepod and was sad they stopped selling them so I got 2 minis but they weren’t the same. Can’t wait for this new one!
Some of those Apple supports don’t know anything, they have different chips
You can't. Read the spec sheet, don't listen to poorly trained entry level workers making minimum wage.
Just out of curiosity, is the word “Whilst” used in any other country outside of the UK? We don’t use that word her in the United States and it always strikes me as such a peculiar word.
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I think you can only have two as stereo pair, of course would be great to have another 3 minis as centre and 2 behind you. Attaching more HomePods than 2 will just play the same channel in different places
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Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) on a brand new product? Surely not...
Any chance you could make a video showing how to use a custom sound effect from Apple Music when your Logitech doorbell is pressed? No videos out there showing how to do it using the free Eve app.
Apple could have released the HomePod 2 while the HomePod 1 was still out. It’s barely an upgrade aside from Thread and Matter. Not sure why they felt the need to discontinue it completely and then re-release the same thing - same form factor
I’ll wait until they’re down to $200 like I did with my OG HP.
Hello,
I’m getting in to building some automation for my flat bit one question i have is about obsolescence.
Are there any indications or risks we have in diving in this smart home world rather the use established (les smart) technology that will work no matter the releases of OS or new versions? I’m worried that after couple of years or so i will not be able to use my devices because of incompatibility with the software or similar
I read you can’t pair with a 1st Gen HomePod? Please tell me this isn’t the case? If it is OMG Why?
I know you can’t pair a mini with the OG or the new HP with a mini. Not sure on the OG and new HP
The 1st gen HomePod cannot be paired with the new 2nd-gen HomePod.
Main reason is probably that a pair of homepods have to do a lot of computational audio-analysis to get a balanced top-quality audio result. This gets *much* trickier when the two devices have different audio characteristics. The new HomePod has a different number of speakers and a different number of microphones than the original. I expect the audio characteristics of the speakers are also different. The two models are also running different CPU's. I expect all these differences make it extremely difficult for the homepods to generate an ideal result from pairing up. And anyone who is willing to pay this much for home speakers would be *really* upset if they end up with lousy audio as a result.
This new HomePod can still be a win for people who own just one of the 1st-gen HomePods. You should look for someone else who has just one of the 1st-gen HomePods. One of you could buy the HomePod from the other person (for, say, $150), and then the second person could buy two of the new HomePods by spending $(600-150). I think that would be win for both people.
Doesn’t really matter because if you put it in the same room in homekit it will play with any HomePod or stereo pairs up to 6 HomePods at a time. It won’t be a stereo pair but it will work fine. I mean it makes sense. You can pair the old ones together, minis or new HomePods but you can’t mis match pairs.
@@properfpv7160 - Two homepods playing the same music at the same time is not the same as pairing. Mis-matched HomePod models will not be able to generate Atmos audio, for instance.
@@garanceadrosehn9691 yeah that’s what I thought I said. The OG is getting a little too far outdated to try and make a stereo pair but it will still work at the same time. But you can’t pair a mini with a new big one either
If it’s fully Matter compatible, shouldn’t the temp and humidity sensors be exposed outside of the Home app? 🤔
It’s a matter controller
@@HomeKitAuthority Yeah but shouldn’t it’s OWN sensors be available for other Matter controllers as well? Matter will fail as a standard if everyone is going to live in their own walled gardens still. Nothing much will have changed other than some additional accessories can be used with a new barcode instead of the homekit one. I don’t believe that’s what people had in mind. I certainly didn’t. If everyone is going to do their own thing still, then it’s more of the same.
Oh I agree with you. We need it to be more open. I was just answering your question
@@gregg5958 Speakers / Hubs are not devies as per Matter specification.
My HomePod mini temperature sensors are wildly inaccurate.
How inaccurate?
Can temperature sensors (throughout the house) create a basis for smart thermostat functions or dehumidifiers for humidity
Not in HomeKit, but definitely with something like Home Assistant.
You can use the sensors in HomeKit to turn on humidifier and operate other devices
@@HomeKitAuthority Yes, you can control humidifiers, fans, smart plugs and other accessories, but you can’t use HomeKit temperature sensors to control a HomeKit thermostat.
Yes you can use temperature sensors to control HomeKit smart thermostats
@@HomeKitAuthority You can use temperature sensors to set the target temperature for the thermostat, but the thermostat still uses its own temperature sensor to determine if the target has been reached.
HomePod Mini Temperatur Sensor? I can’t find it maybe in Austria it is Not oden‘d
Apparently needs iOS 16.3 which is in beta for now
Unfortunately the weakness of HomePod will alway be Siri. Siri is way behind Google
Finally there’s a reason, to have ever active microtones in you’re home …. next will be the ever checking camera.
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I have an original HomePod that will not connect to my Apple TV 4K (2021). I’ve been on the phone with Apple and they cannot resolve the non-connectivity issue. They told me one last attempt would involve a complete diagnostics test of my entire system by their engineers. Are you familiar with any other such instances of this occurring?
I had a similar issue when the HomePod first came out. I was able to airplay from my phone but I couldn't use airplay 2 to connect both HomePods together. My wifi is ultra fast but it turns out it was literally a wifi compatibility issue. I had to get a whole new type of router. I dont remember the specific details why but it was something to do with my wifi blocking the feature and there was lots of tech support calls between my wifi provider and apple. Regardless, ive had many other issues with the HomePod since then. I dont think the HomePods are worth it. They are the worst speaker products ive ever used. reliability isn't there, speed is slow even with crazy fast wifi, the HomePods still have issues connecting to my iPhone and occasionally they pause by themselves. The accounts feature is really stupid as it would confuse my mother from my sister. They dont even have a similar voice they're just both female. HomePod cannot tell the difference between anyone. its like a really really cheap product. Feels like they put no thought into any of its features. It feels like it should be priced around $129 or so
@@Mistygio Homepod Mini has some issue with multi access point wifi networks. Sonos does too. I disabled Spanning Tree on my network and it seems to have mitigated the issue. The Minis would just disconnect from their stereo paired ATV. I suspect there is some out of wifi communication between the units that seep back onto wifi and is detected as a loop or broadcast storm. If Ubiquiti actually had a useful logging system I'd be able to know for sure.
@@gingerman5123 - Hmm. That's an interesting thought. For awhile I had some problems with one of my ancient Mac Pro's, where it would keep switching between the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands. I renamed the network for the 2.4-GHz bands, and connected the Mac Pro to that network. That solved the stability problems I had been seeing (and had been fighting for many weeks before I hit this solution).
Some people are saying that it doesn’t work with Apple TV. 😂. One guy claimed that it was on the website, I told him that he read it wrong but he said that he had confirmed it with Apple. 😂
Which model of AppleTV? Maybe that's where the confusion is.
... or maybe it's an issue with AppleTV needing a newer version of tvOS (which is probably already in beta).
These are both guesses on my part. I have seen nothing about problems with AppleTV.
@@garanceadrosehn9691 I have been watching a ton of RUclips videos since the announcement. I always look at the comment section and on 2 separate videos, 2 different people said that it wasn’t compatible with Apple TV. One said that it was stated on the website that was for iPhone and iPad only. Of course I went straight to the Apple website and read the blurb and it quite clearly states that it designed to work with Apple TV 4K. I told this person so and he replied that they had confirmed it with Apple themselves. 😂
I also mentioned that my Gen 3 Apple TV no longer works with my iPhone 13 since the latest update 16.2.
Same insane $299 price, no real added value or features, same boring colors options, downgraded to Wi-Fi 4. Need I say more? Do NOT upgrade. First time buyer? Ok buy it. However, if you have the OG 2018 HomePods, this seems more like a sidegrade if not a flat out downgrade.
How does the surround sound home theatre work? In my set up my HomePods will have to go behind my seating position and the TV speaker will be in front. Can the homepod act as rear speaker while the TV speaker does the front?
Sonos is much better suited for that
Yes you just put another pair in the same room in homekit and it will play all the HomePods in the same room.
@@properfpv7160 but not in surround sound.
I believe you can have the tv speaker working simultaneously with the HomePod pair. My system does that, though my minis are at the tv.
@@heidi9569 would that give you Dolby Atmos surround sound though?
Tim Cook looked in his power Bi app and realized he had a warehouse full of old HomePods somewhere in the world ….
Four months later Apple released the “new” HomePod 2023 lol.
Having the HomePod track your location in your home doesn’t sound like a feature worth the price against privacy
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It's beyond me why Apple would dive into the smartspeaker world again after having failed miserably at the first attempt.
The second attempt was a good effort though
OG Homepod is a great speaker. It was (is again) just too expensive. I got a couple of them on clearance from Target. I have 6 Minis all over the house.
@@gingerman5123 I love the Mini. Why? Because it allows me Siri access without my mobile in my pocket.
But. The downfall is that all will trigger on my 'hey Siri' and there's no telling which.
And. It won't allow Spotify.
@@LERobbo its not that itr wont allow spotify its that spotify hasnt added support
its very frustryartont tho
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I always laugh when brits always mispronounce router.
Roo-ter is not the correct way to say it.
It is in the UK
HomePod is the only speaker product that I have that doesn't allow me to adjust EQ or to plug in my iPhone via a cable. The wireless Airplay is among the worst over the air protocol ive ever experienced. My wifi speeds are fast at around 500mbps and airplay just doesn't want to work half the time. Sometimes it would disconnect. And sometimes it would refuse to play at all when attempting to airplay from my iPhone 11. The accounts feature is complete bull as it would confuse my family members. It wouldn't be able to recognize my 50 year old mother from my 7 year old niece. Its kinda crazy how underbaked the HomePod is and I just honestly think its the most useless speaker product ive ever own. I can't believe there are people who actually "love" HomePod because there are tons of other speaker products out there that are half the price and work better.
You can EQ if you are Airplaying over Windows iTunes.