Hello everyone. I've recently made the switch from Spotify to Apple Music, I promise this is relevant, and I'm wondering if it's time to switch from Alexa, which I never use for anything other than music and the weather, to a HomePod. One of the things keeping me away from the HomePod for a while was that you had to jump through insane hoops to play on Spotify. But, since I'm no longer using that, that barrier has gone down. I've not really been able to find anything that's not a video about the benefits of a HomePod to an Apple user, so, I'm curious what you all think? Thanks in advance.
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It still depends.
HomePods sound amazing, and they work really well with the iPhone, but Siri does have some pain points. If you just want to play music then you're good to go.
I do like that I can start playing music on my phone and then put it near the HomePod to move audio to the device, or take calls on the HomePod.
I do like some of the features offered by Alexa, but I prefer the integrations I get with the HomePod. I typically play a book at night on Audible, and I can tell Alexa to just play the book. What I do now is just start the book on my phone and then put the phone near the HomePod to transfer to that device.
Possibly yes
Hey. For reasons I won’t go into here, I’ve also been thinking about switching from Alexa to HomePod.
I have a couple of HomePod Minis here that I bought a few years ago, but have up to now primarily been using the Alexa Echo Studio as my main speaker in the living room and standard Alexa Echo in the bedroom. If I make the switch, the minis would go into the bedroom and a new big HomePod would be purchased for the living room.
The one little issue can be that when you say “Hey Siri”, the intended device is not always the one that responds. So would be interested to hear from HomePod owners if they find that to be an issue. Otherwise, if using the speaker for what you and I do, it seems a good option. There are a lot of rumours about new HomePods coming soon though, so might be worth holding off a little while.
Dave
Might Start With Mini
I'm thinking that, what I'll do, is get a Mini now to make sure I like the experience. Then, when/if a newer, bigger one comes out, I'll buy that one because that's the one I actually want.