provides a ‘quick way’ and a ‘long way’ of making these
handoffs. Here’s how to do both.The quick way
If your phone is playing any kind of AirPlay-compatible
media – such as a song on Apple Music or Spotify,
a podcast, a YouTube video, a Netflix show or even
a phone call – you simply need to hold your iPhone
around an inch away from your HomePod. After a
one-second delay, the audio track will jump from your
phone and start playing on the HomePod. That’s all
there is to it.
And this works both ways, too. If you’d like to hand
over your music or phone call from the HomePod to
your iPhone, simply bring your iPhone to within an inch
of your HomePod and the audio will switch back over. In
both cases, you’ll see a notification like the one above
pop up on your iPhone if the transfer was successful.The long way
Here’s how you had to do these handoffs before
iOS 13.2, and this method is still handy if you’re, oh,It’s only visible while you’re within
range for the audio transferprovidesa‘quickway’anda‘longway’ofmakingthese
handoffs.Here’showtodoboth.
Thequickway
IfyourphoneisplayinganykindofAirPlay-compatible
media–suchasasongonAppleMusicorSpotify,
apodcast,aYouTubevideo,aNetflixshoworeven
aphonecall–yousimplyneedtoholdyouriPhone
aroundaninchawayfromyourHomePod.Aftera
one-seconddelay,theaudiotrackwilljumpfromyour
phoneandstartplayingontheHomePod.That’sall
thereistoit.
Andthisworksbothways,too.Ifyou’dliketohand
overyourmusicorphonecallfromtheHomePodto
youriPhone,simplybringyouriPhonetowithinaninch
ofyourHomePodandtheaudiowillswitchbackover.In
bothcases,you’llseeanotificationliketheoneabove
popuponyouriPhoneifthetransferwassuccessful.
Thelongway
Here’showyouhadtodothesehandoffsbefore
iOS13.2,andthismethodisstillhandyifyou’re,oh,
It’s only visible while you’re within
range for the audio transfer