iPad & iPhone User - USA (2020-02)

iOS 13

listening to music on your iPhone from the couch and

don’t want to make the hike over to the HomePod.

1. First, make sure you have AirPlay 2-compatible audio
   playing – again, be it an Apple Music or Spotify song,
   a movie from the TV app. (The steps are slightly
   different for a phone call, so we’ve put the direction
   for that below.)


2. You could go a number of ways from here. For
   simplicity’s sake, though, open your iPhone’s Control
   Centre and then look at the audio playing in the
   box in the upper right-hand corner. If your audio is
   playing in that box, you can transfer it with AirPlay.


3. Press the AirPlay button in the upper right-hand
   corner of this box. It looks like a triangle intersecting
   three rings of concentric circles.


4. Another menu will pop up showing the various
   AirPlay device you can beam your audio to. Toggle
   the circle next to your HomePod’s name.


5. The audio will immediately start playing on your
   HomePod. You can also pause your audio or adjust
   the volume from this menu.

To switch your audio back over to the iPhone,

simply toggle off the checkbox next to your HomePod’s

name. The audio should switch back over to your

iPhone (and, depending on what you’re listening to, it

may even pause). To manually hand off a phone call,

press the Audio button that appears in the Phone app’s

interface once you’ve started making your call. You’ll

then see a list of the audio devices you can beam the

call to. Select your HomePod, and you’ll be good to go.

iOS 13

listeningtomusiconyouriPhonefromthecouchand

don’twanttomakethehikeovertotheHomePod.

1.First,makesureyouhaveAirPlay2-compatibleaudio

playing–again,beitanAppleMusicorSpotifysong,

amoviefromtheTVapp.(Thestepsareslightly

differentforaphonecall,sowe’veputthedirection

forthatbelow.)

2.Youcouldgoanumberofwaysfromhere.For

simplicity’ssake,though,openyouriPhone’sControl

Centreandthenlookattheaudioplayinginthe

boxintheupperright-handcorner.Ifyouraudiois

playinginthatbox,youcantransferitwithAirPlay.

3.PresstheAirPlaybuttonintheupperright-hand

cornerofthisbox.Itlookslikeatriangleintersecting

threeringsofconcentriccircles.

4.Anothermenuwillpopupshowingthevarious

AirPlaydeviceyoucanbeamyouraudioto.Toggle

thecirclenexttoyourHomePod’sname.

5.Theaudiowillimmediatelystartplayingonyour

HomePod.Youcanalsopauseyouraudiooradjust

thevolumefromthismenu.

ToswitchyouraudiobackovertotheiPhone,

simplytoggleoffthecheckboxnexttoyourHomePod’s

name.Theaudioshouldswitchbackovertoyour

iPhone(and,dependingonwhatyou’relisteningto,it

mayevenpause).Tomanuallyhandoffaphonecall,

presstheAudiobuttonthatappearsinthePhoneapp’s

interfaceonceyou’vestartedmakingyourcall.You’ll

thenseealistoftheaudiodevicesyoucanbeamthe

callto.SelectyourHomePod,andyou’llbegoodtogo.