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PLAYLIST HOMEPOD TIPS AND TRICKSiPod stacked on top of each other). In
the Connect to a device menu that pops
up, press More Devices. You should see
your HomePod listed in the resulting
menu. Select it, and the music will
immediately start playing. You can also
control the volume with your iPhone’s
volume controls.
- ADD REMINDERS AND
CALENDAR ITEMS
Siri can add reminders via voice
commands as easily as she can through
the iPhone. So if I say, “Hey, Siri, remind
me to order pizza at 5 p.m.,” Siri will say,
“O.K., I added “order pizza” to Reminders
for today at 5 p.m.” Unfortunately,
reminders themselves will only show up on
your iPhone. You can add items to your
calendar in much the same way.
10. CONTROL
HOMEPOD’S
VOLUME
THROUGH
YOUR IPHONE
You can control the
HomePod’s volume
with voice
commands, which is
cool but not precise.
Fortunately, you can
also control it with
your iPhone.
At the simplest, if
you already have a song playing on your
HomePod, you’ll see the controls pop up
in a widget on your iPhone’s lock screen.
Alternatively, in Control Center, press the
tile for the song that’s playing. A new
menu will pop up that lets you control it
through there. (If you’ve recently played a
song on your iPhone, the song on the
HomePod will show up in a widget
underneath that song.) - TELL SIRI WHICH SONGS
YOU LIKE
If you like a song that’s playing, you can
say, “Hey, Siri, I like this,” and Siri will factor
the song into your recommendations.
(Alternatively, you can say, “Hey, Siri, I don’t
like this.)
You can also tell Siri to add music to a
specific playlist.
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