FEATUREif you have the numbers and names set up in your
FavouritesonyouriPhone.Soif I say,“Hey,Siri,call
Mum,”Siriwillsay,“Justtoconfirm,you’dliketo
callMumJohnson.”If I sayyes,she’llstartmaking
thecall. Siriwillalsorespondifyouaskher todial
a specificnumber.
Duringa regulariPhonecall,youcanalsohand
offthecalltotheHomePodsoitactsasaspeaker.
IntheregulariPhonecallinterface,pressAudio,and
thenpressthenameofyourHomePod.Thecall will
immediately switch over.
- Set alarms and timers
Honestly, I probably use my HomePod for this more
thananythingelse.It’sessentiallymyalarmclock.To
set analarm,say,“Hey,Siri,wakeupinfivehours”
or“Hey,Siri,wakemeupat6:30am”.Fortimers,you
cansay,“Hey,Siri,setatimerfor 15 minutes,”andoff
she’ll go.Youcanevenhavemultiplealarmsandtimers
goingatthesametime,andyoucanalsoshutthem
alloffwithasinglephrase:“Hey,Siri,turnoffallmy
alarmsortimers.” - Translate words and
phrases into foreign languages
The HomePod is a great translator. Just ask Siri, “How
do I say ‘I love you’ in Japanese?” and she’ll give you an
answer. Apple’s voice assistant can translate complex
phrasesfroma widerangeofcommonlyspoken
languages,andIfindit’sagoodwaytolearnhowto
pronouncewordsif I’veonlyseenthemona page.
Just bepreparedforsomelimitations.Ifyouaskher