Add reminders and calendar items
Siri can add reminders via voice commands as easily
as shecanthroughtheiPhone.Soif I say,“Hey,Siri,
remindmetoorderpizzaat5pm,”Siri willsay,“Okay,
Iadded‘orderpizza’toRemindersfortodayat5pm.”
Unfortunately, reminders themselves will only show up
onyouriPhone.Youcanadditemstoyourcalendarin
muchthesameway.
Control HomePod’s
volume through your iPhone
You can control the volume with voice commands,
whichishandybutnotprecise.Fortunately,you
can alsocontrolitwithyouriPhone.Atthesimplest,
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 Centre,
press the tile for the song that’s playing. A new menu
will pop up that lets you control it through there.
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,youcansay,
“Hey, Siri, Idon’tlikethis.”)YoucanalsotellSiritoadd
musictoaspecificplaylist.
Restrict network
access to yourHomePod
Unfortunately,Siriisn’tsmartenoughtotelldifferent
voices apart, but you can make sure your neighbour
doesn’t use it to start playing music.
