FEATURElast year– thoughmanyfeaturesaren’tobvious.Follow
the tipsbelow,and you’llfindthatHomePodcanfeel
like a memberofthefamily,afterall.
A quick note: you’ll need to set up Personal Requests
to use some of these features. Once you’ve set up your
HomePod, open the Home app on your iPhone and
pressthehouseiconintheupperleft.Inthemenuthat
popsup,you’llseeyour nameunderPeople.Pressit.In
thenewmenu,you’llseeatoggleforPersonalRequests
towardthebottom.Bydefault,it’llsayOff.Pressit, and
thenswitchonPersonalRequestsinthenew menu.
You’re good to go.
- Update your HomePod
YourHomePodwillneedtobeuptodateforallthis
stufftowork.First,opentheHomeapponyouriPhone,
then click the house icon in the upper left-hand corner.
In the new menu, scroll down to Software Update
under Speakers&TVsandpressit.InstallUpdates
Automaticallyshouldalreadybe toggled,butifitisn’t,
switch it to green. - Find your iPhone
MisplacedyouriPhoneinthemorningrush?Your
HomePodcanhelpyoufindit.Justsay,“Hey,Siri,
where’smyiPhone?”Siriwillthensay,“ShouldItry to
make it play a sound?” Say yes, and you’ll hear a ping
from your phone if it’s nearby. - Have HomePod tell you the news
I often use this when I’m getting dressed in the
morning. Say, “Hey, Siri, tell me the news from NPR,” and