August 2019 • Macworld 89FEATUREmonitor and iPod 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
5pm,” Siri will say, “Okay, I added ‘order pizza’
to Reminders for today at 5pm.” Unfortunately,
reminders themselves will only show up on your
iPhone. You can add items to your calendar in
much the same way. - Control HomePod’s
volume through your iPhone
You can control the volume with voice commands,
which is handy 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 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