I agree with Tim. My snarky comment aside, I'm afraid this just isn't going to happen. In the view of many, the headphone jack is a step backward, not forward. While there are things like Bluetooth transmitters that you could pair that can be hooked in to something with a 3.5 MM jack, it requires the purchase of more stuff. Though the sound quality of the Homepod is great from what I can tell, the absence of a headphone jack was one of the things that turned me off to it. Further, as already mentioned, there is no direct support for other music streaming services which are available through other devices on the market such as the Echo, Sonos, and Google platforms. yes, you can certainly Airplay your iPhone using spotify or whatever other music you have on your iPhone, but you cannot, for example, ask Siri to play something specific from Spotify and have it be successful. If you are an Apple Music subscriber and want something with fantastic sound and do not mind using Airplay, though, the HomePod certainly seems to fit that bill well. I'm also sure it will improve when updates are released to include stereo sound and multi-room support. I also will not be getting one, as it doesn't fit my use case.
Just my thoughts, Scott On 2/15/18, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As mentioned by others, there's no need to have Apple Music. You should be > able to play music from your iPod via AirPlay to the HomePod wirelessly, > thus, playing your music from the exact playlists and such that reside on > the iPod itself. Regarding the inclusion of a 3.5 mm jack, I would bet big > money that you'll never see such an animal on the HomePod, it just doesn't > fit the use model that Apple has for the HomePod. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 14, 2018, at 18:51, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I was really considering buying a HOmePod. However, as I am not subscribed > to Apple Music nor am I going to subscribe anytime soon, I was hoping that > the HomePod would have a 3.5mm jack so that I could use it with non-apple > and/or legacy hardware devices such as my iPod Nanno. What a bummer that > it > does not have such a port. > > Perhaps I'll wait until the next generation model in hopes that they will > permit legacy-device attachments. > > Thoughts? > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
