Thanks for the response. Just to clarify, I meant I want to be able to add calendar events, or move them around. As to timers, I'd want named timers, and to have multiple ones. For instance, I'd want HomePod to tell me the cookies are done after 12 minutes, and that the laundry is done after 25.
Still, multiple accounts is the big one. I want HomePod to know who's speaking, just as Siri already does on phones and iPads. It should then use that person's account to respond to the request. Better still, use Apple Watch authentication to make sure the person speaking is nearby, similar to automatic login on macOS. After all, I could be on the wifi network, but nowhere near the speaker, and HomePod will consider me present right now. That seems like a poor design choice if one has roommates, ornery siblings, and so on. I'm sure HomePod sounds incredible, but as someone who likes music but wants the smarts and audio books more than tunes, I can't get behind it as it is right now. -- Alex Hall > On Feb 14, 2018, at 22:27, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We decided to return our Home Pod for now. We are waiting for it to, > hopefully, interface with our Sonos home theatre setup. That said, Home Pod > definitely sets timers and alarms. It will say what the upcoming appointments > on the calendar are. Unfortunately, this is currently only for one user. > > Apple Music is not necessary. One can either place music in one's iCloud > account, or purchase Apple Music Match and Home Pod will play said music. No > matter how loud the volume is set, the mic is excellent. I never needed to > raise my voice. And, the unit was able to understand me when I was in rooms > near the lounge where we had the speaker. > > The rumour is that Home Pod should interface with Sonos systems when AirPlay > II comes out. As Apple will most likely not raise the price of Home Pod, we > decided to wait until it meets our use case before purchasing. > > Kind regards, > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com <mailto:dchitten...@gmail.com> > Mobile: +61 488 988 936 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 15 Feb 2018, at 12:33, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com > <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: > >> I'm waiting for, at the very least, the software to improve. I want more >> smarts and less audio perfection, so I need Siri to at least handle multiple >> users' accounts and do things like calendars and named timers. >> >> As to the audio jack, I very much doubt it will ever happen. This speaker is >> meant to blend into the background, and interact with wireless streaming and >> speech input/output. In my mind, it will never include an audio jack. But >> Apple could do anything, so don't take my word for it. <smile> >> >> -- >> Alex Hall >> >> >> >> >>> On Feb 14, 2018, at 20:51, M. 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