Re: I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-16 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. The HomePod doesn’t support multiple timers. You cannot pair it to your phone either. You can do this with the Amazon Echo. This HomePod has been rushed into the market and it’s cost Apple around £250 to assemble and they can’t price it less than what it is right now. I’m happy with my Echos

Re: I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-15 Thread Alex Hall
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.

Re: I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-15 Thread Scott Davert
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 t

Re: I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-15 Thread Tim Kilburn
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

Re: I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-14 Thread David Chittenden
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.

Re: I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-14 Thread Alex Hall
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

I Want to Buy a HomePod But, ...

2018-02-14 Thread M. Taylor
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. Wh