I use my voiceover-enabled iPhone XS iOS 12.2 and HomePod a lot now that Shortcuts are available. I’ve worked out, however, that my Siri Shortcuts commands to “Play Radio BBC Radio 4” or other stations (set up via the Receiver Radio app) which I use to get my HomePod to play streaming radio actually simply gets Siri on HomePod to communicate with my iPhone, on which it starts up the Receiver Radio app and gets the iPhone to airplay the sound to the HomePod. Somehow, I feel a bit cheated that the HomePod cannot use Siri in the cloud to do its own work - after all, Alexa can activate TuneIn Radio skills on my Amazon echo without having to contact my iPhone first. When I first come into the house, Siri Shortcuts will not work on my HomePod, on which Siri protests that my iPhone must first be on the same Wi-fi network: when I check in iPhone Settings, voiceover tells me my iPhone is already on my WiFi network, but Siri Shortcuts will not cooperate until I open an app on my phone which requires the internet. It also means that my iPhone has to remain close enough physically to the HomePod for the streaming not to drop out - because, if I pop upstairs, the HomePod simply stops streaming and, when I come down, I have to use the Siri shortcut all over again! Cheers Harry
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