The countdown is almost over we're about to start seeing the HomePod on the shelves from selected countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States of America. However, as a good Apple product, it casts doubts about its general compatibility.
When Apple creates a product, it is difficult for us to think in the least about total integration with those devices that do not carry the screen printing of the Cupertino company. They have seen fit to share a list with the audio sources compatible with the HomePod and we will detail it in this post.
Notably HomePod can always function as a simple wireless speaker via AirPlay 2, Apple's new streaming playback protocol is fully compatible with any source from iOS or macOS, that is, you can, for example, from Spotify play your favorite song on the HomePod enjoying its supposed high quality sound (do not forget to put Spotify in extreme quality as long as you are a Premium user). What you will not be able to is interact with the audio content quickly and intelligently according to the Cupertino company.
That which, These are the audio sources compatible with HomePod Smart Control:
- Apple Music: It will be fully compatible with the HomePod and with Siri's capabilities to play and manage music.
- iTunesStore: We can play and manage all our purchases of songs and audiobooks through the official Apple store, also compatible with Siri.
- iCloud Music Library: We will be able to access to play and manage our music in iCloud through Siri easily, any song present in our cloud.
- Podcasts: How could it be otherwise, we will be able to access our Podcasts by indicating it to Siri.
These are the sources that iMore already warned at the time that we would be able to use without any problem, and they have been complied with with total accuracy. So we are more or less clear about the capabilities of the Cupertino firm's smart speaker, that is, I am quite clear that the surprise has been conspicuous by its absence and Spotify is still a sucker for iOS integration.