Jira ya ƙare, aƙalla don menene ƙaddamar da HomePod. Kodayake ta wata hanya takaitacciya, Yanzu haka ana iya ajiye mai magana da Apple tun daga ranar Juma'a 26 ga Janairu, tare da sayarwa kai tsaye makonni biyu bayan haka. Wannan shine samfurin farko a cikin sabon rukuni na na'urori wanda yayi alƙawarin zama sananne a cikin shekaru masu zuwa.
Menene zai yi? Ta yaya za mu iya sarrafa shi? Shin za mu buƙaci Apple Music don iya sauraron kiɗa? Shin za mu iya amsa kira tare da shi? Kuma aikata su? Waɗanne aikace-aikace za su dace da sabon mai magana? Nawa ne kudinsa? Yaushe zai isa wasu ƙasashe? Akwai tambayoyi da yawa waɗanda suka rage a jiransu kuma waɗanda za mu amsa a wannan labarin.
Mai magana tare da Siri mai haɗawa
Abu na farko da ya kamata a bayyana shine menene HomePod, wani abu wanda zai iya zama bayyane bayan watanni ana magana akan shi, amma da gaske ba a bayyane yake ba. HomePod shine mai magana, asali hakan, ba tare da ƙari ba, amma tare da Siri mai haɗawa. Ba kamar sauran na'urorin da kake kwatanta su ba, kamar su Amazon Alexa ko Google Home, ba mataimaki ne na kamala ba wanda ke da mai magana, akasin haka ne. Ga Apple, aikin farko shine na mai magana, kuma wannan ya bayyana sosai yayin gabatarwar. Zamu iya amfani da Siri don wasu ayyuka, amma Cupertino baya son juya HomePod zuwa na'urar "sanya wa Siri".
Kuma idan muka ga yadda aka gina shi nan take za mu gane shi. Abubuwan da ke cikin HomePod sun haɗa da, tare da sauran abubuwa, masu tweeter bakwai kowanne ɗauke da ƙarfin sawa da fassarar, tare da tsarin sarari da aka tsara don samun kyakkyawan ingancin sauti ko da inda muka sanya shi ko kuma inda muke a cikin ɗakin. Babban yawon bude ido wanda yake son cimma bass mai ƙarfi, makirufo shida waɗanda zasu iya ɗaukar muryarmu daga ko'ina ko da kuwa muna sauraron kiɗa tare da mai magana, kuma mai sarrafa A8 wanda zai kasance mai kula da sarrafa umarninmu kuma ban da tabbatar da cewa sautin shine mafi kyawun abu, nazarin yanayin hayaniya har ma da dakin da muka sanya HomePod. Apple yana da matukar damuwa cewa HomePod yana da mafi girman ingancin sauti har ma yana goyan bayan FLAC audio, ba tare da matsi ba, wanda zai zama abin farin ciki ga mafi kyau.
AirPlay don sauraron kiɗa
AirPlay (da AirPlay 2 a nan gaba) ita ce hanyar da za mu iya watsa sauti daga na'urarmu zuwa HomePod. Ga waɗanda basu san wannan nau'in watsawa ba, game da amfani da haɗin WiFi don watsa sauti (da bidiyo akan na'urori masu jituwa). Yana da babbar fa'ida cewa muddin na'urorin ka suna haɗi da cibiyar sadarwar gidanka, nisan da suka fito ba zai yi daidai ba, saboda yana da ofancin Bluetooth, kuma har ila yau watsa bayanai ya fi haka Ingancin sauti ma ya fi gaskiya kyau fiye da amfani da Bluetooth.
AirPlay 2 zai zo daga baya, tare da yiwuwar amfani da lasifika guda biyu don cimma sitiriyo mai ban mamaki. Tare da AirPlay 2 zamu sami damar amfani da Multiroom, ma'ana, sami ikon sarrafa masu magana da yawa waɗanda ke cikin ɗakuna daban-daban suna sauraron abu ɗaya a cikin su duka ko kuma kowane ɗayan ya sake yin wani abu daban. Wani fasali ne wanda Apple ya sanar tun da daɗewa kuma waɗanda masu kera lasifika za su iya aiwatarwa a cikin samfuran su, kuma zai zo zuwa HomePod daga baya tare da sabunta software mai sauƙi.
AirPlay ya dace da iPhone, iPad, Mac da Apple TV, don haka daga kowane ɗayan waɗannan na'urori zaku iya watsa sautunan zuwa HomePod ɗinku don ta iya hayayyafa su ba tare da wata 'yar matsala ba. Babu matsala idan ka yi amfani da Spotify ko Apple Music, har ma kana iya sauraron finafinan da ka fi so ta kallon su daga Apple TV da yin AirPlay zuwa HomePod, ko tare da kwamfutarka ta Mac. Zaka fara kunna kunnawar a na'urarka ka tura shi zuwa HomePod, wannan shine yadda yake aiki.
Amma akwai cikakken bayani mai mahimmanci: HomePod yana da Bluetooth 5.0, amma a halin yanzu ba za a iya amfani da shi don haɗa na'urori ba, don haka tunda AirPlay wani abu ne na musamman ga Apple, kuna iya amfani da na'urorin Apple kawai tare da HomePod ɗinku. Ka manta, aƙalla a yanzu, don haɗa wayarka ta Android ko TV ɗinka tare da Bluetooth, kodayake ba a yanke hukuncin cewa Apple a nan gaba zai ba da wannan zaɓi ba, ba zai zama ma'ana a ɓata wancan Bluetooth 5.0 ba.
Gidan ku na tsakiya
HomePod na iya zama matattarar HomeKit ɗin ku. Har yanzu Apple TV ko iPad kawai ke iya wannan aikin, amma yanzu an ƙara sabon mai magana da Apple. Wannan yana nufin cewa zaku iya haɗa kayan haɗin HomeKit ɗinku masu jituwa da HomePod kuma ku sarrafa su ta hanyar Siri koda kuwa ba ku gida, matuƙar kuna da haɗin Intanet. Creatirƙirar motoci, ƙa'idoji ko umarni Siri don kunnawa da kashe fitilu, ɗaga makafi ko kunna shayar lambun atomatik zai yiwu ta hanyar magana kawai, ba tare da iPhone ɗinku kusa ba.
Siri yana sarrafa HomePod
Munyi magana a baya game da AirPlay da yadda zamu iya ɗaukar HomePod daga iPhone, iPad ko Apple TV, amma ba ra'ayin Apple bane game da wannan mai magana. A cikin Cupertino suna son mu saba da amfani da Siri don yin ayyuka sau ɗaya kuma gaba ɗaya, kuma idan tare da AirPods mun riga mun ɗauki matakan farko, yanzu tare da HomePod zamu gama shawo kanmu. Ba tare da buƙatar kowace na'ura ba, za ku iya fara kunna kunnawar Apple Music, Beats Radio, kiɗan da kuka saya a cikin iTunes ko fayilolin da kuka fi so kawai ta hanyar tambayar Siri. Zamu iya kiran taimakon Apple ta hanyar sananniyar "Hey Siri" amma kuma ta hanyar riƙe saman HomePod.
Wanene zai iya sarrafa HomePod ta amfani da Siri? Idan ba a iya gwada komai ba, da alama yana nuna cewa za a sami babban mai amfani da sauran "baƙi" waɗanda za su iya yin ƙarin ayyuka na asali. Muddin mai amfani wanda aka saita ID na Apple akan HomePod zai iya aika saƙonni, saita tunatarwa ko bayanin kula da sauran adadin ayyuka, baƙi zasu sami damar fara kunna kiɗan ba tare da matsala ba. Yana da ma'ana cewa mai magana ba a keɓance shi ga mai amfani ɗaya ba, amma har yanzu ba mu san yadda Apple zai bambanta muryoyi da kafa matakan mai amfani daban-daban ba.
Bayan Siri za a sami wata hanyar don sarrafa HomePod, ta amfani da saman wanda shine ainihin ƙaramin allon taɓawa. Aya taɓawa don fara kunnawa, biyu don ci gaba, uku don komawa. Taba "+" don ƙara ƙarar ko "-" don rage ta, kuma kamar yadda muka ambata, latsa ka riƙe don kiran Siri. A halin yanzu waɗannan su ne sarrafawar da Apple ya ƙara a wannan farfajiyar taɓawa, amma ƙila za su iya canzawa a cikin sabuntawar gaba.
Sauran fasalulluka na HomePod
Kamar yadda muka fada a farkon labarin, HomePod galibi mai magana ne, amma gaskiyar cewa yana da Siri kuma ana iya haɗa shi da iPhone ko iPad ɗinmu yana ba mu damar amfani da wasu ayyukan da mai magana na al'ada ba zai iya ba. Waɗannan sun haɗa da, misali, aika saƙonni, canja wurin kiran waya daga iPhone ɗinka ko ƙirƙirar bayanai da tunatarwa. Hakanan muna iya sauraron labarai na ranar ko hasashen yanayi, kazalika da yanayin zirga-zirga da maki na wasanni. Zamu iya yin duk wannan ta hanyar muryarmu, ta amfani da Siri.
Amma ba kawai za mu iya amfani da aikace-aikacen Apple ba amma za mu iya yin ayyuka tare da aikace-aikacen ɓangare na uku kamar WhatsApp, Telegram da sauran aikace-aikacen ɓangare na uku. Saƙo, bayanan kula da tunatarwa sune aikace-aikacen da a yanzu zamu iya amfani dasu tare da HomePod, muddin sun dace da SiriKit. Don aiwatar da wannan aikin dole ne a haɗa na'urar mu ta iOS da hanyar sadarwa, tunda aikace-aikacen da gaske suke aiki akansa, ba a lasifikar ba.
Kasancewa da farashi
HomePod za'a iya ajiye shi ya zuwa ranar Juma'a, 26 ga Janairu a Ingila (fam 319), Amurka (dala 349) da Ostiraliya (dala Australia 499), amma har zuwa makonni biyu daga baya ba zai yiwu a saya kai tsaye ba kuma waɗanda suka yi ajiyar wuri ba za su karɓa ba. Wannan iyakataccen ƙaddamarwa za a faɗaɗa shi a cikin bazara tare da ƙarin ƙasashe biyu, Faransa da Jamus, ba tare da takamaiman kwanan wata ba. Ba a san lokacin da za a saka sababbin ƙasashe cikin jerin ba. Ana samun HomePod a launuka biyu, baƙi da fari, kuma su ne zaɓin da kawai za mu zaɓa daga gare su, tunda babu wasu shaguna ko ƙare daban.
Gaskiyar cewa fitowar an taƙaita ga ƙasashe masu magana da Ingilishi yana da alaƙa da gaskiyar cewa a halin yanzu yana aiki da Ingilishi kawai. Don haka idan ka sayi HomePod a ƙasashen waje zaka iya amfani da shi a kowace ƙasa, amma a yanzu zaka iya fahimta da Siri cikin Turanci. Lokacin da Apple ya faɗaɗa yarukan, za a iya saita HomePod ɗinka tare da ɗayansu.