Just make Siri less trash and lower the price. And this is coming from someone who is deep in the apple ecosystem

@huggyuk

4 жыл бұрын

(Odd-Moss) I really don’t see AirPod as a failure.

@huggyuk

4 жыл бұрын

DF AMO 🐑

@Plainapple287

4 жыл бұрын

(Odd-Moss) I’m someone who buys all apple and everything, but I still bought the google home mini because it’s £50 over £350 and still has great audio and great voice assistance

@Jzombi301

4 жыл бұрын

(Odd-Moss) that’s exactly what they’re doing with Siri. Making it way better

@coralreef909

4 жыл бұрын

Plainapple287 there’s no comparison. Apple’s and oranges. Google mini is an ordinary tiny speaker. There’s some incredible tech inside the HomePod and you can hear it. Why are people forcing Apple to make an inferior speaker. There is jealousy that apple developed a product like the HomePod and of course there’s people who hate music or care nothing about it. You are clearly not the target audience for the HomePod.

Apple Music is now compatible with amazon echo too. So you can get Apple Music on a speaker for much less now.

@jackgolden995

4 жыл бұрын

British Lifts its really glitchy tho. I have to keep reconnecting my account to it

@javiercastaneda2555

4 жыл бұрын

British Lifts a not so good sounding speaker 😕

@coralreef909

4 жыл бұрын

Sound quality matters. Apple wasn’t setting out to make a cheap crappy speaker to compete with Google or Amazon. I think they screwed up by not allowing third party music providers on the device . Also they’ve had Siri since 2007 and did nothing innovative to improve the smart assistant allowing competitors to bypass them. Someone at Apple has not been paying attention. That said i am in love wth the superior sound for a speaker its size. It packs a lot of power and then some. Apple has never been about mediocre or average. If that’s what you want then go to another platform. Ordinary sound for ordinary people.

@Jzombi301

4 жыл бұрын

British Lifts Apple will soon let you stream from other sources other than Apple Music to the HomePod this fall

@Christopher_B_Mc_Collins

4 жыл бұрын

That skill is horrid. I have to relink my Apple account once a month minimum and as much as once a week on Alexa. I filled my home with Alexa's when they integrated with Apple Music and it's been a nightmare. I'm almost ready to just pay the extra 2 or 3 dollars a month for Amazon Music Unlimited (already have Prime). I've done reviews and emailed feedback. I do wish I hadn't put my faith in Apple and Amazon's abilities to work together.

like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, kzread.infoUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....

PRICE: if it was 100 dollars a speaker id have 2 in every room. At 350 I don't even want one.

@hazwell6811

4 жыл бұрын

AirPods alone are $159...

@NoCommentsVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@cyrw

4 жыл бұрын

Ikea sonos are 99 dollars each and have great functionality in comparison. Amazing value!

@Simeon2005

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@DarrenJCalvert

4 жыл бұрын

Economies of scale...sadly Apple will be the last company to adapt this style of sales....thanks to Tim Cook

apple just have to allow any bluetooth device to connect to homepod and that’s it. And of course ability to choose from several music services not only apple music. Its recommendations suck

@strongfatman2014

4 жыл бұрын

It's failing because it's trying to get along and compete with smart speakers when with its real strength, it should be to compete with the quality music speakers industry.

@steveo_2087

4 жыл бұрын

It’s failing because Siri sucks and it’s overpriced

@David-xt5ob

4 жыл бұрын

Too expensive to be used as just a smart speaker. Not enough different streaming music services to be a great streaming speaker.

@coralreef909

4 жыл бұрын

Strong Fatman I think a lot of techies positioned the HomePod as an echo or google home assistant competitor. It’s not that kind of a product. It’s a music player. Superior audio quality is it’s strength. They should’ve improved Siri years ago before Amazon and Google came along and bypassed them. A Big mistake on apple’s part. Someone at Apple made some bad decisions in not doubling down on evolving Siri’s capabilities and making her smarter. They need to hire smart assistant specialist and sink some money into revamping Siri to match or even surpass Google io and amazon Alexa.

@theman36

4 жыл бұрын

Graham Palmer which I believe they easily can.

Short Answer: Siri isn’t a smart assistant.

@1ndigoch1ld81

4 жыл бұрын

The Dude but a “Smart” speaker...

@sloggnznorgin6285

4 жыл бұрын

1ndigo Ch1ld It’s a SPEAKER!

@sloggnznorgin6285

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t care about Siri anyway! Just want it to play music, that’s the whole point.

@AtomicBoo

4 жыл бұрын

@@sloggnznorgin6285 then u dont buy an apple speaker, you buy a similar one sound wise with no smart feature for half de price.....

@sloggnznorgin6285

4 жыл бұрын

supersuato123 No I buy this one for sound quality and specific utility, because reasons. You can flirt all day with your preferred smart speaker if you want to, but it won’t teach you how to get a date. Or maybe it will. 🙄😏

Lower price. $269.00 Any Bluetooth device. All music services. End.

@moviemogul83

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Estwick Id be in at $199

@oneaburns

4 жыл бұрын

$199 and make it portable.

@gfyGoogle

4 жыл бұрын

It’s now (finally) opened up to other music services.

@Appleaddict22

4 жыл бұрын

Cam what do you mean? You still need to use airplay to use it with Spotify unfortunately...

@gfyGoogle

4 жыл бұрын

George that’s Spotify’s fault now. Apple opened up the API and it’s now possible.

I love my HomePod, but they had so much potential to add third party support and more features than what its limited too.

@connorclifton45

4 жыл бұрын

Apple with third party support. Don't make me laugh. Apple = exclusive and enclosed.

Just get Spotify on this damn thing and I'll buy it.

@wooferjr169

4 жыл бұрын

Just get any Bluetooth portable speaker then

@whopperlover1772

4 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Sutter You can airplay Spotify to it

@sutterseba

4 жыл бұрын

whopperlover17 Wow i can literally do that with every single bluetooth speaker

@whopperlover1772

4 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Sutter Not every Bluetooth speaker has Siri, I solved the issue you stated.

@sutterseba

4 жыл бұрын

@@whopperlover1772 Nah mate the idea behind the smart speaker is to trigger the music with your voice and not manually. Why would you need the VA then if you couldn't use it? They have to implement it like on Amazon Echos. That's what I meant initially with "get Spotify on it". Got a Echo Dot connected to my sound system. You know what that cost me? Right, 20 bucks.

Short answer: because they only sell it in 6 countries

@sakurazero3641

4 жыл бұрын

Rub3n correct i want it but can’t buy it

@JaredConnell

4 жыл бұрын

Real answer: cuz its too overpriced and lacks features

@kanzai12

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention, overprice for such limited product

@Red_____________

4 жыл бұрын

Fair enough 😅😀

@riverdaletales8457

4 жыл бұрын

I don't buy it because it's 300$ 😂 the most I'll pay is 50$

Apple should sell the homepods with free Apple Music. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@waqaspathan3337

4 жыл бұрын

All apple products come with 3 months of free Apple Music

@JYMAHJAMES

4 жыл бұрын

@@waqaspathan3337 That's shit

@stopmotionstarwars3337

4 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t they do that with iPods?!?!

@StardustRyan

4 жыл бұрын

Male emojis?

@MsMarie0072

3 жыл бұрын

That’s true tho

Maybe because it's more expensive than the competition and is very limited on what devices and services you can use it with, and the assistant isn't the smartest of the bunch just a thought

You know why it’s falling: because no mainstream consumers know about it

@NoCommentsVideo

4 жыл бұрын

I know about it

@dennisorantes34

4 жыл бұрын

It’s failing because it sucks google home and Alexa superior

@ryananthony8543

4 жыл бұрын

roblox master lol if you’re watching this channel then you’re not a mainstream customer

@cmooreHD

4 жыл бұрын

It’s true. I’ve spoken to so many people about my HomePod and everyone says what’s that?

@10-AMPM-01

4 жыл бұрын

No one knows about it, because NO ONE IS LOOKING FOR THAT KIND OF PRODUCT. It's a marketing failure. Who uses a point source for high quality stereo sound? That little shit could not possibly reproduce a smooth bass curve. It's a $350 kitchen counter top speaker. For that much I could get another 300w 2.1 stereo system. So why spring extra for a less functional toy?

Still the best sounding smart speaker I’ve heard but the limitation to Apple Music for voice control and strong ties to Apple products and Siri is gonna result in a small market share. Apple wants to control everything and frankly, that’s the cost of such a tightly integrated and optimized ecosystem.

@steveo_2087

4 жыл бұрын

Yes... that’s exactly right

@SH3player

4 жыл бұрын

Lefteris Gaming Also Siri is just horrible....too. I switched to an iPhone 6s Plus from broken pixel 2xl and it just unusable.

@marcelchaloupka

4 жыл бұрын

The Sonos play one is better sounding and works better as a smart speaker

@Tigerex966

4 жыл бұрын

far from it

@Fishmaat404

4 жыл бұрын

Marcel Chaloupka It most certainly does not sound better. Go check out some reviews of professionals.

If Apple released a HomePod for around 100$ I would buy that in a heartbeat.

@NoahZimmerman

4 жыл бұрын

DF AMO well they kinda already lowered the price of the HomePod. When it first came out it was $349 and now $299.

@coralreef909

4 жыл бұрын

Regardless of sound quality? Just for the apple logo ? Insane.

@moiseiuliancristian

4 жыл бұрын

For 100$ they're gonna sell you only the box it should come in.

@multibusa

4 жыл бұрын

haywire376 If Apple made a $100 like the others all you’d get is a low grade poor sound quality speaker with an Apple logo on it. That’s not the way Apple have ever worked. I’m not saying Apple are perfect or don’t make wrong decisions, but in this particular case many people still just aren’t getting the google and amazon smart speakers are nothing near the same quality as the Home Pod. If you want cheap buy a low quality echo or similar, if you can’t abide poor quality sound spend more money and buy something decent. You get what you pay for.

@NoCommentsVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

I always thought the Sonos was expensive and I was planning on buying a HomePod but when it came out with it's limitation to only playing Apple Music, that convinced me that Sonos was the way to go.

The siri functionality is the issue, it just doesn't do enough. The sound is simply astounding though!

@oneaburns

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Rouw Respectfully disagree. I wasn’t impressed with the sound at all and I really wanted to be. For the size of the woofer the bass is underwhelming. I have a JBL Flip that is half the size, portable, and sounds just as good.

Siri is so bad that nobody’s want the product.

@BMXaster

4 жыл бұрын

So true. Siri literally is complete trash xDD

@bestlty

4 жыл бұрын

anders pettersson works awkwardly with anything that’s not homekit or iOS, hates it

@scarydragon989

4 жыл бұрын

Rudy Rodriguez try using the google assistant for a while and you’ll begin to see how stupid and trash Siri is if you ever go back.

Love the new logo for the channel and great work as always 👍👍

Why it’s failing 1. Overpriced 2. Has siri 3. Dosen’t have Bluetooth Boom saved you 10:26 minutes

@hito4863

4 жыл бұрын

Mr Peebs lack of Bluetooth is a dealbreaker.

Apple' biggest advantage is its control over its software. So apple need to make siri smart along with good software features.

@tihootv5642

4 жыл бұрын

Love all apple products. I have everything from Apple TV to the speaker. Have no issues at all with any of them Apple TV 4K is my hub for my smart home all devices do what I need and works great for me. ❤️

2 problems: 1: it's not the smartest speaker, and It's not the best sounding speaker for 350. very few people want both, and if you care oly about the smartness, you buy the echo or google home. if you want just a speaker, you get something non-smart. even if you do care about both, you could get a ghome max, or a and echo dot + external speaker combo, and get similar sound quality, at a similar price, with better smart features. 2: speakers last a long time. the will keep working for a long time, and they don't really become obsolete. I expect that sound quality wise, the homepod will age well. the problem is, there is no headphone jack, or bluetooth, or any other standardized way to connect with it. when apple ends support, it wil basically become a brick. that is a shame, because the sound quality could very well be on pr with the 300 dollar speakers of the next 10 years. oh well. I guess, if nothing else, when apple drops support, they will be super cheap on ebay, and I can buy them, and hack in some standard input.

@Tigerex966

4 жыл бұрын

well said.

@Jzombi301

4 жыл бұрын

Douglas Rogers they don’t have Bluetooth? Meaning they only connect to iPhones with airplay?? *Seriously???*

@NoahZimmerman

4 жыл бұрын

Johnzombi Well they do have Bluetooth that is used for airplay technology. Airplay is just so much better then having to pair your HomePod whenever you want to use it.

@Jzombi301

4 жыл бұрын

Noah Zimmerman true but couldn’t they have also added Bluetooth support for anything else that can play music like every single other Bluetooth speaker in existence? Kinda like how the AirPods do. Or can you actually connect an android phone to them? Cuz if you can’t then they’re loosing a huge part of the smart speaker market

@Jzombi301

4 жыл бұрын

Noah Zimmerman btw I have an iPhone I’m just saying it’s unfair

They don't even sell them yet in some countries. I haven't bought one yet for this reason, but would love to, especially because of their focus on sound fidelity!

With someone who has been using iPhone since 2007, I’m deep into the ecosystem with AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad etc but I must say Siri is wack can never get anything right. I have amazon echo for my smart home system

The only reason people buy a HomePod is because they like to confuse Siri.

@Deadbass_

4 жыл бұрын

thats legit why i got mine lmao

@Deadbass_

4 жыл бұрын

zulfikangga or have better things to spend money on 😂

@Nishith8

4 жыл бұрын

@zulfikangga or because homepod isn't worth it

@coralreef909

4 жыл бұрын

Deadbäss Apple haters

@gernm18

4 жыл бұрын

zulfikangga only fools want that junk

Being that Amazon wasn't courageous and included a 3.5mm jack on the echo, I was able to run it through my existing stereo and have stereo sound for a fraction of the price, plus it works with a variety of music sources.

Can the HomePod work with an Android phone if you use an AirPlay app (like the ones designed for the Apple TV)?

I agree with you Greg about sound. I don't have many pals that truly wish to pay for sound. It's something we take for granted. Yet, movie and game studios go thru great lengths to make sure that sound is great on their finished products. Like a sound engineer told me once. Sound is the 10% that'll make 90% of a difference in your finished product. Thank you Greg for this good documentary.

The HomePod is just overkill for controlling my smart home devices. Apple should develop an Echo Dot competitor for ~50€ and open the HomePod platform to other developers like Amazon did.

Consider the Google Home Max, it also fell flat

@UltimateDailga12

4 жыл бұрын

At least the other versions are popular

I’ve tried it a couple of weeks ago at the nearest JB. I love the warm sound but it definitely pumps too much on the bass.

Love your videos which are very informative. Q for you if I may, I'm looking to buy a second HomePod so I get stereo sound for my Apple TV as I like the design and sound it performs and would be a nice set to my deco. Would you say go for it... or wait as they maybe improve on the current model or just will launch a small model, but will remain to sell the current model alongside it. Your opinion would be great. Thanks

Why not mention Sonos, which is at least equal in sound quality & uses Alexa, at near half the price

If Siri had the functionality of Alexa, HomePod would be compelling.

The interesting bit about the echo is that in addition to the music services that you mentioned, the echo can also play Apple Music. This alone is a compelling reason to purchase the echo over the HomePod.

If you find them on sale, you can get two Echo pluses and the Echo sub for about the same price as the home pod. It’s a pretty nice setup. Plus I can play Echos all through the house.

The price is wayyy to high for the consumers. I prefer to purchase a Bose Bluetooth that is 3X lower than this.

Homepod: I'm the least value for money product that apple has ever sold! Mac pro stand: I'm gonna end this mans whole career

loving the new logo👌

Looking forward to the updates to HomePod.

Never underestimate the innate hubris of Silly-Con Valley "executives"; as long as they get a bonus for their decision, the outcome often doesn't matter (as they move on either in or out of a company)!

If you cannot stream Spotify on it - why bother !

@doyallsellcrablegs

4 жыл бұрын

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@__goat__

4 жыл бұрын

The Dude With Alexa you say „Alexa play my music“ and it plays your spotify music With HomePod you have to find your iDevice, unlock it, find spotify, open it, go to your playlist, start in shuffle mode, tap the „connect a speaker“ icon, tap on „more devices (airplay)“, select your homepod and wait some seconds until it syncs, then you finally can listen to your music. This is just ridiculous for 350$ Apple speakers + iPhone.

@sloggnznorgin6285

4 жыл бұрын

Jürgen Holtzmann Good thing I’m not in a hurry, so unlocking my phone to do all that isn’t a big deal. We’re all wasting our lives away on these dumb phones anyway.

@jscorpio1987

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my god people. Listen to yourselves! There are people in the world who are starving to death and without shelter, all while you’re bitching about how inconvenient it is to unlock your phone to play Spotify and how your life might as well be ruined because Siri isn’t as smart as google assistant or whatever other alternative voice assistant. Look in the mirror people! There’s more to life than this soulless technology that you constantly bicker about because it doesn’t magically read your mind and wipe your ass for you!

@Sept1973

4 жыл бұрын

J T - lol that was hilarious thanks for the laugh 🤣

I have 2 HomePods, paired. The second one was purchased at a significant discount. I love the sound quality and use them regularly with AirPlay with my home theater system.

I was thinking about HomePods for my bedroom that could also be used as a home cinema. But I ended up using Sonos and slowly built up a surround sound system. Sonos became more competitive after they adopted AirPlay 2.

@ecdy115

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Jennings Sonos is definitely better for home cinema, not saying HomePod is not good, but it’s just not built for that. It’s good for music listening but when it comes to movies, the sound is not as good as a Sonos surround system.

I would buy it if Apple opened up the HomePod to non-Apple devices.

@rambro654m8

4 жыл бұрын

Why

Siri will always suck as Apple doesn’t collect data like Google and Amazon to train its AI. I can live with that. I never use Siri as I don’t find it a chore to MANUALLY search information I want on my phone.

@juanitoperez8618

4 жыл бұрын

®ioT, I second that. Plus, I rarely see myself using smart assistants, mostly just to call someone when I’m walking, set reminders or timers. I’ve never considered asking how tall Obama is. I would google it instead.

I thought it was too heavy on the bass side of sound output but it was the price, and the lack of connectivity that killed the HomePod for me as I couldn’t used it as a stereo speaker for my tv... and I’ve also stopped using Siri too

I bought one last week. The one thing that absolutely blows my mind, and almost condemns this product, is the audio must go through WiFi. Apple makes a industry leading Bluetooth W2 chip en mass for the AirPods.. And the only reason I could see them not wanting to put it on the HomePod is to promote Apple Music- if that’s true, shame on Apple.

7:08 Apple should just release a “HomePod Mini” to compete with the Amazon Echo Dot and Google Home Mini. Perhaps they can make the primary focus of the HomePod Mini the voice assistant and focus on the sound quality with the regular HomePod.

$129.99 I’ll buy it right now.

@rambro654m8

4 жыл бұрын

Why

@rambro654m8

4 жыл бұрын

The Amazon echo is 80$

@rambro654m8

4 жыл бұрын

Supports all music

@rambro654m8

4 жыл бұрын

Has a much muuuch better voice assistant

@rambro654m8

4 жыл бұрын

Has good audio

Usefulness is key

Amazon does have a speaker that sounds great, it is called the Amazon Echo Studio and was released at the end of 2019

Bruh I had no idea this thing existed

>Too limited >Too expensive >Siri is mediocre at best compared to Alexa, sadly

I love my Homepods but after two years one has just failed so looking at some other options as cant buy them here in NZ. Had to buy my 5 in Aus. They do sound great as I use them for my primary music system. Wish it was a little cheaper of course.

I just got it and it’s amazing literally the best speaker I have ever purchased!

To whoever reads this I hope you have a lovely day :)

@whealman142

4 жыл бұрын

Coco Taveras don’t tell me what to do.

@multibusa

4 жыл бұрын

WHEAL 😂

@Laptopdog78

4 жыл бұрын

WHEAL ‘I hope you have’ is not telling you what to do! But ‘have a lovely day’ would have been!

If only the just made it as a normal speaker that's compatible with everything. Does it matter if a non iPhone user buys it???

@scarlett8978

4 жыл бұрын

its the idea you buy a iPhone and get the best possible speaker for it. only cos you have an iPhone, therefore you can't leave the eco system.

@big_brayo

4 жыл бұрын

@@scarlett8978 would you rather sell to IPhone users or everyone??

@scarlett8978

4 жыл бұрын

It’s the idea of the apple eco system. Once they’ve brought an iPhone they’ll hopefully buy a HomePod. Then once your phone is due an upgrade you’re not tempted to leave the eco system because you’ve already invested money in a HomePod that works so well with iphones. If you decided to buy a Samsung then it would make the HomePod useless and a waste of money. Do you get it?

@big_brayo

4 жыл бұрын

@@scarlett8978 Ecosystem is just a bullshit term used to lure people in and screw them right in the ass. Why not get a bose or jbl speaker that sounds way better works with any device?

@big_brayo

4 жыл бұрын

@@scarlett8978 Do you personally buy into the hype?

I have a Bose revolve plus. It has great sound and I can Bluetooth anything to it and I can take calls. When it can do that, let me know.

I’d like an EQ App to customise the lows middles and highs. Mine sounds a little bass heavy on some tracks!

No mention of Sonos? Feel like that’s what the real comparable product to the HomePod is.

@Keyonblack

4 жыл бұрын

Yes but it’s a 3rd party brand they use google home or amazon Alexa

I don’t need a home pod. All I need is a phone.

@milkstorm4818

4 жыл бұрын

Peppa Pig The Killer same

@dh4444

4 жыл бұрын

U on yt tho

@milkstorm4818

4 жыл бұрын

Donghoon 2 IPad

My macbook pro is 10 years old. don't want to spend the crazy pricing for apple and all the stuff i no longer use anymore. thoughts on chromebooks?

It needs app extentions for developers. They need to be able to create useful features so that when someone adds an app to their iPhone, their apple account adds related functionality to the homepod (including other music services). As its a communal device and not a personal one, it also needs voice print identification so it can be more personal. It's got an iPhone chip so it should be capable.

NOBODY BUYS HOMEPOD APPLE EXPLAINED: BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ITS A FAILED PRODUCT Yes, Yes It Does, That's Exactly What A "Failed Product" Is!

I don’t like that you have to subscribe to Apple Music to use it. I buy my music from them so I should be able to use it. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I would say the Sonos One is more of a direct comparison. Similar size and Sonos makes great sounding speakers. You can get two sonos ones for the price of a HomePod.

I love my HomePods for the most part although I wish the HomePod had a built in equalizer to adjust the bass, midrange and treble frequencies. Recently discovered your channel. Awesome videos. Going to subscribe right now.

@sloggnznorgin6285

4 жыл бұрын

Have you suggested it to Apple? Maybe they can make a HomePod app where we can do that.

It’s too expensive

I love my homepods the stereo imaging is fantastic and having wireless speakers syncing with my projector makes for a clean living room.

Convenient 10 minute video, made out of passion I’m sure

******siri for $329****** yeah, I wonder why?

Apple R&D: “Hey, those smart speakers are great ideas!” “I know! Let’s make them too, only more expensive!”

@sloggnznorgin6285

4 жыл бұрын

“Here’s also a novel idea!” “What?” “Let’s ignore those cheap average speakers and buy a really good sounding one!”

Can you please do a video on apple in-ear headphones, those things were amazing but they got rid of them

Can you do a a video related on how the iPhone 11 Pro will manage power and increase battery live by 4 hours

*IT'S $350 FOR A BLUETOOTH SPEAKER WITH SIRI*

@BastianInukChristensen

4 жыл бұрын

But it's not Bluetooth

@ecdy115

4 жыл бұрын

Giancarlo RC it’s an AirPlay speaker that uses WiFi and it costs $300 now

@stevenyoung6415

4 жыл бұрын

If it were really a Bluetooth speaker, it would connect to complimentary Bluetooth audio sources... not just Apple Music. 🤦🏽‍♂️😖 You can’t even play many audio output apps from an iOS device to the HomePods. That just doesn’t make any good sense for a product that has so much potential to be successful. I can say I’m disappointed at best. (I don’t even do Apple Music...so my HomePods just look nice in my office, for now. I’m waiting for them to wake up to what we all know they should be able to do.) 😣🙄🕸🧱🛢🧹

Here are the reasons why I would never purchase a Homepod: You can't use it with anything other than an iPad, IPod Touch, or iPhone. It won't even connect with a Mac desktop!! I suspect that's a dealbreaker for a lot of other people.

@Fishmaat404

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it would be a deal breaker but fortunately it’s a bunch of bullshit. Of course you can connect it to your Mac, of course it’s only compatible with Apple products. If you’ve got an iPhone, iPad or Mac you’re golden, no biggie.

@geirwerner1

4 жыл бұрын

puffnstuff4004 Without bringing facts you should not comment. Makes it confusing when anyone is just spewing out comments without knowledge.

Photographically speaking, HomePod is a Bell & Howelll "Foton" vs. Argus C3 non-battle. (It also loses the "do I want it or do I need it"? question.)

I have the white HomePod in the bedroom and Amazon Echo in the kitchen. These are the best places for them and would unlikely swap them round. I’d like to get a second HomePod for the living room but I’m hoping they’d drop the price a bit further.

Without sounds quality, almost features you can do it with your smartphone.

Why the HomePod failed: Too dumb to be a smart speaker and too closed in one ecosystem to be a regular speaker. Siri is SO FAR behind it’s competition. But at least it has Shortcuts. 🤷🏻‍♂️ If only the HomePod had Bluetooth so people could pair ANY device to it, at least it would fit in more situations.

Love my Homepod sounds so good

Totally agree with the review, I paid 70 bucks for the echo, and 120 for the sub for the echo- sounds amazing and large array of music platforms - so all in under 200 bucks

The biggest problem for me was that HomePod sound quality is bad. It has no middle range frequencies. So I sold it. I'm also the owner of iPod HiFi and it's suit me well, audio quality is much better than HomePod. I connected AppleTV through toslink cable and I'm streaming music over Wifi.

@Fishmaat404

4 жыл бұрын

Anatolijus Jadovas have a read-through www.soundandvision.com/content/apple-homepod-wireless-smart-speaker-review-page-2

Two words: too expensive.

@Niels_f2704

4 жыл бұрын

And Siri

I got two of these and use them in a computer speaker setup style but just for apple music and occasionally with my apple tv. I personally love them but wish Siri was smarter like Alex or Google Hub.

when the 2nd generation of HomePod will be sold on the market?

Price. That’s all

Keep in mind most apple products aren’t immediate hits.

@scan4707

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah just like the original iPad

@mint773

4 жыл бұрын

lol stop trying to defend apple in this

@thepolice4063

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos wow, now he’s suddenly an iSheep just because he made an argument in defense of apple.

@tvolta4830

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos 0 iq

@mint773

4 жыл бұрын

@@thepolice4063 I never called him a iSheep.

Never heard of it until now

Despite being useless as a current iPhone/iPod dock, the iPod Hi-Fi is still a solid, high quality speaker. Bonus points for built-in S/PDIF support and remote control.

Siri sucks. Doesn't work with Spotify. There you go. Saved you 10 minutes of your life.

@queenoffaygocosplays4524

4 жыл бұрын

javixm Spotify still exists? I’d hoped they’d died out by now

@ricardomlourenco

4 жыл бұрын

javixm lol

@javiazar

4 жыл бұрын

@@queenoffaygocosplays4524 Yeah, shocker! It's still the No.1 music streaming service in the world.

Apple: sues Samsung for copying the original iPhone design keeps bitching about how there designers work arround rhe clock to makes iPhones Also Apple: makes a smart speaker that looks exactly like the competition

Bought the HomePod because of its best in class sound, and a Google home for its smart features. Why not both in Essence?

Ive had mine for over a year and the sound quality is just mind blowing. Although not as loud as the competition, It's sound quality was compared to speakers that cost $56,000. Apple took 6 years to engineer the sound and the price really shows it.

U could see this product failing the moment it was released.

I have an Amazon Echo Plus and that one is actually really high quality as far as sound goes. I love listening to music on it. I also bought it for $120 as opposed to $299.

Amazon released the echo studio in november for around £189.99 which will impact the apple homepod even more. plus the apple homepod can only be setup using an apple device which limits it to apple device owners.

The thing is that we already have the features of the HomePod build into our smartphones, plus if we want to listen to High fidelity audio, we just plug the phone into our speaker system, witch is already in Stereo and have a lot better speakers.

amazon and google have released high quality speakers with home assistant and smart home integration. Amazon have also released products that can make older speakers become smart speakers. Amazon have also linked with companies like Sonos. The main issue with the HomePod is that it’s too limited...it’s a speaker with some smart features - HomeKit for apple has issues, Siri has issues, and there’s severe compatibility issues...you need an iPhone to set it up, it doesnt work with a lot of services etc. Essentially it is a wireless speaker for apple with some smart feature BUT arguably you can head to ikea and buy a wireless speaker for £99. It way over priced, heavily limited, and not very smart.