Learn how to use Siri on your HomePod to play a sound on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch to locate them if you cannot seem to find them around.
Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to know and do in your home, but there are more ways to use Apple’s smart assistant on the wireless speaker.
Should you lose an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch, HomePod can play a sound on your misplaced device to help you find it. It can even find devices that belong to your family member, provided you have set up Family Sharing, and they are added to it.
What’s needed
The following settings should be in order to find your Apple devices with your HomePod.
1. Turn on Find My
Find My must be enabled for the devices that you want to find:
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods: On your iOS device, go to Settings > your name from the top > Find My. Tap Find My iPhone and slide the switches next to Find My iPhone, Find My network, and Send Last Location to the ON position.
- Mac: Open System Settings and go to your Apple Account name > iCloud > See All > Find My Mac and turn it on.
2. Turn on Recognize My Voice and Personal Content
HomePod will help with personal requests like finding your iPhone if you have set up voice recognition. Here’s a recap of the steps:
- Open the iPhone Home app.
- Touch and hold the HomePod tile and select Accessory Settings. Tap Personal Content and make sure it’s on.
- Then, return to the Home tab of the Home app, tap the three dots icon from the top, and select Home Settings. Now, tap your name, enable Recognize My Voice, and turn on Personal Content.
With Find My and Personal Content enabled, here’s how to locate your missing device using HomePod.
Find your Apple device using your HomePod
To find your misplaced Apple device, simply ask Siri on HomePod:
- “Hey Siri, where’s my iPhone?”
- “Hey Siri, find [your family member’s name] iPhone.”
- “Hey Siri, find my iPad.”
- “Hey Siri, ping my iPad.”
- “Hey Siri, play a sound on my iPod touch.”
- “Hey Siri, where’s my Apple Watch?”
- “Hey Siri, I lost my Mac.”
- “Hey Siri, where are my AirPods?”
Siri will search the Find My database for your Apple ID account to determine if the device you’ve requested is listed. If so, the assistant will either play a sound on your lost device or request additional information. For instance, you may be asked to choose a specific device to ping in case you have, say, multiple iPhones. You must be signed in with the same Apple Account on your HomePod and your other devices in order for this to work.
You can use Siri on HomePod to locate the following Apple devices:
- iPhone
- iPad
- iPod touch
- Apple Watch
- Mac
- AirPods
When you ask HomePod to find your AirPods, it will play a sound on them. But it may not work in all situations, and you’re better off using your iPhone to find them.
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