How and why to set a Primary User on your HomePod

Follow these steps to set up a Primary User on HomePod, ideal for multiple-user households with a main user for each speaker.

HomePod Settings and Primary User on iPhone

If you’ve more than one HomePod and multiple people in your household, then you probably already know how to set up multiple HomePod users. This is great when different people want to play music or make a request to Siri.

But what if your HomePod doesn’t recognize someone’s voice? By setting up a Primary User on the HomePod, Siri will default to that Primary User when in doubt. This is also helpful if each person has a HomePod in their own space, where they are the main user anyway. That way, recommendations for music and podcasts are tailored to that user.

Here’s how to set up a Primary User on your HomePod or HomePod mini using your iOS device or Mac.

iPhone or iPad

1) Open the iOS Home app and make sure you’re in the Home tab.

2) Touch and hold the HomePod tile until a menu pops out, and tap Accessory Settings.

Touch and hold HomePod tile and select Accessory Settings on iPhone

3) Scroll down and tap Primary User.

4) Choose the person you want. Alternatively, you can choose HomePod Account, which is the default for Apple Music and Podcasts.

Setting a primary user for HomePod in iOS Home app

Mac

1) Open the Home app on your computer, and click your HomePod from the Home section.

2) Click the settings gear icon.

3) Click Primary User and select one from the next screen.

Primary user for HomePod in Mac Home app

The Primary User setting for your HomePod is one of those features you wouldn’t notice unless you happen to be perusing your HomePod settings, which is how I came across it recently. So, if you purchased a HomePod as a gift for someone in your home, remember this setting to make the speaker more suited to them.

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