Updating your Apple wireless speaker to software version 15.3 will let you set up HomePod multiuser with Siri voice recognition in additional countries and languages.
HomePod software 15.3 extends Siri multiuser support to additional countries
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Siri has apparently lost the ability to rate songs in the Apple Music app
Siri can be pretty helpful more often than not. The digital assistant might not be as advanced as some of the other options out there, but it definitely has the basics down. Unfortunately, sometimes things change, and for folks who have relied on Apple's assistant to rate songs they're listening to in Apple Music, they might be a bit disappointed.
Think Siri talks too much? This jailbreak tweak makes Siri as silent as a mute
As a hands-free voice assistant, Siri proves instrumentally helpful for texting, setting alarms and reminders, and checking the weather when you aren’t near a window. But Siri can also be rather obnoxious.
How to type to Siri instead of speaking to it
Want to write to Siri instead of speaking to it? In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to type to Siri instead of speaking, making it easier to communicate discreetly with Apple’s virtual assistant on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
All the ways you can invoke Siri on your Apple devices
Siri is the default built-in voice assistant on Apple devices. It lets you set alarms, answer questions, and do almost everything voice assistants do. This quick tutorial shows you how to call Siri on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Mac, HomePod, Apple TV, and supported cars.
iOS 15.2 brings back Siri commands that were removed in iOS 15.0
The newly released iOS 15.2 update has revived previously removed Siri commands for voicemail, recent calls and email, frequently used by low vision and blind owners.
HomePod Software 15.2 adds Apple Music Voice support and new languages for Siri voice recognition
Apple today launched HomePod Software version 15.2, adding support for the new $5/month Apple Music Voice plan and more languages for Siri voice recognition.
The new Siri-only Apple Music Voice plan is now available at just $5 per month
The new $5/month Apple Music Voice plan requires iOS 15.2. And with the iOS 15.2 software update publicly released, you can now sign up for the new subscription plan.
Forget about the smart home for a minute. Here’s using Siri to control legacy IR devices.
Home automation is easy when your house is of a "smart" variety. But even the smartest of homes will refuse to play nice with legacy devices lying around the house whose only wireless technology is infrared, like that old VCR you have lying around somewhere.
SportsKit could pave the way for enhanced sports experiences across Apple platforms
Apple's new SportsKit framework indicates early plumbing work on enabling enhanced, interactive sports content across iPhone, iPad and Mac in the not-so-distant future.
Apple aims to boost HomePod efforts with new Audio Software Lead
While the HomePod mini appears to be doing all right, all things considered, Apple is still missing a huge chunk of the smart speaker market. Meanwhile, Google and Amazon have capitalized. But it looks like Apple's not quite ready to go quietly into that good night (yet).
Ecobee’s smart thermostat becomes the first non-Apple device with Siri voice control
Apple now allows Siri voice commands on third-party devices, with Ecobee's SmartThermostat becoming the first smart home appliance that comes with Siri on board.