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At a Glance

HomePod is Apple's answer to the Amazon Echo, but with more of a focus on music and sound quality. HomePod includes impressive sound and also supports Siri commands.

Features

Superior sound and microphone technology
Siri integration
Apple designed woofer
7 tweeters
7-inch mesh body
Spatial recognition

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HomePod - Apple's Siri Speaker

Apple's much-rumored Siri-based speaker, HomePod, was unveiled at the 2017 Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5. HomePod is Apple's answer to the Amazon Echo and the Google Home, but Apple's speaker is unique because of its focus on superior sound quality.

While Siri is baked into HomePod for answering queries, accessing Apple Music, and controlling HomeKit devices, it's not the sole feature the product is built on. HomePod has a lot more to offer. For full details on Apple's speaker, make sure to check out our dedicated HomePod roundup.

Siri Speaker Timeline

March2020

Mar 30Apple's Work on New Upcoming Products Progressing Normally as Employees Adjust to Telecommuting

Mar 24Apple Releases New 13.4 Software for HomePod

Mar 17Best HomePod Deals for April 2020

Mar 2Deals: HomePod Returns to Lowest-Ever Price of $199.99 at Best Buy ($100 Off)

February2020

Feb 20Spotify May Be Allowed to Stream Directly on HomePod and Set as Default Music App in iOS 14

Feb 20Bloomberg: Apple May Let iOS Users Set Third-Party Web Browser and Mail Apps as Defaults Over Stock Apps

Feb 13Apple’s HomePod Places Sixth in Global Smart Speaker Market in Q4 2019

Feb 10Amazon Continues to Dominate U.S. Smart Speaker Market

Feb 9HomePod Turns Two, Lower-Priced Model Might Launch Later This Year

January2020

Jan 29HomePod Coming Soon to India

Jan 28Apple Releases New 13.3.1 Software for HomePod

Jan 20How to Set Up HomePod Multi-User Voice Recognition

December2019

Dec 10Apple Releases New 13.3 Software for HomePod

November2019

Nov 12Hands-On With the HomePod's New Multi-User Detection and Ambient Sound Features

Nov 1How to Play Ambient Sounds on HomePod

October2019

Oct 31How to Delete Siri Audio History and Opt Out of Siri Audio Sharing on HomePod

Oct 30Apple Releases Updated 13.2.1 Software for HomePod After 13.2 Update Bricked Some Devices

Oct 28New 13.2 Update Bricking Some HomePods [Update Pulled by Apple]

Oct 28Apple Releases New Software for HomePod Alongside iOS 13.2 With Handoff, Voice Detection for Different Family Members and Ambient Sounds

Oct 3Deals Spotlight: Costco Discounts Apple's HomePod to $199.97 ($100 Off)