Can I control music in my house when I’m away from home ?
Can I control music in my house when I’m away from home ?
iPhone XR, 12
Can I control music in my house when I’m away from home ?
iPhone XR, 12
Hi,
You can only control what plays on your HomePod when you are connected to the same local network however for reasons unknown you can pause or unpause the device using the Home app as long as you have Internet access. Any iOS app that allows you to take remote control of a computer at home would be a possible workaround.
tt2
Hi,
You can only control what plays on your HomePod when you are connected to the same local network however for reasons unknown you can pause or unpause the device using the Home app as long as you have Internet access. Any iOS app that allows you to take remote control of a computer at home would be a possible workaround.
tt2
As tt2 says, the Home app can be set to work remotely (I think it is "on" by default). Therefore before leaving home you could ask Homepod Siri to play something (that your dog likes?) and then use the Home app on your iPhone pause/play that music remotely. However if something goes wrong with playing that music you won't be able to fix it remotely.
That depends on what streaming service you're using and what equipment you have at home.
For example, I can stream Sportify music to my Amazon Echo at home, even if I'm not there.
Perhaps if you provide more details, one of us can give more suggestions.
~Lyssa
I have Apple HomePod , Apple TV 4K , iPhone and Spotify and Apple Home app. The Apple rep said I can’t stream Spotify with Apple products only if I get 3rd party app
But I didn’t ask her which 3rd party app
You can stream the music locally using Airplay - have a look here: https://www.the-ambient.com/how-to/streaming-spotify-apple-homepod-siri-airplay-commands-345
As for doing so when you're away from home, I'm not sure on that one. I'll ask the hosts to move this to the HomePod forum where someone else might have a better idea.
~Lyssa
Thank you . Also , if you know 3rd party apps that would allow me to do this that would be very helpful 🙂
Can I control music in my house when I’m away from home ?