Can I control music in my house when I’m away from home ?

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

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