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Do you have to have WiFi for the HomePod to work?

Do you have to have WiFi for the HomePod to work?

Posted on Feb 19, 2021 5:06 AM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2021 8:19 AM

The system requirements are given as:

  • HomePod with the latest version of software (which seems redundant)
  • iPhone SE, iPhone 6s or later, or iPod touch (7th generation) with the latest iOS; or iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad Air 2 or later, or iPad mini 4 or later with the latest iPadOS
  • 802.11 Wi-Fi Internet access


You need Wi-Fi Internet access for setup and to use all of the features of HomePod such as Siri. It is potentially possible to use HomePod for AirPlay without Wi-Fi in peer-to-peer mode once it has been configured to allow for playback by everyone.


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Feb 19, 2021 8:19 AM in response to frie24

The system requirements are given as:

  • HomePod with the latest version of software (which seems redundant)
  • iPhone SE, iPhone 6s or later, or iPod touch (7th generation) with the latest iOS; or iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad Air 2 or later, or iPad mini 4 or later with the latest iPadOS
  • 802.11 Wi-Fi Internet access


You need Wi-Fi Internet access for setup and to use all of the features of HomePod such as Siri. It is potentially possible to use HomePod for AirPlay without Wi-Fi in peer-to-peer mode once it has been configured to allow for playback by everyone.


tt2

Do you have to have WiFi for the HomePod to work?

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