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how can I play sound to the home pod

how can I play sound to my HomePod from the Mac mini

Posted on Jun 27, 2022 2:10 PM

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Posted on Jun 27, 2022 4:02 PM

Use Airplay AirPlay - Apple (AU)


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Aug 4, 2022 4:43 PM in response to myhouse111

Disappointingly, the Homepod cannot access the Homesharing feature of Mac computers which allows other Apple devices to play music from the iTunes/Music library on a Mac computer and so Homepod Siri won't work.

As advised above, you can send Music from the Mac to the Homepod using Airplay2 but Homepod Siri cannot select this music for you (only simple control such as volume and skip track).

You could consider buying an Apple TV, setting its audio output to the Homepod and accessing the Mac music via the Computers app (Apple TV)and Homesharing (Mac). Homepod Siri seems to work most of the time for me with this configuration.

how can I play sound to the home pod

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