*I love this **Newest.Technology** Echo Dot. I had one of the first Dots out. This 3rd generation is much better. I listen to my Echo Dot every single night. I have Alexa play light rain sleep sounds. Love it!*
Man, you inspire me! Your videos have gotten so good! The lighting, sound, composition, content relevance, and the whole cinematography is superb! Great work, Shane! I need to order a couple of mini's and get rid of my mixed Alexa and HomeKit ecosystem.
Wow thanks for that! I appreciate the support. Always trying to improve. I see so many ways I still need to get better lol. I was in the same boat once upon a time with Alexa and HomeKit. I’ve since retired all Alexa stuff and never looked back!
Waiting for this ❤️! Siri Still doesn’t speak or understand my language, but i use an og HomePod daily with scenes settled in Italian. Very happy with sound quality and i was waiting for the mini. Now i’m more oriented in buying another og HomePod! Will miss thread implementation though 🤨!
@@albertolupatin9842 Ciao Alberto. L’ho preso usato su subito.it per circa 230-240€. mi ci trovo molto bene: qualità audio ottima per uno Smart speaker, davvero ottima! Anche ad alti volume non distorce, suono potente e chiaro. Con la domotica è un hub super affidabile; l’unico problema è la lingua o dici “turn on cucina” oppure crei la scena “accendi cucina” e lui ti capisce. Io ho creato una marea di scene in italiano ed a parte qualche incomprensione di tanto in tanto, di solito capisce. E’ favoloso! peccato non abbiano portato siri in Italiano! Questo è un peccato!
Hey Shane... awesome video. Very entertained and it doesn’t feel long. I laugh a couple of times 😂. But everything well explained and presented in a simple way. Well done. Recently I bought a Roomba and used your video to setup and start the cleaning with a voice command though Siri...so thanks a lot for that. I also bought 4 HomePod mini and put them through out my home and I’m in love with those little ones. I didn’t have HomePod before and the feeling of freedom to communicate with your home is crazy... love it.
Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate the support! I agree, before I only had one HomePod, believe it or not. And now having multiple minis throughout the house is a great experience both to communicate with Siri/my smart home as well as other members of the house. I'm loving it too!
Great video, thanks again. I’ve been watching your videos more and more. Definitely helping with knowing what products to buy and having things work better together.
Shane great work on this video and a few others i've watched today (happy new years btw!) looking forward to more of them.. I especially enjoy these videos because you have an Apple Eco system such as myself... I haven't bought any smart devices yet (I did watch your homekit starter vid) but this HPMini is a definite must!
Thanks for watching! Stay tuned because I’ll be updating some of that beginner content very soon as some things have changed and been added to HomeKit. With the release of the HomePod mini, there’s never been a better time to get started using HomeKit. 😃
Hey shane, thanks for your channel i have seen almost all your videos and I’m turning my home to smart home 🏠 but i have one question 😅 how did you play your youtube playlist with siri I tried so many times and it says it doesn’t support that 😅
Hey, sorry I just saw this comment! Thanks for your support and watching my videos! Lol, sorry for the confusion, but my "TH-cam playlist" is actually just an Apple Music playlist that I created and named TH-cam playlist just for this video. I created this playlist in Apple Music with copyright free music specifically for this video so I wouldn't get any copyright strikes.
like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....
Handoff was my favorite feature you demonstrated. I immediately fired up Metallica “One” and ran around the house handing it off to my HPMinis. Drove my wife nuts!
You got 4‼️ I can't even get 1 🤨 Why is that when Apple launch something they release like 50 and, if u miss out, u have to wait half a year to be able to order the product 🤯
Well done! Killing it! I still think you should have re-created the reaction video from the HomePod mini announcement. I think we all would love seeing that dance of joy! :)
I really see the two iterations of HomePod as two different products. The original is a great audio product with some smart home features; whereas the Mini is a smart home product with really decent sound.
Oh wow. The thread technology really makes a difference. Didn’t expect it to feel that instantaneous. I’ll be getting a HomePod mini, this video settled it.
Great review but I have 1 question.. You can’t use the mini’s as the default sound output? So does that mean whenever I want to watch tv using Apple TV I’ll have to connect them to the tv?
I hate to have payed almost double the MSRP for a mini cuz it's just not available here. Anyway, i really need one bad and will have to wait for prices to calm down on ebay for the other 2
Hand-off looks great. Doesn’t’t work for me. The HomePod mini just keeps on playing something it wants to play, with no input from me whatsoever. Pathetic. I have to fight with the thing all the time. Garbage. It’s the first time I’ve been truly disappointed with Apple. Very, very, very disappointed. That’s just one example.
Shane if only everyone were as thorough as you are the world would be an organised beautiful place. Thank you for the info, youve made a subscriber out of me, largely because of the above as well as the content!!
Anyone else have the issue where personal requests get randomly turned off for users that are not the primary owner of the home? Mine always get turned off for some reason and I have to turn it back on, it is very annoying.
Hello Shane, loved your videos. What if I've 2 or more HomeKit Hubs and if one of them breakdown and need to be replaced. Will I lose all the Automations and need to re-create all of them? Basically I would like to know if having 2 or more HomeKit Hubs will serve as backup for all HomeKit automations and device pairing.
Shane…can we not use HomePod Mini’s to communicate to other rooms in the house as if we were on the phone with the other person. All I can do is intercom where I send them a voice message and have to wait for it to get delivered then they respond back in the same manner. Why can’t these HomePods be used just like a phone where it is uninterrupted direct communication over the WiFI? Am I missing something?
Finally you're the first to mention that this homepod mini is a good step as a homekit hub. Thanks for the video. Think this is hands down the beste review of homepod mini
I am so glad to see that your family has been too much lately with the stress and anxiety and stress lol I hope you have had such an awful nightmare and I feel sick and tired of it all day and I’m tired of being depressed and tired constantly waking myself up and tired constantly waking myself lol and I’m constantly tired lol and I can’t believe that I love myself laughing lol and I’m not saying that I love him so sad and sad I just can’t believe it myself I just think that is what I mean I don’t think I can have it myself I don’t think I can have it myself I just don’t need it to do that anymore I love it myself I just need a break and I’m so sad and sad I can’t do anything so sad lol I just got home and I’m so scared I can’t believe that I can’t do anything so I’m not going back lol I just need to put the new bed bath bath and beyond to sleep lol lol I love you too much lol lol I love you too lol lol
Since Siri on the iPad doesn't hear well, I was hoping I could use the Siri on a HomePod Mini instead. Can the HomePods control what happens on your iPad screen?
Hi great video, ordered 4 myself with the kids getting one each for the bedroom. Question: if it can identify upto 6 voices how do you set this up? The minis will all be on my Apple id and use family sharing. How does the mini differentiate the voices from the family or is their a menu where you set this up?
In the “home” settings of the Home app, you should be able to toggle on “recognize my voice” as well as personal requests. I believe this needs to be done on each users’ device, but then should work.
Anyone else get a failed connection error 301003? Got Keychain on,2 point verification, homekit and music app all installed. Tried several resets, my wifi is private tried hot spotting off another phone-,tried switching between 2Ghz and 5Ghz on my router really want to like this mini but turning out to nightmare
Sorry to hear that Charlie. Have you done a hard reset of the HomePod mini, resetting it to factory settings (where it turns red)? Also maybe restart your phone, turn off then on wifi and bluetooth if you haven't already. Hope you can find something that works.
Hey great video! Just a bit of constructive criticism: maybe try have your main camera and overhead camera have the same frame rate, and the same/similar colour grading. Just to keep things consistent and fluid 😊
It was the same frame rate but I can improve with color and lighting. Haven’t done many two-camera shoots before...it’s always a work in progress. Thanks for the feedback!
Hello Shane. I have some questions. I want to buy HomePod mini as a HomeKit base and a main speaker for my MacBook Pro 13". Can I use HomePod mini as a main speaker for my MacBook? On some pages I read there is an delay in playing music during time you have it as a main speaker.
Sad Apple has discontinued the original HomePod now :( I had to rush out and get a second one before they're all gone because original HomePod has one big feature mini doesn't have which is Dolby Atmos for AppleTV
Yea, I was thinking about getting another original HomePod to try out the Theater mode too, but I may just wait to see what else they come up with... hopefully a new version one day that can do the same thing (and more).
Had the same issue. I was about to return it until I reset it. Unplug it. Wait 10 seconds . Plug back in wait 5 seconds before Hard pressing center of HomePod & the light will start spinning then turn red. Keep pressing until Siri says it’s about to reset.
Love it. Great review, I’ll be picking a few of these up. Would love to see your review of 2 minis as stereo for a bedroom TV sound. That’s one of my use cases. Also, where’s that song listed at?
Thanks for watching! I think that would be a good use case. You might miss out on big bass that you’d get from a more serious speaker system, but most of us probably don’t have that in the bedroom anyways. Should definitely sound better than a tv’s built-in speakers. I get all music for my videos from here: geni.us/EnvatoElement
I just got the HomePod Mini and when music is playing there is a white light, but it’s small and doesn’t fill the area or pulse like yours does. I’ve tried restarting it and it still does this. Do I have a defective light?
Exactly, 2nd that... I was actually wondering about the support for Mac as trying to make it a default for MBA, exactly the ultimate review we are looking for
Hey Shane, the today’s update feature is available now. You just need to go into the settings of the HomePod mini and go into personal requests and make sure require authentication at the bottom of the screen is set to never.
This guys’ content is really good and easy to understand. Plus, I dunno why but he sounds like a brutha. I’m almost sure he has Black friends. I’m subscribing 😂
Oct. 22, 2022 - I do plan on getting one that match my Apple HomePod in Blue. I just recently learned about these, now Im wanting one for my Office. Can hardly wait.
The stereo pair seems to have the same volume as the OG but it lacks on the bass department which is expected. But a stereo pair still costs less than an OG.
I liked your review but Minis are damn ugly. I don't get Apple lately... their original HomePod looked like a roll of toilet paper and now this Mini is fugly as hell.
Do you or anyone else know how to force Homekit to use a certain Hub by default? I have 2 Apple TV's and I just got a HomePod mini. I want to use the HomePod mini as the default hub to take advantage of Thread but Homekit insists on using one of the Apple TV's as the hub. I even unplugged the Apple TV and it switched over to using the HomePod but as soon as I plugged the Apple TV back in it switched back.
Hi Shane, great channel you have! just Subscribed will the HomePod Mini work with your HomeKit Alarm setup in your previous Video? I have ordered a HomePod mini here in Germany, have to wait until Middle Jan 2021. :-(
Great video review of the HomePod Mini Shane! And thank you for bringing the ‘join’ button on TH-cam - which apparently is missing from the iPhone and iPad TH-cam apps. Have to go to the website for that one. You solved a big mystery for me there. Didn’t even know it was missing before.
Can you help me with my HomePod mini? I set it up and it works great but Siri says sorry I didn’t hear back from your devices when I ask her to turn on or off lights besides the lights in my living Room where the HomePod mini is and if she does turn on or off lights anywhere else it’s 15-30 seconds later and she still says sorry I didn’t hear back from your devices.
I know this is an old video but I have a question. I have a new Apple TV 4K and a TV with Arc. To do the pass through audio does the Apple TV need to be plugged into the HMDMI Arc slot or any of them? Is it just if the TV supports it? So any device can plug into the ARC? That’s where I’m confused. Love your vids!
Hey thanks for watching! Yes, you need to connect the Apple TV to your HDMI Arc port. Here is my video on this topic in case you missed it: th-cam.com/video/BbQIil4wJ8o/w-d-xo.html
I have a serious audio delay with the mini when I use FaceTime and zoom type applications? Could it be due to Airplay? My suggestions? I bought the mini specially for my office and trying to avoid have two speakers on my desk.
good review. I have seen an odd issue maybe you can let me know if you are seeing it as well. I can tell the mini to open HBOMax on my AppleTv and it works fine. If my kids or wife tries it Siri responded that the app does not allow it or some other error. I have checked their phones and they all seem to be set up with Siri person responses and Home Kit enabled. Maybe you could test this for a future video.
Is thread only about speed or is there something more to it? Because I use Phillips Hue in my home and it is extremely fast, the lights turn on and off at the same speed as the thread ones in this demo, they’ve always been extremely fast so I’m not sure what’s the hype here?
Anyone been able to get them to work via Airplay somewhere without Wifi? I can't and not for lack of trying and many hard resets. Bought them to use at my office and I just can't :(
I have 5 and will probably get a few more for one simple reason. It will turn on or off the lights in the room it’s in and that room only. No need to remember specific names of devices. Lastly the thread support is a underrated feature.
How in the hell did you get the bulb? I have not been able to get one. Sold out on their website and I’m not able to get on Apple site it says delivery not available.
Well, it's still a great speaker...it sounds great. And I'm sure Apple will still continue to roll out support and updates for it for quite a while, but that will eventually come to an end. It might be worth it if you just really want a speak with superior audio quality and Siri voice assistant built in. But if it was me, I'd probably just get a HomePod mini, then see if they release a new HomePod in the next year to fill that void, and then move the mini to a bedroom or something. The only other reason to get the original HomePod I think right now is if you want to have two to use as a stereo pair in theater mode with dolby atmos for your tv/theater setup. Just my opinion.
Picked up my HomePod a few days ago before a lot of others in Australia 👍 last I see is last year to get it from Apple direct 😩 but I love it and have added more HomeKit devices in the last couple days and loving it!
Do you know if we can use HomePod Mini hand off on Zoom or other conference apps? It would be cool to be able to do conference calls via online collaboration meetings and use a speaker for all in the room to hear.
Can the mini control multi-room audio to apple TVs (via Airplay 2, presumably)? If I start with one mini, can I tell it to play something in the rooms where I have apple TVs set up (or an Airport Express hooked up to a soundbar?)? That's really what I'm looking for... to be able to control audio all over the house via Siri. I currently use Spotify and airplay 2 on my iPhone to do this, but would consider switching to Apple Music if it functioned seamlessly with the Homepod mini.
Yes, you can do this. If you have an Apple TV in a room (living room as an example) and it's the only airplay 2 device there, just say "move this to the living room" or "play everywhere" and it will play on the Apple TV in the living room.
Great video! I received my Homepod mini a couple of days ago and I love it for rmy smarthome devices. One area that I am disappointed in is the phone calls. I can make a phone call from the mini but the listener says it receivednds like I am in a tunnel. I do have a problem in that I cannot make a phoen call directly through the iPhone. It has to be routed through a secondary homehub (an iPad mini) to connect with the iPhone for the call. I have called Apple Support a couple of time sand they said they really haven’t been trained in that area yet. I would love to use this to work well. I have the mini on my desk and it would be great to use it for telephone calls. The audio is great from the other side. I aminterested in how it work for others.
I like the Aqara platform. Their switches work great and you can combine two switches into one with their double rocker switch. System uses zig bee too so doesn’t clog up your WiFi.
This is a great and informative review. Bought one today and it’s on its way to me. If I like it I might buy one for each room. I wonder if a new mode will be released soon. Glad to have found your channel and I just subscribed. Thank you for the great content.
*I love this **Newest.Technology** Echo Dot. I had one of the first Dots out. This 3rd generation is much better. I listen to my Echo Dot every single night. I have Alexa play light rain sleep sounds. Love it!*
Man, you inspire me! Your videos have gotten so good! The lighting, sound, composition, content relevance, and the whole cinematography is superb! Great work, Shane! I need to order a couple of mini's and get rid of my mixed Alexa and HomeKit ecosystem.
Wow thanks for that! I appreciate the support. Always trying to improve. I see so many ways I still need to get better lol.
I was in the same boat once upon a time with Alexa and HomeKit. I’ve since retired all Alexa stuff and never looked back!
Acrtually not the worst audio comparison I’ve heard. The OG is a bit mote bass rich. I’d like a comparison with a SONOS One
Waiting for this ❤️! Siri Still doesn’t speak or understand my language, but i use an og HomePod daily with scenes settled in Italian. Very happy with sound quality and i was waiting for the mini. Now i’m more oriented in buying another og HomePod! Will miss thread implementation though 🤨!
Thanks for watching!
Ciao! Come hai fatto a fartelo spedire in Italia? E più o meno quanto ti è costato in più?
@@albertolupatin9842 Ciao Alberto. L’ho preso usato su subito.it per circa 230-240€. mi ci trovo molto bene: qualità audio ottima per uno Smart speaker, davvero ottima! Anche ad alti volume non distorce, suono potente e chiaro. Con la domotica è un hub super affidabile; l’unico problema è la lingua o dici “turn on cucina” oppure crei la scena “accendi cucina” e lui ti capisce. Io ho creato una marea di scene in italiano ed a parte qualche incomprensione di tanto in tanto, di solito capisce. E’ favoloso! peccato non abbiano portato siri in Italiano! Questo è un peccato!
Hey Shane... awesome video. Very entertained and it doesn’t feel long. I laugh a couple of times 😂. But everything well explained and presented in a simple way. Well done. Recently I bought a Roomba and used your video to setup and start the cleaning with a voice command though Siri...so thanks a lot for that. I also bought 4 HomePod mini and put them through out my home and I’m in love with those little ones. I didn’t have HomePod before and the feeling of freedom to communicate with your home is crazy... love it.
Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate the support! I agree, before I only had one HomePod, believe it or not. And now having multiple minis throughout the house is a great experience both to communicate with Siri/my smart home as well as other members of the house. I'm loving it too!
Great video, thanks again. I’ve been watching your videos more and more. Definitely helping with knowing what products to buy and having things work better together.
Thanks Dane! I’m glad the videos have been helpful.
Great review! Wondering how the mini sounds mixed with the bigger HomePod, like if they are in adjoining rooms.
Great detailed video! Thanks for going the extra mile. You earned me as a new Sub 👍
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Shane great work on this video and a few others i've watched today (happy new years btw!) looking forward to more of them.. I especially enjoy these videos because you have an Apple Eco system such as myself... I haven't bought any smart devices yet (I did watch your homekit starter vid) but this HPMini is a definite must!
Thanks for watching! Stay tuned because I’ll be updating some of that beginner content very soon as some things have changed and been added to HomeKit. With the release of the HomePod mini, there’s never been a better time to get started using HomeKit. 😃
My guy has 4 I’m out here struggling to get one mines not coming till January 14th 😂
Lol well!!! You have 2 day left!
Hey shane, thanks for your channel i have seen almost all your videos and I’m turning my home to smart home 🏠 but i have one question 😅 how did you play your youtube playlist with siri I tried so many times and it says it doesn’t support that 😅
Hey, sorry I just saw this comment! Thanks for your support and watching my videos!
Lol, sorry for the confusion, but my "TH-cam playlist" is actually just an Apple Music playlist that I created and named TH-cam playlist just for this video. I created this playlist in Apple Music with copyright free music specifically for this video so I wouldn't get any copyright strikes.
Awesome video man
Thank you!!
Awesome review ‼️
One of the best!
Thanks so much!
What songs that when you have the 3 HomePod’s playing?
It sounds like Heavy Young Heathen’s Being Evil has a Price. The Lucifer theme song.
@@rainyfeathers7765 cool thanks I’ll have a look
@@rainyfeathers7765 I meant the other song, or is it the same song throughout?
So the Mini has Thread, but not the OG HomePod, at least per their website?
Yes, that’s correct.
gotta pass, just bought the Echo 4th gen for $69 bucks, better value for the price
like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....
Handoff was my favorite feature you demonstrated. I immediately fired up Metallica “One” and ran around the house handing it off to my HPMinis. Drove my wife nuts!
😂 🤣
First HomePod Mini review I've seenn with a thread demo. Cool!
Thanks for watching!
You got 4‼️ I can't even get 1 🤨
Why is that when Apple launch something they release like 50 and, if u miss out, u have to wait half a year to be able to order the product 🤯
Well done! Killing it! I still think you should have re-created the reaction video from the HomePod mini announcement. I think we all would love seeing that dance of joy! :)
Thanks Chris! It was definitely something to see! lol
I really see the two iterations of HomePod as two different products. The original is a great audio product with some smart home features; whereas the Mini is a smart home product with really decent sound.
Oh wow. The thread technology really makes a difference. Didn’t expect it to feel that instantaneous. I’ll be getting a HomePod mini, this video settled it.
Siri is known as stupid by google fans. :-(
Great review but I have 1 question.. You can’t use the mini’s as the default sound output? So does that mean whenever I want to watch tv using Apple TV I’ll have to connect them to the tv?
I hate to have payed almost double the MSRP for a mini cuz it's just not available here. Anyway, i really need one bad and will have to wait for prices to calm down on ebay for the other 2
Hand-off looks great. Doesn’t’t work for me. The HomePod mini just keeps on playing something it wants to play, with no input from me whatsoever. Pathetic. I have to fight with the thing all the time. Garbage. It’s the first time I’ve been truly disappointed with Apple. Very, very, very disappointed. That’s just one example.
Shane if only everyone were as thorough as you are the world would be an organised beautiful place. Thank you for the info, youve made a subscriber out of me, largely because of the above as well as the content!!
Thanks Robbie for the kind words and for subscribing!
Shane, I really enjoying your content. You bring it to a level that anyone can understand without getting too nerdy. Keep up the excellent work!
Thanks so much!
What song is that? (When the beat go off)?
Anyone else have the issue where personal requests get randomly turned off for users that are not the primary owner of the home? Mine always get turned off for some reason and I have to turn it back on, it is very annoying.
Hello Shane, loved your videos. What if I've 2 or more HomeKit Hubs and if one of them breakdown and need to be replaced. Will I lose all the Automations and need to re-create all of them? Basically I would like to know if having 2 or more HomeKit Hubs will serve as backup for all HomeKit automations and device pairing.
Shane…can we not use HomePod Mini’s to communicate to other rooms in the house as if we were on the phone with the other person. All I can do is intercom where I send them a voice message and have to wait for it to get delivered then they respond back in the same manner. Why can’t these HomePods be used just like a phone where it is uninterrupted direct communication over the WiFI? Am I missing something?
Finally this device is coming to my own country. From the end of march 2022 Apple sells the HomePod mini in the Netherlands.
Finally you're the first to mention that this homepod mini is a good step as a homekit hub. Thanks for the video. Think this is hands down the beste review of homepod mini
Thank you!!
I am so glad to see that your family has been too much lately with the stress and anxiety and stress lol I hope you have had such an awful nightmare and I feel sick and tired of it all day and I’m tired of being depressed and tired constantly waking myself up and tired constantly waking myself lol and I’m constantly tired lol and I can’t believe that I love myself laughing lol and I’m not saying that I love him so sad and sad I just can’t believe it myself I just think that is what I mean I don’t think I can have it myself I don’t think I can have it myself I just don’t need it to do that anymore I love it myself I just need a break and I’m so sad and sad I can’t do anything so sad lol I just got home and I’m so scared I can’t believe that I can’t do anything so I’m not going back lol I just need to put the new bed bath bath and beyond to sleep lol lol I love you too much lol lol I love you too lol lol
Love my Mini’s but Google’s $99 speaker does sound better IMO (but I’m not an audiophile)
You did this **** Shane! Killed this review.
Thank you! 🙏
I have s22 ultra with u1 chip and apple music. Apple should do something to support that too.
Shane really came in hard with that intro 😂
Anyone know why I can’t use the mini to extend my HomeKit reach. I just need 30 cm from my 4k tv and got the mini but it won’t help me.
How about a stereo pair of the originals? Bet that would sound pretty good.
You gotta put this dude on 1.25x. You're welcome!
I sure hope spotify joins in as Pandora is unavailable here in Canada.
I’ve been thinking about starting to change my house over to a smart home. Your videos have been extremely helpful. You have earned my sub
Awesome, thanks Aaron! I hope they continue to provide some value. Good luck with that smart home!
Since Siri on the iPad doesn't hear well, I was hoping I could use the Siri on a HomePod Mini instead. Can the HomePods control what happens on your iPad screen?
No not really. You might be able to create Siri Shortcuts to do some stuff like that, but probably not for the most part.
I love apple however this HomePod mini is a Piss Poor design 🤮
Just got mine does not get as loud as I expected 😒 still sounds good tho
Hi great video, ordered 4 myself with the kids getting one each for the bedroom.
Question: if it can identify upto 6 voices how do you set this up? The minis will all be on my Apple id and use family sharing.
How does the mini differentiate the voices from the family or is their a menu where you set this up?
In the “home” settings of the Home app, you should be able to toggle on “recognize my voice” as well as personal requests. I believe this needs to be done on each users’ device, but then should work.
Anyone else get a failed connection error 301003? Got Keychain on,2 point verification, homekit and music app all installed. Tried several resets, my wifi is private tried hot spotting off another phone-,tried switching between 2Ghz and 5Ghz on my router really want to like this mini but turning out to nightmare
Sorry to hear that Charlie. Have you done a hard reset of the HomePod mini, resetting it to factory settings (where it turns red)? Also maybe restart your phone, turn off then on wifi and bluetooth if you haven't already. Hope you can find something that works.
Hey great video! Just a bit of constructive criticism: maybe try have your main camera and overhead camera have the same frame rate, and the same/similar colour grading. Just to keep things consistent and fluid 😊
It was the same frame rate but I can improve with color and lighting. Haven’t done many two-camera shoots before...it’s always a work in progress. Thanks for the feedback!
Hello Shane. I have some questions. I want to buy HomePod mini as a HomeKit base and a main speaker for my MacBook Pro 13". Can I use HomePod mini as a main speaker for my MacBook? On some pages I read there is an delay in playing music during time you have it as a main speaker.
Honestly, I have not used it a whole lot as a main speaker for my Mac.
Sad Apple has discontinued the original HomePod now :( I had to rush out and get a second one before they're all gone because original HomePod has one big feature mini doesn't have which is Dolby Atmos for AppleTV
Yea, I was thinking about getting another original HomePod to try out the Theater mode too, but I may just wait to see what else they come up with... hopefully a new version one day that can do the same thing (and more).
Got mine yesterday. I still can't get the handoff right somehow lol.
Still learning how to get the best out of it.
Had the same issue. I was about to return it until I reset it. Unplug it. Wait 10 seconds . Plug back in wait 5 seconds before Hard pressing center of HomePod & the light will start spinning then turn red. Keep pressing until Siri says it’s about to reset.
Those were some awesome camera shots!
Thanks!!
Love it. Great review, I’ll be picking a few of these up. Would love to see your review of 2 minis as stereo for a bedroom TV sound. That’s one of my use cases.
Also, where’s that song listed at?
Thanks for watching! I think that would be a good use case. You might miss out on big bass that you’d get from a more serious speaker system, but most of us probably don’t have that in the bedroom anyways. Should definitely sound better than a tv’s built-in speakers.
I get all music for my videos from here: geni.us/EnvatoElement
I just got the HomePod Mini and when music is playing there is a white light, but it’s small and doesn’t fill the area or pulse like yours does. I’ve tried restarting it and it still does this. Do I have a defective light?
No, it's not defective. That's how mine looks also.
I ordered 2 HomePod minis and this video answered all the questions I had. Thank you, Shane. You’re the best!
Great, I’m glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Exactly, 2nd that... I was actually wondering about the support for Mac as trying to make it a default for MBA, exactly the ultimate review we are looking for
The HomePod OG is disconinued now right? Also, it was 3x the price of the HomePod mini so that's a huge factor
Yes, the OG HomePod is discontinued now.
Hey Shane, the today’s update feature is available now. You just need to go into the settings of the HomePod mini and go into personal requests and make sure require authentication at the bottom of the screen is set to never.
You’re right! Somehow I missed that. Thank you for sharing! I will add a note in the description.
This guys’ content is really good and easy to understand.
Plus, I dunno why but he sounds like a brutha. I’m almost sure he has Black friends.
I’m subscribing 😂
😂 🤣 thanks for subscribing!!
More like a southern/ Texan accent
HomePod Minis are so lame. Shame on Apple.
Oct. 22, 2022 - I do plan on getting one that match my Apple HomePod in Blue. I just recently learned about these, now Im wanting one for my Office. Can hardly wait.
That’s my Christmas 🎄 presents sorted. I’m keen to set up a smart home and this seems like the perfect start. Great review.
Thanks for watching!
Really great review Shane, thanks!
The stereo pair seems to have the same volume as the OG but it lacks on the bass department which is expected. But a stereo pair still costs less than an OG.
yep, exactly.
I’m 6 videos in, you have to get a suscribe lad! Legend, awesome videos 🤙🏼
Thanks you!! Appreciate the sub!
I liked your review but Minis are damn ugly. I don't get Apple lately... their original HomePod looked like a roll of toilet paper and now this Mini is fugly as hell.
Do you or anyone else know how to force Homekit to use a certain Hub by default? I have 2 Apple TV's and I just got a HomePod mini. I want to use the HomePod mini as the default hub to take advantage of Thread but Homekit insists on using one of the Apple TV's as the hub. I even unplugged the Apple TV and it switched over to using the HomePod but as soon as I plugged the Apple TV back in it switched back.
Hi Shane, great channel you have! just Subscribed will the HomePod Mini work with your HomeKit Alarm setup in your previous Video? I have ordered a HomePod mini here in Germany, have to wait until Middle Jan 2021. :-(
Great video review of the HomePod Mini Shane! And thank you for bringing the ‘join’ button on TH-cam - which apparently is missing from the iPhone and iPad TH-cam apps. Have to go to the website for that one. You solved a big mystery for me there. Didn’t even know it was missing before.
Can you help me with my HomePod mini? I set it up and it works great but Siri says sorry I didn’t hear back from your devices when I ask her to turn on or off lights besides the lights in my living Room where the HomePod mini is and if she does turn on or off lights anywhere else it’s 15-30 seconds later and she still says sorry I didn’t hear back from your devices.
I know this is an old video but I have a question. I have a new Apple TV 4K and a TV with Arc. To do the pass through audio does the Apple TV need to be plugged into the HMDMI Arc slot or any of them? Is it just if the TV supports it? So any device can plug into the ARC? That’s where I’m confused. Love your vids!
Hey thanks for watching! Yes, you need to connect the Apple TV to your HDMI Arc port. Here is my video on this topic in case you missed it: th-cam.com/video/BbQIil4wJ8o/w-d-xo.html
Can one speaker of this work with the apple TV? Rather than stereo pairing
I have a serious audio delay with the mini when I use FaceTime and zoom type applications? Could it be due to Airplay? My suggestions? I bought the mini specially for my office and trying to avoid have two speakers on my desk.
good review. I have seen an odd issue maybe you can let me know if you are seeing it as well. I can tell the mini to open HBOMax on my AppleTv and it works fine. If my kids or wife tries it Siri responded that the app does not allow it or some other error. I have checked their phones and they all seem to be set up with Siri person responses and Home Kit enabled. Maybe you could test this for a future video.
Intercom works about 5% of the time. The other 95% Siri says "no other devices are available right now".
Great Review!
Thanks Ryan!
Is thread only about speed or is there something more to it? Because I use Phillips Hue in my home and it is extremely fast, the lights turn on and off at the same speed as the thread ones in this demo, they’ve always been extremely fast so I’m not sure what’s the hype here?
Hey Shane.... thanks for the video.... I have 4 Homepods.... but maybe getting this for our Kitchen... Nice Job....
Any trouble keeping two minis paired as stereo? Thanks, Mark
Beware: it doesn’t work well with Mac audio. It seems it’s only when connecting Apple Music using AirPlay
I hate sponsored videos!
Anyone been able to get them to work via Airplay somewhere without Wifi? I can't and not for lack of trying and many hard resets. Bought them to use at my office and I just can't :(
I have 5 and will probably get a few more for one simple reason.
It will turn on or off the lights in the room it’s in and that room only. No need to remember specific names of devices.
Lastly the thread support is a underrated feature.
Hey Roderick, that’s very true. Thanks for pointing that out.
Whats the music when you compare thé stéréo pair vs the original homepod please ?
What’s the name of the track? Really loved it!
The one in the comparison section of this video!
How in the hell did you get the bulb? I have not been able to get one. Sold out on their website and I’m not able to get on Apple site it says delivery not available.
Hi Shane, Is it still logical to buy the Og HomePod now just to have one for my living room?
Well, it's still a great speaker...it sounds great. And I'm sure Apple will still continue to roll out support and updates for it for quite a while, but that will eventually come to an end.
It might be worth it if you just really want a speak with superior audio quality and Siri voice assistant built in. But if it was me, I'd probably just get a HomePod mini, then see if they release a new HomePod in the next year to fill that void, and then move the mini to a bedroom or something. The only other reason to get the original HomePod I think right now is if you want to have two to use as a stereo pair in theater mode with dolby atmos for your tv/theater setup. Just my opinion.
Great insight. Thanks, Shane.
Picked up my HomePod a few days ago before a lot of others in Australia 👍 last I see is last year to get it from Apple direct 😩 but I love it and have added more HomeKit devices in the last couple days and loving it!
Enjoy it bro. ☺️
Can you tell me the names and where you bought the bulbs.
The bulb in the video is the Nanoleaf Essentials bulb. Link here (affiliate): geni.us/nl_Essentials
all we want is to use the homepod mini to watch youtube videos and netflix as a bluetooth speaker.
Do you know if we can use HomePod Mini hand off on Zoom or other conference apps? It would be cool to be able to do conference calls via online collaboration meetings and use a speaker for all in the room to hear.
Just got one yesterday and I love it
I connect my sonos and also homepod together and also a creative soundbar
Great review!!!!!
Can the mini control multi-room audio to apple TVs (via Airplay 2, presumably)? If I start with one mini, can I tell it to play something in the rooms where I have apple TVs set up (or an Airport Express hooked up to a soundbar?)? That's really what I'm looking for... to be able to control audio all over the house via Siri. I currently use Spotify and airplay 2 on my iPhone to do this, but would consider switching to Apple Music if it functioned seamlessly with the Homepod mini.
Yes, you can do this. If you have an Apple TV in a room (living room as an example) and it's the only airplay 2 device there, just say "move this to the living room" or "play everywhere" and it will play on the Apple TV in the living room.
FYI you forgot to bleep out the trigger phrase at 19:12
Shoot... thought I got them all. There's always one that tries to slip by. Sorry if I set off your Siri devices!
Great video! I received my Homepod mini a couple of days ago and I love it for rmy smarthome devices. One area that I am disappointed in is the phone calls. I can make a phone call from the mini but the listener says it receivednds like I am in a tunnel. I do have a problem in that I cannot make a phoen call directly through the iPhone. It has to be routed through a secondary homehub (an iPad mini) to connect with the iPhone for the call. I have called Apple Support a couple of time sand they said they really haven’t been trained in that area yet. I would love to use this to work well. I have the mini on my desk and it would be great to use it for telephone calls. The audio is great from the other side. I aminterested in how it work for others.
I gotta start finding light switches that
Work with
Home kit and Alexa
I like the Aqara platform. Their switches work great and you can combine two switches into one with their double rocker switch. System uses zig bee too so doesn’t clog up your WiFi.
I have a Meross switch. Works great and doesn’t give me trouble 👍
Stay away from Leviton. I tried them when I first got started. They are not reliable.
You don't have to, just use something like Hoobs to get what you have to homekit
This is a great and informative review. Bought one today and it’s on its way to me. If I like it I might buy one for each room. I wonder if a new mode will be released soon. Glad to have found your channel and I just subscribed. Thank you for the great content.
I’m glad the review was helpful and thanks for subscribing!