On the subject of HomePod and Sonos, I am possibly considering getting a HomePod, but not sure what the advantages of it would be. The Sonos has more features, I can use either Google Assistant or Amazon, and it has a ton of more services.
God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified assistive technology specialist Macintosh, iOS, and windows Trainer > On Nov 4, 2019, at 10:04, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > When you have HomePods paired as a stereo pair, one is considered the > dominant one and will take over all Siri responses. If you'd rather the > other be the dominant one, double-tap and hold on the top of the HomePod you > want to be the master, and ask it something mundane like what's the > temperature in Stockholm, Sweden right now. Because you summoned Siri from a > specific HomePod, it will become the dominant one from then on, unless > restartarted or some other Siri change is made. For HomePods that are > further away from each other and are not paired, proximity is the key. > Between all your devices that are listening for Siri requests, the system > will figure out which device is the closest for responding, the nature of the > question along with determining the status of these devices to know which > one should respond to or act on the request. It's a pretty smart system and > works most of the time. > > Later... > > > Tim Kilburn > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Jamf Certified Associate > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Nov 4, 2019, at 06:42, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > That's good to know. I've always wondered about that. > Cheers, > Donna > >> On Nov 4, 2019, at 7:35 AM, Robert Carter <nc5rn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Donna, >> >> When I talk to the HomePods in my living room, only one of them responds. I >> guess they talk to each other and know which one will grab the response. >> >> Robert >> >> >> >>> On Nov 4, 2019, at 6:39 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Robert, >>> >>> I have to ask this. When you say Hey Siri, do all your HomePods answer >>> you? We have two, but one is upstairs in my office, and the other is >>> downstairs in the kitchen, so I only end up talking to one or the other. I >>> think I would hate it if every time I said Hey Siri three different >>> HomePods responded. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>>> On Nov 3, 2019, at 8:19 PM, Robert Carter <nc5rn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have three HomePods. I have two of them in a stereo pair in my >>>> livingroom and one in my bedroom. Much like you can do with the Sonos >>>> speakers, you can have the HomePods play separately or in sync. I have >>>> found that on my network, the HomePods stay in sync. I am using an Eero >>>> router and I think this gives me plenty of bandwidth all over the house. >>>> >>>> Robert Carter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Nov 3, 2019, at 8:02 PM, Simon A Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Donna, >>>>> >>>>> I wish I could, >>>>> >>>>> However my sonos products are pre alexa and therefore have to be >>>>> maintained through the sonos app on my phone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Monday, 4 November 2019 12:34 PM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly >>>>> bandwidth issues >>>>> >>>>> Hmm. Try telling it to pause and then resume. For me that solves the >>>>> problem, at least temporarily. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 3, 2019, at 5:18 PM, Simon A Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Donna, >>>>>> >>>>>> I get this between 2 sonos play ones in two different rooms, >>>>>> >>>>>> One is always a second or so behind the other, >>>>>> >>>>>> My sonos run off a sonos bridge device rather than my home wifi >>>>>> >>>>>> I have always just assumed that it's an issue between the two devices >>>>>> and the digital signal. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, 4 November 2019 2:30 AM >>>>>> To: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries <Macvisionaries@Googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Subject: Question re Using Sonos with HomePod, also possibly bandwidth >>>>>> issues >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> For my birthday, my husband gave me one of the New Sonos Play1s so that >>>>>> we could pair our Sonos system with our HomePod and control it using >>>>>> Siri. It's worked well except for one thing. Occasionally, the HomePod >>>>>> and the Sonos system get just a bit out of sync, and the Sonos lags >>>>>> behind by a fraction of a second. this is easily fixed by pausing and >>>>>> then resuming the track, but it's annoying. Wondering if anyone else is >>>>>> experiencing this, and if so, have you found a way to keep it from >>>>>> happening? Alternatively, I'm wondering if the problem is a lack of >>>>>> bandwidth in our house. We're still using our Airport Extreme and I'm >>>>>> wondering if getting a newer, faster router would correct the problem. >>>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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