3 Reasons You NEED a HomePod Mini!

If you are an Apple user you need to get a HomePod mini. The HomePod goes beyond HomeKit and your smart home with Apple Messages, Calendars, Calls, Music, Notes and much more. Keep using your Amazon Echos or Nest devices and add a HomePod mini to take advantage of these and many other features. With hardware like the ultra wideband we could see some interesting stuff from Apple. If you are looking for some smart devices, check out our sponsor SwitchBot.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Learn to use Voice
01:43 Making & Receiving Calls
03:01 Apple Messages
04:10 Apple App Support
06:57 Music & Audio
07:26 Using Hand off

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[willemhensbergen]

I use my HomePods as speakers for my Samsung Frame TV. I don’t like the look of a soundbar underneath the TV so I connected the AppleTV 4K with 2 HomePods and it works great. You can place them anywhere you want and there is no delay in the sound. 👌🏻

[Dr_Cole]

Nicely done, Craig. I suspect that many of us who subscribe to your channel are already using the HP Mini in the ways described. BUT, it helps as an item to share with our spouses, friends, and for the really daring, our parents.

I bought my first mini in November and now have 9 +2 wall mounted iPads that also work for Siri sources. One thing I love is how good the devices are at not competing but ultimately selecting one device to reply. This is what has made me want to expand up to another 2-3 HPs. I love being able to say Hey Siri anywhere in my house and knowing I have a device in earshot that will help me out. I probably do this, without regard to where I am in my house, about 20-30 times per day.

[samcowen]

Hi Craig, I have 5 minis (and 2 Homepods). While I love them for all the reasons you mentioned, I mainly bought so many because they form a very robust Thread network inside and outside my house along with the other Thread devices I have. My smart home is very stable since I added started adding them. I also have several Echo Show devices and a couple of large Echo speakers coupled with a Fire TV and they are good, too, but as a major Apple user, I get the most value from the minis.

[BigMu]

I started with Alexa. I grabbed some home pod minis to try and switch away as I have apple everything. It has not been easy and I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion I will use HomePod minis for music and entertainment and just use my echo dots for actual smart home control. Hopefully apple can get siri to be better.

[TJCCBR]

Handoff falling on video it’s so relatable 😢😂

[howiefeltersnatch]

I’m deep into the Apple ecosystem but I have 3 Google Home minis and 2 Amazon Echos. The reason is I had these all before I switched to Apple and I still find the $99 price tag a bit much seeing I was getting my Google minis for about $30 on average. Yes the speaker is not as good as the HPM but I rarely play music off of them.

[sylvainalain]

I’m using 2 HomePod mini on my Apple TV. The sound is excellent.

[antoniodenava]

I just got my second HomePod mini and looking forward to another to fill the apartment and be able to take full advantage of that "play everywhere" amazing... and all those things you just said are the things I love that I am able to doe everyday

[beazdakid]

I have 2 in my living room with my Apple TV 4K and it’s a great stereo pair for sound. And playing music in the living room. Call quality is top notch. And I love the integration with my apple ecosystem. It’s still struggles with “smart related” stuff. But it’s still a good deal for 99 bucks if you are ingrained in the apple ecosystem like myself.

[squearl]

Alexa runs my house I am a first time iPhone user so I bought a home pod. Now I am switching over. I hope apple does more with this. I am impressed by the pod mini. It runs my hue lights with no problem.

[grahamrussell]

Home assistant can be used to bridge non HomeKit apple devices into the eco system and Scrypted can be used to bring rstp cameras into HomeKit secure video with recording! Have mostly Alexa devices but a couple of these.

[joe-zubairbaloch-donato]

Appreciate this and your other vids. Was surprised you didn’t speak about the greatest advantage of Apple/HomePod Mini: Unparalleled security. HomePod is considered the most secure of any available. Sadly, this does limit the range of capabilities and connections for now. Of course, a better sounding speaker wouldn’t hurt either.

[clesiuj]

I have 1 HomePod mini, but haven't really been using it. How do you get the mini to answer to HeySiri, and not all my other devices: iPhone, iPad, etc? They all want to answer to Hey Siri!

[WhiteStripesFann]

Just got an Apple TV 4K and am excited to get a pair of minis to pair with it for some surround sound and build my smart home past Ring accessories.

[NotQuiteC]

I got mine a week ago to better control my Nanoleaf lightbulbs in ny bedroom. It also came in handy when asking it to play or pause content on my apple tv or having it open up an app for me. I am very much happy with what it can do.

[mrjeffwithaG]

Just switched to HomePod minis from Echo studio. Got 4 minis and an Apple TV. 2 setup as Computer speakers 2 as TV speakers.

[crash-view]

As a person with echos and Google home and has never had a home pod. I hate the amount of ads with Amazon and Google thinks just about everything is “hey Google”

[cmacmenow]

Absolutely needed device, and when you are at it, get two!
Fantastic stereo separation, voice control, sexy looking
and much, much more.

[TheFazdj]

I have a pair of minis in my office. Love the sound. Just wish they had more bass.

[TomiRautio]

I order my first today. Thanks to your videos