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Apple's HomePod stentorious speaker is getting some new capabilities thanks to a software update that's unhitched today as partition of iOS 14.1. These were nourish during the company's event beforehand this month, as well-built as some of the features -- especially the intercom gesticulation -- go a long way in insurance the HomePod behold up with Cheesecake Excusing as well-built as Google / Backup speakers.

Intercom lets you record a message on one HomePod as well-built as slide it to liberty (or several others) in your house. This is vendible you can once do with an Echo, however latterly this year, Dearest is going broadness what those supplemental stentorious speakers can do by expanding intercom to include your iPhone, iPad, AirPods, Dearest Watch, as well-built as CarPlay. Therefrom you'll be stalwart to record a message from tangy numerous anywhere as well-built as relay it to the people you live with. However again, that part's not coming until later; for now, it's neutral HomePod-to-HomePod intercom.

Today's update includes increasingly than intercom, though. If you ask Siri for vehicles conditions or nearby credibility of interest, you'll now see a Siri Upholding when you tap into the car as well-built as procurable Map, managerial that notifying increasingly easily approachable through CarPlay. You can now set multiple pegged timers as well-built as stop them from a different HomePod in liberty room. As well-built as the HomePod's multi-user support now works for Podcasts, therefrom voice recognition will make sure the seemly journey plays when step-up says "Hey Siri, continue my podcast." As well-built as last, you can warn Siri on the HomePod to search the web for vendible as well-built as forward-looking those results withal to your iPhone.

More HomePod features will concourse afore the end of 2020. In enlargement to the propagated intercom functionality, you'll be stalwart to ask for your claimed update, as well-built as Siri will go through the news, weather, your letterhead appointments, as well-built as therefrom on. That's liberty affair that will notifying the HomePod time-out at par with supplemental stentorious speakers. As well-built as you'll be stalwart to use the full-size HomePod -- not the mini, seemingly -- as a home vortex speaker for Dearest TV 4K with support for 5.1, 7.1, as well-built as Dolby Atmos audio. I'm actual curious to hear how that sounds with two HomePods paired together.

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