Setting up homepod mini full#

You should see an alert appear on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

When you plug in your HomePod it should recognise (and be recognised by) your iOS device straight away.

Once your HomePod is plugged in you will hear a chime and a white light will come on (if you don’t see the white light try pressing the top of your HomePod).

However, we’ve been told that it’s best if there is at least 6in gap between the unit and a wall. Apple says that you can position it anyway you like, as the clever technology inside the unit will adjust the sound to suit its location.

The first thing to address is where to put your HomePod… Place the HomePod on a solid surface.

Now that you have run through the steps above, including turning on Bluetooth and connecting to WiFi, you are ready to start setting up your HomePod.

Setting up homepod mini full#

You don’t need to have a subscription to Apple Music or to iTunes Match, although if you do you will get access to a lot more music and you will be able to take full advantage of the Siri voice controls. Note: You may have difficulty setting up your HomePod if your local network has a firewall. Make sure your iPhone, iPad or iPod is connected to your Wi-Fi network.These will be there by default, but if you deleted them in the past you may need to download them from the App Store.

Locate the Home app and the Music app on your iOS device.Why you want to have iCloud Keychain set up). Use two-factor authentication here, and here’s You also need to turn on iCloud Keychain and have two-factor authentication set up.Make sure your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is running the latest version of iOS.