Customer Ratings & Reviews

Amazing crisp and clear sound from the Apple HomePod. Easy set up and easy to use. you won't have a single problem with such an amazing product!

No complaints on the sound because it is awesome, Especially at $199.99 when Best Buy had a sale. Unfortunately since I bought a set of two, the connection To the WiFi is less than Stellar. It keeps wanting to connect to 4g instead of 5g that it’s set to so I often have to manually reset it again and again. Also because i bought two for my loft, I’d like to play both of the same thing music without setting them as Right and Left speakers because they’re in different “rooms” in the loft, but that can’t be done without using AirPlay. Bf and I used his Sonos throughout the loft before and it worked great. Never had an issue with connection or setting it up as individual Or paired speakers. I thought the sound quality would override The need of testy setups but I was wrong. I wouldn’t have bought these if I knew what I know now, even with the better sound. I’d recommend Sonos over these even though they don’t sound as robust for the connection and tethering options. Also, when I connect one of the speakers to Watch a Netflix show on my MacBook Pro, there was a 1-2 sec lag in audio. My laptop is. A few years old but nothing to the point where this should happen.

This is my first so called smart speaker and I have been hesitant because of privacy concerns, you're basically buying a microphone/speaker hybrid with a processor connected to the internet all the time - 1984 Orwell, anyone? I decided to nevertheless give it a try. Most of my devices operate within an Apple ecosystem, so the choice was obvious. I love what this little thing can do after I was finally able to set it up, but it was a nightmare. It is something designed to operate seamlessly as a Wifi based device. However, the first speaker would not connect to my Wi-Fi no matter, how hard I tried. I spent 3 hours on the phone back and forth with Apple technical support, which basically advised me to reset, unplug everything back and forth. They are usually good for other devices but for this one they turned out to be useless. I have a great Link-sys Wi-Fi 6 router with WPA2/WPA3 mixed personal security settings and network quality is excellent. After 3 hours, Apple capitulated and told me the device was defective and advised me to return it to Best Buy. I returned it and exchanged it for a new unit. In the meantime, I discovered on my own that the Best Buy Unit had an old software and also read on the internet that people who were having trouble were able to connect it to a guest network. When I exchanged the device for a new unit, it had the same problem, would not connect to Wi-Fi. I created a guest network, connected the HomePod and updated its software. Then I switched the iPhone I set it up with from guest network to my regular network. HomePod switched along with it but still would not do personal requests. I then reset the HomePod and set it up again and it worked like a breeze. Maybe yours will set up easily like most, mine didn't and if I were not persistent, I would not enjoy it. You can use it as your digital secretary, make appointments, reminders, play music, radio, news, ask for stuff, fun. It is the first iteration of a primitive AI digital secretary and music player, in 10 years I expect it will do a whole lot of things for you :()

Like NEW in excellent condition! Have not yet had a chance to use this speaker as this is a gift for the WHOLE FAMILY for CHRISTMAS!

This is a great item and works great with Siri. We love the intercom functionality to call down the kids for lunch and dinner while they are finishing up remote learning during the pandemic! Great idea.

The sound from this puppy is wonderful. Its ability to assess its surroundings and project room-filling sound is impressive. It’s quite heavy which helps give the bass some added “oomph.” It is best experienced when used in conjunction with an Apple Music subscription. One irritation is that it doesn’t seem to be able to begin a playlist in the middle and play forward from there. It must start at the beginning and play the songs in order. Passing off music from an iPhone to the HomePod isn’t always seamless, either. I liked the sound so much that I bought a second one. They were able to quickly identify each other in the HomeKit app and play well together. However, I must admit that it turns out I was fine having only one HomePod. I’d hoped to have one in front of the living room and one in back so that I would feel even more immersed by the sound. However, that isn’t really how it worked out. Instead, one gets assigned as the left channel, and one the right. Both really need to be in front of you for the best combined effect. Our apartment isn’t large, so a singe HomePod would have been fine. I suppose that a person in a larger home would find it beneficial to have one upstairs and one downstairs, but that isn’t our living situation. We’ll likely give our second one to a friend. The HomePod isn’t as smart as an Alexa. Instead of being able to add “skills,” many functions my be airplayed from an iPhone to the speaker, rather than the speaker being able to do it by itself. An easy fix would be for most iPhone apps to have HomePod versions the same way they do for the Apple Watch. The functionality through the HomeKit app is clunky and not as intuitive as you would expect from Apple. The Apple Watch and the HomePod don’t seem to communicate well, either. The watch and the HomePod don’t seem to be on the same page, as the watch is showing different music playing than what the HomePod is actually playing. If you tap the HomePod in the HomeKit app on your watch while the HomePod is playing, you don’t gain access to HomePod controls. Rather, the HomePod starts playing whatever music was on the watch. The HomePod can serve as a speakerphone so I was really eager to use that functionality for when we call family. Unfortunately, the caller on the other line seems unable to hear clearly unless you really raise your voice or literally sit right next to the speaker. I’ve tried speaking to several callers to make certain the issue wasn’t because of one person’s phone. I learned that the issue was always a problem. Perhaps the microphone isn’t as attuned to voices during phone calls as it is to voices speaking commands to it. I know I’ve listed several complaints in this review, so I want to reiterate that this is an EXCELLENT speaker if you want room-filling sound with rich bass and crisp treble. But this is supposed to be smart and functional, too. Apple is usually too customer oriented to allow a product to be deficient for long. They like to make products that “just work.” Therefore, I’m hoping that future software updates will make it smarter and more user friendly. If they do that, I’ll give it all five stars. It’s an expensive piece of equipment so it really should do more things more easily.

This is my second homepod! ( They work and interact so well with the wifi signal they are practically indispensable )!! So, I got this second on for outside in the covered patio.

I have been really happy with the larger, older home pods and these do not disappoint, in general. The sound quality is not as good as the larger version, but all else is equal.

One of the best apple products I have. I never understood the benefits the HomePod mini could have but it is a really easy interface that connects seamlessly to my other apple and smart home products.

So I'm a self admitted Apple fan. However I had been holding out for the last couple years on this product. Now that the software has matured, I bought a HomePod and I'm thrilled. It functions as a home hub for my HomeKit devices and it sounds, to me, amazing for a speaker of its size and when I compare it to other wireless speakers. Of course this is NOT Blue Tooth and functions with Apple AirPlay so be aware of that. But for someone invested in that ecosystem, it's great.

Set up is super easy. Fits in nicely with all of my existing Apple products. Will probably purchase more for other rooms in my house.

Sounds better than the tv speaker. Great sound from a small speaker.

This has to be one of the best options for listening to music that Apple has ever put on the markets. With the massive number of tweeters and the subwoofer, you will get amazing sound out of the HomePod. Not only is it good for playing Apple Music, but it's overall great for controlling lights, and plugs, and many other objects that you can control in your home. Overall it's a great device if you're not a Google or an Alexa fan. Hands down it wins for the stereo quality alone.

I waited for a sale and when the price dropped by $100 I decided to purchase. I’m a Sonos user and love the Sonos sound. It’s not really fair to compare 1 of these to a Play 5. 1 HomePod sounded good, not great. Not super loud, not super clear. Not bad at all, good sound just not full or rich. Added a second to create a stereo sound and that has definitely improved the sound. Much fuller, still lacks the detail of a Sonos, but it’s closer now. I’ve not listened as much as I’d like to give a detailed review as a pair but I’m more impressed than I was with just 1.

I bough this recently when it was on sale recently. The HomePod offers great sound in a small package. I don't use it (yet) for any "smart home" tasks. I do use the Siri functionality to have HomePod play artists, songs, playlists. One item that I'm still getting used to is how it interfaces with Apple Music. I use play counts and ratings to build smart playlists and when playing via HomePod, it seems to be slow to update play counts. I also like to track my listening with last.fm but playing via HomePod doesn't not seem to track to last.fm. I'm looking forward to learning more about the HomePod and using it to the fullest capabilities.

These are amazing for the size. Adds a controllable speaker to my young sons bedroom

It has great sound but maybe in a year when they work the bugs out it would be worth the $100 price tag until then I’d stick to a $100 WiFi speaker it don’t just connect Bluetooth it’s a lil more complicated

Good supplemental speaker to the original HomePod, but pretty weak on its own. We purchased two for bathrooms only. The connector that goes into the power outlet is obscenely large. Plus is that it’s easy to set up.

Love it, nice looking, love playing Apple Music, and giving info and reminders

I love this HomePod! So convenient to use and is small enough that I can hide it in the house. Would definitely recommend!