Customer Ratings & Reviews

Good: Pretty amazing sound for such a small device. Bad: Not bluetooth so a standalone Apple music device but you can't take it to the cabin unless you have wifi.

good sound good quality all you need in a smart speaker.

I have been an Apple products consumers since 1983. The Apple HomePod embodies the familiar build quality that I have come to admire with a simplistic design. To date, I have purchased four HomePods. While the performance quality is highly subjective, I rate the sound performance 'good' and the microphones as 'very good.' Placement of the HomePod dramatically influences the results. Wall corner placement enhances the bass response while positioning the HomePod near glass surfaces will increase microphone sensitivity. Pros: The integration with other iOS devices is arguably the most alluring feature. While I am not an avid music listener, I do rely on the HomePod for accessing information, and sending messages or placing phone calls. Those with physical disabilities as myself, the HomePod, adds convenience to my daily living activities. I started with one unit, and it performed admirably. Adding more units extends this utility exponentially. This is particularly the case when listening to music. Con: I like the HomePod, but I do look forward to the day when Siri can match the broader vocabulary and knowledge base of Google Assistant.

I bought this in order to use Home link to bridge non-Apple devices to my Home app on my iPhone. It works well but just sits there in the corner. I do not use it for music as I have an excellent sounding Echo Cube attached to my receiver and sound system.

I wasn't sure if i'd enjoy this when I first got it but it was on sale so I figured why not. I love setting reminders and alarms with siri. This thing wakes me up so well in the morning. The sound truly is quite robust, especially for the type of music I like to listen to. It handles hip hop, rock, and pop quite well. I only have a couple of cons. I wish that it would go louder. The volume can only be increased so far and would only be able to fill a bedroom. It would not be capable of supporting my sort of large living room which has a very high vaulted ceiling. One issue I found is that since I own quite a few apple devices, triggering the speaker with "hey siri" activates all of the assistants on my devices at once. It would be great if apple let us change the phrase to something else. When I tell her to play music on my homepod sometimes my ipads and iphone will try to play music as well. I've tried the alexa dot, the google home hub, as well as the google home mini and the homepod is definitely the best smart speaker I've interacted with. If Apple makes mini versions to place around my home I'll definitely be buying them.

All ok, and the sound is perfect. It's a good solution form mi home.

Have you ever wanted a voice assistant that can't recognize your voice? This is what you're looking for! It can't tell the difference between a timer for "17 minutes" or "70 minutes." It will start playing music you didn't ask for 50% of the time you asked for something else. It gets confused if you ask for music that exists in your iTunes library but not on Apple Music. If you pause a song that you airplayed from your iPhone, it will unpause with something you played previously via voice command rather than the song it was just playing. It has no aux in. In 2020, this was the best sounding speaker of its size, but here in 2024, that has changed and so has my tolerance for bad tech that is also overpriced.

I know these are expensive but I'm so glad to have waited for Apple's smart speaker. Best sound, best music selection (thanks to Apple Music) and best way for my 70+ year old mom to have Siri control our HomeKit accessories. My only complaint is that I would love for them to be a little cheaper so I can have one in each room.

REALLY AMAZING PRODUCT EASY TO INSTALL AND USE, love it as my first smart product

Audio is great however none of my current smart devices work with Apple HomeKit making this product kind of useless as a smart control device. Each device needs an 8 digit code to work with the HomePod which you need the original box with HomeKit code. I'm disappointed that I would have to get rid off all of my current smart plugs, GE C light bulbs or buy additional equipment for them to work with this device.

Initial setup wasn’t the best due to the software updates being slow to apply, but it has been working great since then. The “big HomePod” definitely has better sound though, no contest there.

Daughter loves it. Got it for Christmas. Sound is great

All of the other reviews can tell you how great these things sound. They really do sound amazing. The true stereo mode isn't yet enabled, but you can get an idea of the sound by playing two of them at the same time currently by airplaying via iTunes on a computer. It's pretty insane. The volume and clarity these little cantaloupes can achieve is remarkable. That said, the thing that blows me away the most is their microphones. They're heads and shoulders above the Echo. I played my echo at full blast to try to compare the sound. When I was about 20 feet away from the homepod, I lightly spoke into my iPhone "Hey Siri, what song is this?" to see what song the Echo was playing.... The homepod heard me over my phone, from 20 feet away, while the Echo was blasting away. The homepod can be blaring at 100% volume and still hear you from afar saying "Hey siri turn the volume to 50%" without issue. It makes talking to it so much more casual than the Echo. I will be purchasing more once they roll out Airplay 2 in full.

Small figure big sound. Get two I highly recommend the stereo feature!!

I was very impressed by the sound quality and output this thing puts out. Its not too much bigger than a Sonos one but sounds way way better. I am an Apple Music subscriber so it's fits me perfect. Siri could use some tutoring but hopefully Apple will improve with a next software update.

Poor HomePod. It is the product I want to love desperately because it would really be fantastic if it worked as advertised. The design and physical build quality are fantastic and the sound is amazingly full, rich and vibrant, especially when considering how small it is. The accolades stop there, however. I have encountered two unrelated software bugs that are quite common by the number of postings on Apple's Support site and Reddit. The first issue I had once multi-user support launched in IOS13 is that when I invited another family member to the Home app (both Apple IDs), I would lose owner access and could no longer add other devices, make changes, etc. and the family member invited could not accept. We spent weeks with "support" sending logs from devices, etc. only to be told it was a known issue with no ETA for resolution (this is a common theme with Apple support should you ever be unlucky enough to have to contact them). So, being a pretty dedicated Apple fan, I decided that I would manually migrate ALL of my iCloud Drive, mail, contacts, calendars, photos and music to another old Apple ID I had because in testing, that one did not have the issue with my family member and the Home app. Got a new HomePod from BB yesterday, went through set up and discovered it is stuck on version 11.2.5 and would not update to 13.xx which is required to recognize different voices in a household and enable personal requests. After checking Apple Support forums and Reddit, I discovered this is another new bug that has been going on for at least a couple of weeks. Calling Apple Support yielded the same result - nice person who basically checked and verified there was an issue they knew about but again, no ETA or clue on when it would be fixed. So sorry. This is a common theme with a lot of Apple software. When it works, it is like magic. Unfortunately, when it doesn't (and there are a LOT of bugs throughout their product software), they don't care, you can't speak to anyone who can actually fix it and your issue goes into a black hole. You don't get contacted back if and when the issue is resolved - it is up to you to keep testing and checking. Were these inexpensive products or no one else was doing anything similar with smart home devices and multiple users, I would be OK (or more OK anyway) with it. But to pay a high premium for stuff that doesn't always "just work" is really annoying. In contrast, if you have ever set up Google Home devices, it is easy, seamless, and they do just work - every time, with multiple family members. I think I have reached the limit of my willingness to invest time and effort into making Apple products work and am now willing to give up a little privacy to have products that work and are much smarter from the competition.

Great audio quality for the size. Easy to install.

I have this speaker for almost an year now and I still love it. Amazing sound. A plus point is that you can airplay music which is great compare to bluetooth. Airplay don't drop the music when you go farther away from the speaker. Also, the bass of the speaker is amazing.

Received pretty quick and it's as in good of a condition as if it was brand new. I was able to save a couple of bucks from retail and still have a great device.

Great for elder parents. If they fall just call out “call 911” or “call son”. It also is easy to answer phone, make text via voice, ask her to read texts, and even make lists “add chicken to Kroger list”. THEY WERE NOT INTIMIDATED BY IT