When theHomePodlaunched , one of the unfavorable judgment – by which it was unfavourably compared to Sonos ’s speakers , for illustration – was that you could n’t link more than one of them together . Being able to connect up multiple speaker is a useful feature that either lets you have stereophonic phone in one room , or havemulti - room audiothroughout your family , and Apple seemed to have been left behind .
Well , the company has caught up . With the long - wait launch of AirPlay 2 and HomePod OS / iOS 11.4 , you could link up multiple loudspeaker system ( you could evenconnect a HomePod to a Sonosor other non - Apple speaker ) . In this tutorial we show how easy it is to knock off up two HomePods as a stereo pair .
For more general tips , readHow to utilize a HomePod .
If you’re setting up one HomePod as new
We ’ll start with what we think to be the most likely scenario : one of the HomePods is new . You had one set up already and now , lured by the hope of the new copulate feature , you’vebought a minute .
So the first thing to do is to set up and pair the second HomePod with the same iPhone as the first . secure it into power , then have the ( unlocked ) iPhone close to it . A setup box should appear on the headphone . Tap Set Up to begin the mental process .
select which room ( from your Home setup ) you wish to add the new gimmick to . This should be the same elbow room as the first HomePod .
If affair are work aright , you ’ll now get a helpful message offering to localise them up as a pair . Tap Use as Stereo Pair , then decide if the new equipment is live to be the unexpended or right-hand channel in the coupling . ( you may easily switch them at a later engagement . )
Finally , agree to apply the same accounts and options for this HomePod as for the iPhone and first HomePod by tap Transfer options , and wait for the process to complete . It should only take a few minutes , but this may reckon on how good your connection is .
in conclusion you ’ll be distinguish that ‘ HomePod is quick ’ ; water faucet Done . You ’ll be study to the relevant elbow room in the Home app where you ’ll see that the two gadget have been combined under a individual icon ( with two ‘ Pods on it ) . This means you could break or play both with one tap .
Tap and hold back this icon , then hit preferences , if you ’d like to trade the channels , ungroup them and/or adjust various other preferences .
If you’re setting up both HomePods as new
Now let ’s imagine that you ’ve splashed out on multiple HomePods at once , or for some ground both have been reset before you set off this process .
Set up the first HomePod in the usual agency . Hold the unbarred iPhone nearby and hit Set Up ; choose a way , enable or disable Personal Requests and so on . manifestly you wo n’t be offer the selection of setting up a span because it ’s the only machine so far .
When you ’re finished , jell up the second HomePod follow the process in the first section .
If both HomePods are set up already (but not as a stereo pair)
in conclusion , what if you have two HomePods set up already – perhaps in separate room – and now like to geminate them ?
The first job is to get them in the same way , and not just physically . launch the Home app and find a HomePod that ’s not in the right room , and conjure and hold its ikon ; now tap preferences . rap Room and opt the right one . Then repeat for the 2nd HomePod if this is n’t correct either .
You are probable to find , when you get the rooms set up correctly , that you are given the option then and there to create a stereo system yoke . rap Use as Pair to agree to this , then adopt the method acting given above . ( It ’s mostly self - explanatory . )
If this box does n’t appear , however , or if they ’re already in the same room , you should pink and keep the icon of one of the HomePods , then tap preferences . You ’ll see the option to make Stereo Pair a short room down the leaning of configurations . Tap this and observe the onscreen prompts .
