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OU812 · 28-03-2021 11:46am

Leftwaffe wrote: »

Where’s the best place to order a Mini now? Going for my third.

Huntoffice also have them but you’ll pay a delivery charge if ordering only one.

kaerobe · 29-03-2021 8:27pm

For some reason argos have homepod mini's listed as a large item that requires 2 people to deliver it so therefore 24 euro del fee!!!!

I think ill wait for click and collect.

bluemachaveli · 29-03-2021 8:45pm

kaerobe wrote: »

For some reason argos have homepod mini's listed as a large item that requires 2 people to deliver it so therefore 24 euro del fee!!!!

I think ill wait for click and collect.

Strange, they only charged me €5.95 when I ordered on Saturday morning. Showing as the higher charge now when I try to order again

Hopefully they stock them in store once lockdown is relaxed. Whenever that will be.

OU812 · 29-03-2021 10:34pm

I have my two homepods set up as a stereo paid with sound from my TV4K. Sound is fantastic. Absolutely incredible bass frequencies and crisp dialogue.

However... I’m slightly disappointed with the atmos effects. My soundbar setup seems to able to do it better. Paid a lot more for the soundbar and it’s got actual surrounds as well as updating speakers, so it’s not really surprising.

I *might* sell these on for what I paid for them (I believe eBay has highly inflated prices) and stick to the older kit. Might demo them a couple more times over the bank holiday weekend before I make my mind up.

OU812 · 31-03-2021 11:44pm

Right... I’ve decided I’m selling mine for the same price paid -€360 each. Have receipts, bought 15 March, delivered couple days later.

Offer them out here first in case anyone is interested before putting them on adverts & eBay.

VANG1 · 02-04-2021 4:40pm

Received 2 from Argos today, 5.95 delivery. Delighted with them.

notahappycamper · 04-04-2021 5:35pm

Right, what do you say to Siri to get Dublin’s FM104 to play on the HomePod? I’ve tried everything. The last resort is obviously using AirPlay.

Leftwaffe · 04-04-2021 9:36pm

notahappycamper wrote: »

Right, what do you say to Siri to get Dublin’s FM104 to play on the HomePod? I’ve tried everything. The last resort is obviously using AirPlay.

It’s a disaster for radio channels, an absolute disaster. I asked it to play Newstalk today and it played The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

We need to create a list of definitive commands for Irish radio channels.

notahappycamper · 04-04-2021 10:30pm

Leftwaffe wrote: »

It’s a disaster for radio channels, an absolute disaster. I asked it to play Newstalk today and it played The Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

We need to create a list of definitive commands for Irish radio channels.

I got Newstalk by saying “Hey Siri, play Newstalk radio”. RTE Gold is a funny one. I have to say “Hey Siri, play Radio Gold R Tay A”!! I kid you not!

Recently I’ve noticed Today FM which was fine just saying “Hey Siri, play Today FM” now plays a Matt Cooper podcast. You have to say “Hey Siri, play Today FM radio”.

Billydoc · 04-04-2021 10:43pm

notahappycamper wrote: »

I got Newstalk by saying “Hey Siri, play Newstalk radio”. RTE Gold is a funny one. I have to say “Hey Siri, play Radio Gold R Tay A”!! I kid you not!

Recently I’ve noticed Today FM which was fine just saying “Hey Siri, play Today FM” now plays a Matt Cooper podcast. You have to say “Hey Siri, play Today FM radio”.

The exact issue happened my wife recently! Twas driving her mad!! Mat cooper podcasts instead of today fm! She thought it was her accent!! She’ll be happy it’s happening other people!

notahappycamper · 04-04-2021 10:45pm

Billydoc wrote: »

The exact issue happened my wife recently! Twas driving her mad!! Mat cooper podcasts instead of today fm! She thought it was her accent!! She’ll be happy it’s happening other people!

Get her to try it as I said above add “radio” to the request for Today FM.

whippet · 06-04-2021 7:04am

I find it works fine for a few weeks and then it’s as if it forgets ... “ hey Siri play Today FM” worked fine for months and now it plays the Matt Cooper Podcast ..... ‘hey Siri play Newstalk radio’ worked fine most of the time now it answers ‘News isn’t available on this homepod’

At this stage I just use the GoLoud App on my phone and tap it off the HomePod in the room I’m in

djdunny · 07-04-2021 9:59am

notahappycamper wrote: »

Get her to try it as I said above add “radio” to the request for Today FM.

This was driving me bananas also. Just tried adding the "radio" at the end and it worked.

Cheers notahappycamper

notahappycamper · 07-04-2021 6:50pm

djdunny wrote: »

This was driving me bananas also. Just tried adding the "radio" at the end and it worked.

Cheers notahappycamper

No bother. It’s a strange one as it always worked with just saying “Today FM”.

Leftwaffe · 08-04-2021 2:37pm

I found a command for Newstalk, finally!

“Hey Siri, play FM Newstalk Radio.”

notahappycamper · 08-04-2021 7:26pm

If anyone has one for FM104 let me know please!

notahappycamper · 20-04-2021 7:28pm

I see the HomePod mini will be available from the official Apple store online from June! I didn’t notice that before. €99 each.

Zhane · 20-04-2021 7:30pm

HomePod Mini officially release in Ireland in June.

https://www.apple.com/ie/homepod-mini/

Gregor Samsa · 20-04-2021 7:32pm

^^ I wonder will Apple TV Siri support come at the same time.

There’s seems to be a strong link between
HomePod availability in a market and Siri support on the ATV.

Zhane · 20-04-2021 7:35pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

^^ I wonder will Apple TV Siri support come at the same time.

There’s seems to be a strong link between
HomePod availability in a market and Siri support on the ATV.

Could be right, the remote is specifically called the Siri Remote on the website. I don’t think it was called that before here?

DubDJ · 20-04-2021 8:01pm

Good to hear, looks like we might be getting first-class support for Siri in Ireland. That would make things a lot easier.

Zhane · 20-04-2021 8:16pm

DubDJ wrote: »

Good to hear, looks like we might be getting first-class support for Siri in Ireland. That would make things a lot easier.

Confirmed by 9to5mac that Siri coming to Ireland,

https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/20/apple-tv-tidbits-new-remote-sold-separately-siri-support-in-new-countries-thread-support/

notahappycamper · 20-04-2021 8:19pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

^^ I wonder will Apple TV Siri support come at the same time.

There’s seems to be a strong link between
HomePod availability in a market and Siri support on the ATV.

I think Siri support for Ireland in iOS 14.5 next week going by the press release on their website for the Apple TV4K.

Leftwaffe · 20-04-2021 8:51pm

notahappycamper wrote: »

I think Siri support for Ireland in iOS 14.5 next week going by the press release on their website for the Apple TV4K.

So the HomePod will have proper Siri support from next week? What improvements does that entail?

notahappycamper · 21-04-2021 7:21am

Leftwaffe wrote: »

So the HomePod will have proper Siri support from next week? What improvements does that entail?

Not sure about HomePod. I was referring to someone who asked about Siri and the Apple TV.

bluemachaveli · 21-04-2021 12:46pm

notahappycamper wrote: »

I think Siri support for Ireland in iOS 14.5 next week going by the press release on their website for the Apple TV4K.

Can confirm it’s there with 14.5 on the beta version. I just checked and was able to turn it on.

iniall · 28-04-2021 11:37am

Updated the HomePods to 14.5 and now Siri has stopped playing RTÉ Radio 1. Previously, "Hey Siri, play RTÉ Radio 1 FM" would work, with Siri saying, "Now playing RTE acute Radio 1 via Tune In." Now she says, "The app hasn't added support for that with Siri." Maybe Tune In hasn't updated yet? It's annoying when an update breaks a feature that worked fine in an older version. Has anyone else had their radio requests refused on 14.5? Anyone figured out a workaround?

Creamy Goodness · 28-04-2021 11:53am

iniall wrote: »

Updated the HomePods to 14.5 and now Siri has stopped playing RTÉ Radio 1. Previously, "Hey Siri, play RTÉ Radio 1 FM" would work, with Siri saying, "Now playing RTE acute Radio 1 via Tune In." Now she says, "The app hasn't added support for that with Siri." Maybe Tune In hasn't updated yet? It's annoying when an update breaks a feature that worked fine in an older version. Has anyone else had their radio requests refused on 14.5? Anyone figured out a workaround?

Have you switch Siri language on your phone? The only one that works here in Ireland so far is English (UK).

iniall · 28-04-2021 12:01pm

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Have you switch Siri language on your phone? The only one that works here in Ireland so far is English (UK).

No, I've always had it on English (United States) and it's worked fine until now.

notahappycamper · 29-04-2021 4:04pm

iniall wrote: »

Updated the HomePods to 14.5 and now Siri has stopped playing RTÉ Radio 1. Previously, "Hey Siri, play RTÉ Radio 1 FM" would work, with Siri saying, "Now playing RTE acute Radio 1 via Tune In." Now she says, "The app hasn't added support for that with Siri." Maybe Tune In hasn't updated yet? It's annoying when an update breaks a feature that worked fine in an older version. Has anyone else had their radio requests refused on 14.5? Anyone figured out a workaround?

Try “hey Siri play radio radio R Tay A 1” I am not kidding this works. Say radio twice as mentioned. I’ve checked it twice just there and it worked on my HomePod iOS 14.5

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