by AppleInsider | Feb 20, 2020 | bloomberg.com, HomePod, Spotify
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple is working to allow third-party music services like Spotify and Pandora to be streamed directly on the HomePod with Siri in a future software update, as is possible with Apple Music. Spotify currently can only be...
by AppleInsider | Feb 20, 2020 | bloomberg.com, HomePod
Apple is considering whether to let iPhone and iPad users set third-party mail and browser apps as defaults instead of the mobile operating system's preference for its own Safari and Mail stock apps. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman: The technology giant is discussing whether...
by AppleInsider | Feb 13, 2020 | HomePod, Strategy Analytics
Apple shipped an estimated 2.6 million HomePods during the fourth quarter of 2019, earning it 4.7 percent of the smart speaker market, according to new estimates shared today by Strategy Analytics. Apple was the number six worldwide smart speaker market vendor,...
by AppleInsider | Feb 10, 2020 | Amazon, Amazon Echo, Google, Google Home, HomePod
Amazon's Echo speakers continue to be the most popular smart speakers in the United States, and will remain in the dominant spot through at least 2021, according to new smart speaker user estimates shared today by eMarketer (via TechCrunch). An estimated 69.7 percent...
by AppleInsider | Feb 9, 2020 | HomePod
Today marks two years since Apple released the HomePod, with deliveries to customers and in-store availability having begun February 9, 2018 in the United States, Australia, and United Kingdom. At launch, the HomePod cost $349, but Apple reduced its price to...
by AppleInsider | Jan 29, 2020 | HomePod
Apple plans to make its HomePod speaker available in India in the near future, according to an updated HomePod section on the Apple India website. The news of the HomePod's upcoming launch follows the release of the 13.3.1 software for HomePod,...
