That might seem dumb.
After all, if your HomePod can hear the alarm, then so can you, right?
But what if you’ve got the option to’t hear it?
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The HomePod is Always Listening
This feature arrived with a recent update to the HomePod software.
The next time you launch the Home app, you will be prompted to switch it on.
To achieve this, the HomePod (or HomePod mini) microphone is on and always listening.
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The importance of receiving notifications of alarms even when not at home cannot be overstated.
The advantages are clear, as we already mentioned.
“The importance of receiving notifications of alarms even when not at home cannot be overstated.
Could HomePod Recognize More Sounds?
What would be really great is for Apple to extend the recognized sounds.
The iPhone can already listen for much more than just smoke and CO alarms.
Inside the Accessibility section of the Setting app, you will find a section called Sound Recognition.
They include house sounds like the kettle boiling, glass breaking, running water, and more.
It shouldn’t take you too long to come up with some neat uses for those alerts.
It might just be that you never hear the doorbell and always miss your deliveries.
If a HomePod near the door could hear it for you, then you’d never miss another visit.
Or perhaps your neighbor’s dog barks every time somebody passes your floor of the apartment building.
