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Pandora iOS Update Adds Apple HomePod & Mini Integration

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The third-party music app, Pandora, has finally updated its app for Apple HomePod mini & Siri support. Here is how smart speaker owners can enjoy their favorite content using only their voice.

Pandora has updated its app to support the smart speakers of Apple- HomePod, and the HomePod mini. It will allow the smart speaker owners to listen to any content on the devices while giving an only voice command. The users will need to follow a very simple and straightforward set-up process. Apple’s smart speaker solution has four microphone set-ups that can recognize voice commands even if you are playing loud music through it.

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The full-sized and bigger counterpart of the smart speaker solution, HomePod comes with six microphone setup, making the device capable of giving the same stunning user experience. With support for multiple users and Siri integration, both smart speakers of Apple can easily handle the individuals’ various personal playlists. However, some apps still don’t support Apple’s smart speakers’ lineup, HomePod & HomePod mini, and its functionality while using third parties’ streaming platforms.

The third-party music app Pandora has introduced the latest version of its update 2010.1 to improve the support level for Apple’s smart speaker lineup, HomePod. The owners of Apple’s intelligent speaker solution can now become able to play their favorite music on Pandora. Also, you can play your favorite podcasts using the voice commands through Siri voice smart assistance. The users will need to follow some easy procedures so that the app can take their voice commands. First of all, the users will need to download the latest version of the Pandora app and then open it. Then, you will need to select your user profile. Now, tap on the gear icon to open the Settings menu and choose ” Connect with HomePod.” After that, you will need to click on the option ” Use In-Home.”

Apple’s HomePod is Still Limited in App Support

There is a considerable disparity between the smart speakers of Apple, HomePod, and HomePod mini regarding hardware. But when it comes to software support, both devices have the same weakness. Although Apple released the original HomePod mini years ago,  the smart speaker still does not support third parties’ streaming services. This lack of support for third parties also includes the widely utilized and popular streaming platforms like Deezer, Spotify, or Tidal, preventing its vast user base from accessing certain features and content of the specific apps.

The overall situation has still not changed even with the latest and more affordable Apple’s HomePod, which has less third-party apps support than offered by its other competitors at the same price. While the smart speakers of Google and Amazon have already supported various popular streaming apps like Pandora and Spotify, the intelligent speakers HomePod & HomePod mini have only started to gain support for one of these third-party streaming apps. Regardless, Pandora’s latest update has come at the right time, providing hope to the users.

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