Ever play music or talk to Siri on your HomePod only to be blown away by the volume, and not in a good way? Me too, but theres an automation that can help.<\/p>\n
HomePod has two characteristics that make this automation useful for me.<\/p>\n
First, Apples smart speaker has a remarkably long memory of what it played last and how loud it played. Tap the top of the HomePod after a week without use and it will blast you with the last played track.<\/p>\n
That tap behavior is the other thing. You can disable Hey Siri voice control, but you cant set a HomePod to ignore touch input. This can result in unexpected loud music when you bump the top dusting or when your toddler learns what that button does.<\/p>\n
New features added in iOS 13 introduce a useful workaround. You still cant set your HomePod to ignore touch input, but you can automate how loud it plays.<\/p>\n
A similar feature supported by Amazon Echo smart speakers motivated me to find the same behavior for HomePods.<\/p>\n
Apples Home app lets you automatically set AirPlay 2 speaker volumes at specific levels based on triggers like time or location.<\/p>\n
Each night at midnight, the volume on my HomePod resets to 30% so its not too loud (or too quiet) the next time I use it.<\/p>\n
You can choose your own schedule and volume.<\/p>\n
Start by creating an automation in the Home appon iOS 13 or macOS Catalina for when a time of day occurs.<\/p>\n
Choose your time and schedule, then proceed to select AirPlay 2 speakers in your Home app. Finally, look for the Media section and click Audio, then select Adjust Volume Only and set your custom volume on the slider.<\/p>\n
Save your automation, then enjoy the quality of life improvement from your HomePod and other AirPlay 2 speakers consistently starting each day with a reasonable volume. Know someone else with HomePods? Share this tip to teach them how to automate HomePod volume too!<\/p>\n
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