
Just say, “Hey Siri, set a sleep timer for ,” and any music or noise that’s already playing will stop when the timer goes off. Unfortunately, you can’t ask Siri to only play noise for a set period of time, but you can set a “sleep” timer as a workaround.

And like other smart speakers, the HomePod includes a set of ambient sounds to help you focus. Next time you want to talk on speakerphone, try switching to your HomePod or HomePod Mini for better audio quality.įor those who can’t handle music while working, a bit of quality background noise can help boost productivity and creativity.

Then, try some of the following commands: You’ll only have to perform these steps once.

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Then, head to Settings > Calendar > Default Calendar on your iPhone and choose your work calendar (or whichever other calendar you’d like Siri to update in response to voice commands). To set up events on your HomePod or HomePod Mini, first make sure you’ve enabled Personal Requests for your HomePod, using these instructions, if you didn’t enable it during setup.
