Why Apple's HomePod is three years behind Amazon's EchoReuters The HomePod will be mostly limited to playing tunes from Apple Music, controlling Apple-optimised smart home appliances and sending messages through an iPhone. READ MORE:* Apple's HomePod delay isn't just a momentary lapse* Apple and Bose join the round speaker revolution. But the Siri team was told that the HomePod was about music and quality sound, one of the people said. If Alexa is the beating heart of the Echo, Siri is almost an afterthought. HOMEPOD LISTED AS AN ACCESSORYOn Apple's website, the HomePod is listed as an accessory under the music menu.

Source: Stuff November 21, 2017 19:18 UTC