Apple finally lists all the ways you can play audio on HomePod, and Bluetooth isn’t one

After a degree of confusion over the attainable ways in which to play music on its new HomePod speaker, Apple has cleared things up by posting additional data on compatible audio sources. The HomePod will so work with iTunes Match and purchased iTunes tracks similarly as Apple Music, in keeping with Apple’s web site, that additionally mentions Beats one, podcasts, and therefore the ability to AirPlay “other content” from varied Apple merchandise. you ought to be ready to beam songs from apps like Spotify, then, tho' you will not be ready to play them with spoken commands.

This means no regular Bluetooth support — even if there is Bluetooth five.0 property within the device — thus Apple Music subscribers with mechanical man phones square measure on the face of it out of luck. In fact, the HomePod needs Associate in Nursing Apple device capable of running iOS eleven for the setup method.

None of this is often shocking, however it emphasizes the sense that this product isn't attending to be appealing to several those that aren’t all-in on Apple’s hardware and services system. on whether or not the HomePod is nice enough to attractiveness to those that square measure, we’ll need to resolve next week — it goes on sale on Feb ninth.