Your Apple HomePod finally supports YouTube Music - here's how to set it up

Date:
Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:57:47 +0000

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YouTube Music subscribers can now stream directly through Apple HomePod in latest update.

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Your Apple HomePod and HomePod mini now provide support for YouTube Music, thanks to a new update. Subscribers of both YouTube Premium and YouTube Music can integrate their accounts with their Apple HomePods and even set it as their default music streaming platform. YouTube Music is the newest service
to be supported by Siri on the Apple HomePod joining Tidal, Pandora, and Deezer.

Prior to its rollout, neither YouTube Music nor Apple had officially
confirmed the new integration. Instead, Brandon Bilinski, director and
product manager at YouTube, took to Reddit to officially announce the launch
, with the post first spotted by 9to5 Google .

This follows Googles announcement in June that teased plans to launch more YouTube apps and YouTube Music integrations with third-party devices. This included a separate YouTube Music app for Apple TV, as well as an app for wearable devices such as Garmin smartwatches .

Information about the update was later teased at Apples WWDC event , which also took place back in June, with the company using the YouTube Music platform as part of its announcement of plans to expand HomePod support for third-party services.

The new integration allows users to connect their accounts and stream YouTube Music directly from their HomePod devices. Subscribers can now command Siri
to play from YouTube instead of manually using the YouTube app and using AirPlay to cast the music to their speaker. It also means users no longer
have to add on YouTube Music to every Siri request. To make the most of this update, you must be a paying user of YouTube Premium or YouTube Music.

If youre a HomePod owner and a YouTube Premium subscriber, heres how you can connect your account to your HomePod and set it as your default music source. How to connect your YouTube Music account to your Apple HomePod Open the YouTube Music app

You'll need to have the latest version of the YouTube app downloaded. Tap
your profile and find the settings tab (Image credit: Future)

Your profile will be at the top right of the home page, and you can find the settings tab in the list under 'Music Premium'. Select connected apps and tap 'connect with HomePod' (Image credit: Future)

From there, tap 'use from home', and you're ready to stream directly from YouTube Music.

Once youve completed the initial setup, youll then need to set YouTube Music as your HomePods default service. How to set YouTube Music as your default on Apple HomePod In the Apple Home app, tap the three-dot icon and find Home settings (Image credit: Future)

You can find the three dot icon at the top right of the main Home app page. Tap your username in the 'People' section, then press Default Service and select YouTube Music (Image credit: Future)

Once you've selected it as your default service, your HomePod will automatically play music through your YouTube Music account without having to add 'on YouTube Music' to your Siri commands. You might also like This new YouTube Music feature could be the best way to discover new artists YouTube Music is reportedly coming to Garmin watches with offline playback YouTube could soon let you search for songs just by humming



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