Apple also added Handoff support to HomePod, meaning you can also quickly share a song with the room by moving your phone close to the pod. It’ll automatically pick up and begin playing the song. Again, Apple didn’t reveal how this would handle this Handoff beyond a single still image, but it sounds like an easy way to get your tunes going in a hurry.
Another revelation that came packed in alongside other updates to the AirPods — namely, that you’ll now be able to respond to Messages directly while your hands are otherwise occupied thanks to Siri. While it was only demonstrated briefly, it apparently allows Siri to read out Messages to you via your AirPods. You can tell Siri how to respond, and she’ll send the message along for you. Presumably we’ll see more about this at a later date.
There’s no word yet on when these updates are coming out.
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