Apple Reveals the List of Supported Audio Sources for HomePod

Apple'south HomePod became available for preorders final calendar week, and since then, at that place has been a lot of discussion surrounding the supported sources of music for the smart speaker. Now, Apple has finally decided to clear the air and shed some light on this affair.

Apple has recently added audio sources section to HomePod's tech spec webpage. This particular section tells you exactly where y'all can play music from using your smart speaker. Here's a quick look at the supported sources:

Apple Music (subscription required)
iTunes Music purchases
iCloud Music Library with an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription
Beats ane Live Radio
Podcasts
Content via AirPlay to HomePod from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, and Mac

As it is quite obvious from the list, Apple is supporting sources from its own eco-system. Although the company isn't supporting any third-party service just yet, it isn't the cease of the line for other users. You will still be able to beam music from apps like Spotify, Pandora, etc. Withal, you lot won't be able to use voice commands to play music from these apps.

That being said, it is also worth noting that Apple's HomePod doesn't support Bluetooth for not-iOS devices. The reason for this is not because information technology doesn't have Bluetooth support. In fact, there's Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity within the device. Nevertheless, it is only supported by Apple tree'southward AirPlay. Hence, if y'all utilize Apple Music on Android, sadly, yous're out of luck.

Note: You need an Apple device running iOS 11 for the setting up the HomePod.

Apple tree is already late to the smart speaker party. The market is already quite crowded with a agglomeration of offerings like Google Abode, Amazon Repeat, etc. Now, with all these restrictions, it is being speculated that Apple may accept some trouble convincing people to purchase their new smart speaker.