Can you now play local radio via HomePod?Are live radio requests now part of HomePod?
What you need to know
Reports are suggesting HomePod now accepts live radio requests.
Apple announced the feature at WWDC in June.
Reports of success in both U.S and U.K.
Reports via MacRumors are suggesting that Apple's HomePod may now be accepting requests to play live local radio stations via Siri.
At WWDC in June Apple announced the new feature, and gave a release date of September 30. As MacRumors notes that release date has been removed from the Apple website, which may suggest that the rollout of the feature has been completed.
Indeed, there now seem to be reports that users in both the U.S and the U.K. have been able to play local radio stations through HomePod. I can absolutely confirm that this piece was written to the smooth sounds of George Ezra's 'Budapest' as broadcast live by TuneIn. I asked Siri to play a "radio station", and was immediately treated to the sound of Beats 1. However, if you ask Siri to play a local radio...
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Can you now play local radio via HomePod?
