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Title: HomePod Can Now Alert You If Your Smoke Alarm Goes Off Post by: HCK on April 19, 2023, 04:05:03 pm HomePod Can Now Alert You If Your Smoke Alarm Goes Off
The Sound Recognition feature that is built into the latest version of the HomePod (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod/) and the HomePod mini (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod-mini/) is now able to detect the beeping of a smoke alarm, sending you an alert if there is an emergency situation. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2023/01/HomePod-2-and-Mini-feature-1.jpg) Announced when the new ‌HomePod‌ debuted in January, the Sound Recognition option is available as of today, according to TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/homepods-can-now-send-a-notification-when-your-smoke-alarm-goes-off/). It can detect both activated smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, sending a notification to an iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/), iPad (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/), or Apple Watch. If you're at home, you're going to hear a smoke alarm go off, but if you're away, it is a useful feature to ensure that you're alerted as soon as possible when smoke or carbon monoxide is detected. Some smoke detectors are smart and are able to send alerts, but for those who have standard hardware, the ‌HomePod‌ offers peace of mind. Smoke alarm Sound Recognition can be set up using the Home app on an Apple device. HomeKit (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/homekit/) setups that incorporate a camera will be able to send a video along with the alert so that you can see at a glance what might be wrong and react accordingly. Sound Recognition is done through the ‌HomePod‌ or ‌HomePod mini‌ and the alert is sent from device to device, with no involvement of Apple's cloud servers.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: HomePod mini (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod-mini/), HomePod (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/homepod/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: HomePod Mini (Neutral) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Homepod-Mini), HomePod (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#HomePod)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: HomePod, HomeKit, CarPlay, Home & Auto Technology (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/homepod-homekit-carplay-home-auto-technology.193)</div> This article, "HomePod Can Now Alert You If Your Smoke Alarm Goes Off (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/18/homepod-alert-smoke-alarm/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/homepod-can-now-alert-you-if-your-smoke-alarm-goes-off.2387132/) in our forums Source: HomePod Can Now Alert You If Your Smoke Alarm Goes Off (https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/18/homepod-alert-smoke-alarm/) |