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0 pointseridius7y ago0 comments

I believe it uses the same logic that Handoff does to determine what your "active" device is. If the "active" device hears the Siri request, it responds. Otherwise I think it prioritizes HomePod.

If multiple HomePods hear it, I'm not sure, possibly using volume to determine distance?

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icebraining7y ago

Since they have an array of six mics, they could triangulate the sound to calculate the distances.

eridiusOP7y ago

Wouldn't a strict volume check be better in general? If I'm physically closer to one HomePod but something is in the way, obscuring audio, then I probably want to talk to the HomePod that's further away but unobscured. Or to put it another way, if I'm standing in my living room next to the door to the Office, the Office HomePod might be physically closer, but I'm probably trying to talk to the Living Room one.

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icebraining7y ago

Since they have an array of six mics, they could triangulate the sound to calculate the distances.

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