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How to use a HomePod with several Apple accounts?

I currently have a family plan for two people: myself and my friend. I also have a HomePod, on which I listen to my music.

My friend has an Android phone with the Apple Music App (but has a MacBook).

Can we the HomePod find her Apple Music playlists from Apple’s streaming cloud and let us play her songs via Siri and my HomePod ?

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    Could you clarify what's the actual question? 1. Is it possible to listen to her playlists in anyway on the HomePod? 2. Is it possible to play their music through the HomePod Siri? 3. Is it possible to play their songs from their Android device straight into the HomePod? 4. Something else?
    – Akira Taguchi
    Commented Dec 6, 2022 at 17:33
  • My question is mainly 1. but also 2.
    – Colas
    Commented Dec 7, 2022 at 5:45
  • I’ve edited this since we have one answer missing the point and another answer that needs a lot of information added to be useful (IMO perhaps). Please clarify if you are ok adding your friend to a family group which is the easiest way forward. I made the assumption you considered and rejected having this friend be on your account for common payment of all apps.
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Aug 28 at 10:18
  • She’s my wife and I have subscribed to a family plan.
    – Colas
    Commented Aug 28 at 10:22

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Have you tried using AirPlay from their phone?

According to this guide, they must first be a part of your home network. This Apple support page describes 4 simple steps for sharing your home accessories with others. In essence:

  1. On the Home tab, tap the More button, tap Home Settings, then tap Invite People.

  2. Tap the Add button to choose people with an Apple ID from your contacts list, or enter their Apple ID email addresses in the To field.

  3. Tap Send Invite.

  4. Ask your friend to do one of the following:

    a. On iOS/iPadOS: In the notification, tap Accept.

    b. On iOS/iPadOS: In the Home app, tap the More button, tap Home Settings, then tap their name.

    c. On Apple TV: Tap Show Me on Apple TV, then turn on one or more Apple TVs.

    d. On Mac: In the Home app, tap the More button, tap Home Settings, Select View under Invitations, Select Accept, then Done.

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  • Thanks for your reply. This issue is that they don’t have an iOS device. I found an old iPhone but it is on iOS 12
    – Colas
    Commented Dec 5, 2022 at 17:53
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    I want then to use the HomePod via Siri to access their music.
    – Colas
    Commented Dec 5, 2022 at 17:53
  • Try this Apple support page. The first two sections explain how to send and accept invites on both iOS and macOS.
    – pwn'cat
    Commented Dec 6, 2022 at 18:37
  • We have already done that: she has control of various things on the Mac Home app. But she still cannot play her playlist by saying « Hey Siri, play [some name] playlist »
    – Colas
    Commented Dec 7, 2022 at 5:46
  • I'm not aware if it's currently possible. Siri on your HomePod is tied to your account. Guests can only share via AirPlay. You could try "Hey Siri, play [friend]'s [playlist] playlist" replacing [friend] and [playlist] respectively, although I have not tried this myself.
    – pwn'cat
    Commented Dec 7, 2022 at 14:34
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Use BabelPod. This is how I stream from my Android to a BabelPod server to a HomePod.

BabelPod's fork was even updated pretty recently so it should be fine.

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  • How does this work - what is BabelPod?
    – mmmmmm
    Commented Dec 6, 2022 at 9:40
  • BabelPod transfers the audio from your Android device to your BabelPod server and from there to the aforementioned HomePod. As I mentioned before BabelPod is a living project so the installation and running instructions are most up-to-date in the repository I linked.
    – Akira Taguchi
    Commented Dec 6, 2022 at 17:27

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