9to5Mac:
HomePod is finally getting multi-user support.
First, it will learn the musical tastes of each user, recognizing their voice. This means that each person in the home can make requests like ‘Play some music’ or ‘Play my favorites’ and HomePod will automatically play appropriate music.
Second, the voice recognition extends to personal requests. HomePod is also finally getting music handoff from the iPhone.
I imagine these are welcome new features for you lucky HomePod users.
The problem today is that HomePod belongs to a specific user, and unless that user’s phone is in-range (on the same network), you can’t do simple things like add to a list. If this multi-user support fixes this, then HomePod can finally replace my $50 Echo.