Add and manage speakers in the Home app

With the Home app, you can add and manage every Apple TV, HomePod, and AirPlay 2-compatible speaker that you have in your home — all in one place.

When you add speakers to the Home app, you can use AirPlay 2 to play your favorite song everywhere in your home. The Home app also lets you organize your speakers by room so you can play a song in one room while something different is playing in another room. And with Siri, you can control what's playing in every part of your home with just your voice.

Before you begin

Add speakers

Organize by room

Add speakers to the Home app

To listen and control music across multiple speakers with AirPlay 2, add your speakers to the Home app.

Add HomePod

Set up HomePod and it automatically appears in the Home app.

HomePod isn't available in all countries and regions.

Add Apple TV

You can add an Apple TV 4K or Apple TV (4th generation) with tvOS 11.4 or later to the Home app. Here's how:

  1. Make sure that your Apple TV is connected to your home Wi-Fi network and signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID as the Home app.
  2. On your Apple TV, go to Settings > AirPlay > Room.
  3. Choose a room you have set up in the Home app or select Add New Room.

Your Apple TV will appear in the Home app. To check, open the Home app and tap the Home or Rooms tab.

Add more speakers

  1. Open the Home app, tap , then tap Add Accessory.
  2. Tap Don’t have a Code or Can’t Scan, then tap the speaker.
  3. Wait for your speaker to be added. Give your speaker a name and choose a room where it's located.
  4. Tap Done.

Some speakers might require a firmware update or additional setup with the manufacturer’s app. To add speakers connected to an AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation), update your AirPort Express to the latest firmware.

Organize your speakers by room

Organize your speakers by room in the Home app on your iOS device or Mac so you can use Siri to control music throughout your home. Here's how:

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

  1. Open the Home app, press and hold Apple TV, HomePod, or other speaker, then tap Settings.
  2. Tap Room, then choose a room where your speaker is.
  3. Tap Done.

On your Mac:

  1. Open the Home app, double-click Apple TV, HomePod, or other speaker, then click Settings in the upper-right corner.
  2. Click Room, then choose a room where your speaker is.
  3. Click Done.

Want to play music everywhere downstairs? Learn how to group rooms into a zone in the Home app.

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