Listen to Apple Podcasts and news articles on HomePod
Use Siri to listen to your favourite podcasts, listen to the news and more. Make sure you set up voice recognition to access your services and get personalised recommendations.
Play Apple Podcasts
Try any of the following examples:
Play a podcast: Say, for example, “Hey Siri, play the latest ‘Chat 10 Looks 3’ podcast”.
Skip ahead or back: Say, for example, “Hey Siri, skip forward 30 seconds” or “Hey Siri, go back 10 seconds”.
Subscribe to a podcast: Say “Hey Siri, subscribe to this podcast” to add it to your library. When new episodes are available, they appear in Listen Now in the Podcasts app on your devices.
Play faster or slower: To listen to news and podcasts at a pace you’re most comfortable with say “Hey Siri, play this faster”. Or “Hey Siri, play this slower”. Or say “Hey Siri, play at normal speed”.
Get news
Note: Apple News isn’t available in all languages and regions.
Try any of the following examples:
Hear the latest headlines: Say “Hey Siri, what’s the news today?” to hear what’s going on in the world. Siri suggests other news sources, and you can switch to one at any time. Say something like “Hey Siri, play Apple News”.
Get specific news: Say, for example, “Hey Siri, give me the latest sports news”.