Use Touch Accommodations on HomePod and HomePod mini

If you have trouble using the touch controls on HomePod or HomePod mini, Touch Accommodations can help.

Turn on Touch Accommodations

Change settings for Touch Accommodations

Turn on Touch Accommodations

If you set up HomePod or HomePod mini with an iPhone or iPad that uses Touch Accommodations, then your Touch Accommodations settings from that device automatically transfer to HomePod or HomePod mini.

You can also turn on Touch Accommodations in the Home app after you set up HomePod or HomePod mini:

  1. Open the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

  2. Tap or click your HomePod.

  3. Tap or click the Settings buttonNo alt supplied for Image, then select Accessibility.

    Accessibility appears before Analytics & Improvements on the HomePod settings screen
  4. Select Touch Accommodations, then turn it on.

Change settings for Touch Accommodations

Touch Accommodations has several features that you can adjust to help you control HomePod or HomePod mini:

Touch Accommodations settings on iPhone

Use Hold Duration

To choose how long it takes for HomePod or HomePod mini to respond to a touch, turn on Hold Duration. Then use the plus and minus buttons to choose a duration. HomePod and HomePod mini ignore touches that are shorter than the Hold Duration.

Turn on Ignore Repeat

If you have trouble touching your HomePod or HomePod mini controls just once, turn on Ignore Repeat. Then, if you touch the controls several times quickly, your HomePod or HomePod mini treats the touches as one.

Use the plus and minus buttons to adjust the timing.

Use Tap Assistance

If you often slide your finger on the touch controls instead of tapping, use Tap Assistance. You can choose whether HomePod or HomePod mini responds to where you start sliding or where you stop sliding.

  • If you tend to slide your finger after touching your target, select Use Initial Touch Location.

  • If you tend to slide your finger to where you want to touch, select Use Final Touch Location.

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