Make and receive calls on HomePod
You can use HomePod as a speakerphone to make and answer calls through your iPhone or iPad. (iPhone is required for telephone calls.) To use these features, you need to set up your iPhone or iPad to make personal content requests.
When HomePod is being used as a speakerphone, the light on top turns green. Use the controls on top of HomePod to change the speakerphone volume.
Use Siri for phone calls
Siri: Activate Siri, then say something like:
“Call Henri.”
“FaceTime Henri.”
“Call 4089961010.”
“Redial the last number.”
“Answer the phone.”
“Who’s calling?”
Call emergency services
Siri: Activate Siri, then say something like:
“Call 911.”
“Call emergency services.”
Important: When you call emergency services, HomePod attempts to place a telephone call using the iPhone you’ve set up to make personal requests on HomePod; the call audio is relayed through HomePod. If that iPhone isn’t available—or if your device for personal requests is an iPad—HomePod attempts to initiate an emergency call on a nearby iPhone that also detected the same Siri request; this initiation occurs over Bluetooth®, and the call uses the iPhone speaker and microphone rather than relaying through HomePod.
For more information, see Make an emergency call on iPhone in the Personal Safety User Guide.
Manage multiple calls on HomePod
Put the current call on hold and answer the new one: Tap the top of HomePod.
Decline the incoming call: Double-tap the top of HomePod.
Switch between calls: Tap the top of HomePod.
End the active call: Double-tap the top of HomePod.
Hand off calls between your iPhone and HomePod
Hold your iPhone near the top of HomePod to transfer a call. See Hand off audio between HomePod and your iPhone.