No, you don't need the Tune In app ... Yes, I do this all the time. You do sometimes need to ask a couple of different ways to get what you want. I tried BBC 1 and got it just fine ..
Hey Siri, play BBC 1 -----Original Message----- From: 'Gary Robinson' via VIPhone <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 7:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Apple music, tune in radio and Homepod Hi, I tried this but it didn't work on either my Homepod or Iphone. Just wondered if I need the tune in radio app installed on my phone. Have you actually got Siri to play radio stations on your phone or Homepod? Gary On 30/12/2019 12:27, Jim Fettgather wrote: > Try saying to your Homepod, Play BBC Radio. > You do not need to be subscribed to Apple Music for this feature to > work in IOS 13 with iPhone or HomePod, but sometimes Siri is a bit > finicky on complying with your request, depending on how you ask for > the station. > It is of course critical that your Homepod be updated to the latest > software as well. > Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- From: 'Gary Robinson' via VIPhone > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 5:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Apple music, tune in radio and Homepod > > Hi all, > > > I was browsing the web the other day and thought I saw mention that > IOS > 13 for the Homepod brought with it access to radio stations like tune > in radio etc. > > I have just acquired a Homepod and thought I would see if I could > access mainstream radio stations but without any success. I did see > one commercial station in the radio section on my music app on my > phone but couldn't get to anything else. > > My question is do I need to have an Apple music subscription to gain > access to all these new stations? > > At the end of the day all I want to do is to be able to say "hey Siri > play BBC Radio 2..." just as I can with my Echo. > > Before anyone responds I know I could stream stations from the BBC > sounds app to my Homepod but this is unecessarily cumbersome when > compared to just asking directly. > > Thanks > > > Gary > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/13dd30ff-5d9e-c1ae-e288-03b0f8eba9a3%40talktalk.net. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/00db01d5bf17%243e0cffd0%24ba26ff70%24%40gmail.com.
