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HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by 1-more »

mikestew wrote: post #36
messe wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not available here in Ireland though. A predominantly english speaking nation.

Oh, but that would EN-GB, which has nearly no similarities to EN-US. No way Apple can sell you a HomePod that would tell you to bring an "umbrella" because it is going to rain today. Though I imagine Apple is more worried about localizing the electrical plug than they are about what to call the large, wheeled vehicles used to haul cargo.

I think you want en-IE; boy howdy is localization a fraught subject!

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by Nextgrid »

submeta wrote: post #40

That it is necessary to jailbreak consumer devices is grotesque. I can totally understand that a car has a software / OS that is locked down. But a consumer device? - Apple is slowly moving the whole industry in a direction where in a couple of decades we can use electronic devices only in a way that the producer wants it to be used. Locking up systems, not allowing departure in any way, taking each and every freedom…

> a car has a software / OS that is locked down

For as long as cars (and other motor vehicles) existed people have been able to work on them including on safety systems such as brakes, and the lack of widespread accidents because of this doesn't support the idea of locking them down now.

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by ctvo »

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #38
dejawu wrote: post #28

I hope this leads to some way besides Airplay to play arbitrary audio with no delay. If Apple had just included support for Bluetooth audio (or God forbid, an aux jack) I would've bought two full-sized Homepods to use as computer speakers two months ago.

What's the trouble with buying any of the competition, if you want those features? You can get a Klipsch R51 PM for quite a bit less than the price of two HomePods. Better audio, Bluetooth, aux, optical, USB, even phono pre-amp in case you have a turntable.

The aesthetics mainly.

HomePods, for all their flaws, are very decent speakers in a small footprint. They blend in and are very minimalist, in my opinion, and that's important to me.

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by tambourine_man »

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #38
dejawu wrote: post #28

I hope this leads to some way besides Airplay to play arbitrary audio with no delay. If Apple had just included support for Bluetooth audio (or God forbid, an aux jack) I would've bought two full-sized Homepods to use as computer speakers two months ago.

What's the trouble with buying any of the competition, if you want those features? You can get a Klipsch R51 PM for quite a bit less than the price of two HomePods. Better audio, Bluetooth, aux, optical, USB, even phono pre-amp in case you have a turntable.

They do sound incredible. Though I don’t think I’ll ever own a voice assistant.

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by LeonM »

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #38
dejawu wrote: post #28

I hope this leads to some way besides Airplay to play arbitrary audio with no delay. If Apple had just included support for Bluetooth audio (or God forbid, an aux jack) I would've bought two full-sized Homepods to use as computer speakers two months ago.

What's the trouble with buying any of the competition, if you want those features? You can get a Klipsch R51 PM for quite a bit less than the price of two HomePods. Better audio, Bluetooth, aux, optical, USB, even phono pre-amp in case you have a turntable.

I don't understand your example, those Klipsch are just speakers, you'll still need an amplifier and bluetooth receiver.

This feels like comparing apples (no pun intended) with oranges.

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by leecb »

alfonsodev wrote: post #11
alfyboy wrote: post #8

What use cases do you see this having? Just curious

I'm guessing being able to send any audio stream, for example your computer audio, so you can use Spotify or anything playing at your computer. Someone did this without the need of jailbreak for Sonos speakers, although it has some delay so was not good for movies or games.

I've been sending my computer audio to my Homepod Mini every day since I got it this week. Can the full sized Homepod not do this?

The 2 second delay is annoying, but doesn't really have a big impact for music.

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by semi-extrinsic »

LeonM wrote: post #45
semi-extrinsic wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the trouble with buying any of the competition, if you want those features? You can get a Klipsch R51 PM for quite a bit less than the price of two HomePods. Better audio, Bluetooth, aux, optical, USB, even phono pre-amp in case you have a turntable.

I don't understand your example, those Klipsch are just speakers, you'll still need an amplifier and bluetooth receiver. This feels like comparing apples (no pun intended) with oranges.

No, they are powered speakers - amplifier integrated in the case - which supports bluetooth and the other inputs I mentioned.

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by semi-extrinsic »

ctvo wrote: post #43
semi-extrinsic wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the trouble with buying any of the competition, if you want those features? You can get a Klipsch R51 PM for quite a bit less than the price of two HomePods. Better audio, Bluetooth, aux, optical, USB, even phono pre-amp in case you have a turntable.

The aesthetics mainly. HomePods, for all their flaws, are very decent speakers in a small footprint. They blend in and are very minimalist, in my opinion, and that's important to me.

Depends on your taste, I guess. For me this is quite minimalist:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41A-xmDb8nL...

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by dahfizz »

LeonM wrote: post #45
semi-extrinsic wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the trouble with buying any of the competition, if you want those features? You can get a Klipsch R51 PM for quite a bit less than the price of two HomePods. Better audio, Bluetooth, aux, optical, USB, even phono pre-amp in case you have a turntable.

I don't understand your example, those Klipsch are just speakers, you'll still need an amplifier and bluetooth receiver. This feels like comparing apples (no pun intended) with oranges.

They are speakers with a built in amp, bluetooth, and various other inputs.

Re: HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n

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Post by smnrchrds »

alfonsodev wrote: post #11
alfyboy wrote: post #8

What use cases do you see this having? Just curious

I'm guessing being able to send any audio stream, for example your computer audio, so you can use Spotify or anything playing at your computer. Someone did this without the need of jailbreak for Sonos speakers, although it has some delay so was not good for movies or games.

Not even using a Mac? I am surprised.
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