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these are the top five home pod fixes we want to ASAP Apple just introduced its new voice controlled speaker but here's the thing it could be better here's what Apple could do right now to enhance the home pod by the way we're focusing on software changes which means this stuff could be addressable immediately let's get to it at number five is Apple TV control so remember how you can search for things using your voice with the newest Apple TV well you can't use your home pod to directly access your Apple TV why on earth would Apple not reward you for buying its set-top box and its speaker because I have no good answer for you if you want to search for things on your Apple TV with your voice you better grab your Siri remote number four open up the setup process spoiler get use of the phrase open up in this top five want an Apple home pod guess what you cannot even set it up unless you have an iOS device look at the system requirements iPhone 5s or later iPad pro iPad fifth generation iPad air or later iPad Mini 2 or later or iPod Touch 6th generation this is a requirement not optional do you have an Android device with Apple music well forget about setting up an Apple home pod unless you've got an iOS device running 11-point 2.5 or later somewhere else coming in at number three open up bluetooth the Apple home pod has Bluetooth 5.0 which means a longer range and it's faster direct transferring data than previous versions of Bluetooth that's great you can use your Apple home pod as a Bluetooth speaker from further away right no while there is Bluetooth hard work in the home pod its function is to talk to iOS devices only number two advanced multi-user support imagine a world where your Apple product is locked down to one user like the iPhone or iPad or Apple watch ok so it's not that hard to imagine the home pod does allow anyone to ask a serious question but the speaker does not support voice training meaning it does not know the difference between two voices Google and Amazon both let you get customized responses based on your voice which makes the investment in a smart speaker a little easier to handle before we get to number one let's talk about some hardware changes to the home pod that could be useful in the future Apple is embraced wireless charging it could be nice if the home pot itself served as a wireless charger for an Apple watch air pods or an iPhone also the home pod has a non removable power cable that means the home pod can never have a simple battery accessory that makes it more portable lastly how about a 3.5 millimeter input jack so you can attach other devices to the home pod easily I'm laughing because that's never gonna happen coming in at number 1 is opening up music choices Apple has been positioning the home pod primarily as a great sounding speaker for people who love music and a smart speaker second the thing is if you want to get all music functionality out of the home pod you better have Apple music I'm not making this up that's Apple's language in its system requirements for the home pod Google and Amazon both allow you to change your default music service if you want now you can air play audio from your iOS device to the home pod so it is possible to listen to other services from the home pod but it's less than ideal there is plenty to like about the Apple home pod by the way check out our full review at sea Netcom big thanks to Megan Walton for her help on this top five you guys gonna pick up a home pod let us know Amaya's act roc online