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mobird said:

maccaguy said:

I’ve updated my HomePod to 13.2.1, but it refuses to recognize my wife’s voice. It keeps saying to turn on “Recognize my voice” in the Home app, but it’s on on both of our iPhones. I’ve power cycled all three devices. 

Is there a process to "teach" Siri a voice? For my Wife, I have "Recognize My Voice" and "Personal Request" both turned on for her.

BleuTreeLux said:

Any word from Apple on when they foresee to issue a fix. I have the 13.2 version downloaded but not installed (I was lucky to switch off the automatic updates just in time) so everything still works fine under the previous version. Wonder if I will have to get rid of the previous download before being able to download the corrected version ... if so, how would you do that ?

I have finally managed to rid the iPad Pro (which uses master account for entire HomeKit and that HomePod is also linked to) of the downloaded HomePod 13.2 firmware. Here are the steps I did though not sure which exact one did the trick (on assumption the Auto Update has already been disabled):

• Check and make sure the HomePod is still on 12.4 (this is shown on the HomePod properties/details menu right at the bottom of the long page).
• Power down the HomePod.
• On iPad Pro (which is my HomePad to control HomeKit as well as some other home automation, infrastructure, etc), click the install and let it run awhile. Nothing happens cause HomePod is powered off, so no harm there.
• On iPad Pro, shut it down via the General settings.
• Once iPad Pro powered down, power up the HomePod and check to make sure it is functioning as per normal (since it is still on 12.4).
• Power up iPad Pro, go to Home app. Now the Software Update badge is gone. Going into Software Update and it will not show any 13.2 update, just stating HomePod is up to date at 12.4.

mpw_amherst said:

Are we expecting the update to Homepods to 13 around the release of 13.2? If not, any idea when we’ll get it?

I am expecting that cause I am seeing partial enablement/setup of personalized voice recognition for HomePod in Home App (under each user’s account settings). PB2 has a new personal request setting but grey out stating HomePod Voice Recognition Not Available.

• 'Dog' icon demarcates Anti-Riot police.
• 'Patrol Car' icon may indicate number of 'EU' where EU is not europe but stands for police vans capable of carrying multiple police officers (not sure the exact number, probably 8 or 10).
• Each icon can also include gears that the police officers are carrying, e.g. round shield.

It's mainly lies if the intention is really to allow others to avoid areas of protest/riot. All it needs is to also allow crowd-upload of areas where protest/riot is occurring, including just presence of protesters/rioters while police has not reach the scene. I have not seen such info/demarcation simply because my HK office had to evacuate the employees in the mid of business hours (more than once over the last few months) due to protest coming towards the building.

This app is far worse than other crowd-sourced app for the following reasons:

1. Developers choice to demarcate ‘anti-riot’ police spotted with icon of ‘dog’. Who in a sane mind/without ill-intention will do so?

2. Highly sensitive information such as number of police officers, what kind of gears (eg round shield) they are carrying, etc are being provided at each demarcation spot. Who in the sane mind/without ill-intention will allow such info to be publicly shared.

Honestly, if the real intention of the app developers is to allow people to avoid areas where protests or riots are happening, such sensitive information is unnecessary. It should have been much like any map/navigation app where accidents are just merely demarcated without further details (i.e. traffic police at scene, ambulance at scene, etc).

Anyone with neutral mindset and understanding mandarin looking at the data/info available will clearly see that the app’s real intention is NOT what the app developers say it is.

There is no way for Apple to win on the PR front in this situation. But, I believe they made the right decision finally. For anyone who has seen the vast video footages online, these rioters are simply beating people up even for harmless things such as wearing wrong color clothings (be it being foreigners/tourists), comments that doesn’t support them or not pleasing to their ears.

Businesses are greatly affected and even to the extend that on some days, firms have to declare office closure and ask employees to leave the office swiftly and make their way home safely due to protest heading to the firm’s location/building.

I wonder if the app developers will allow upload of 'protesters' position if their real intention is to allow others to avoid areas where protests/riots are happening? If that's the real intention, then it should have been build to allow this, not just police positions.