Before you go to the comments section to inform us that playing music from YouTube Music on Apple HomePod has been possible for a while now, we know this. In a way that’s the case, as the ability to stream audio from the app to a HomePod device is already something you can do.
The YouTube Music product team recently announced deeper integration with HomePod and its voice commands in particular. Now Premium and Premium Music subscribers can simply integrate YouTube Music as a playback service within HomePod. This allows for voice commands like “Hey Siri, play music on YouTube Music.” Your phone no longer needs to be involved in the playback process.
For the integration to work, you must, as mentioned, be a Premium or Music Premium subscriber. Download the latest YouTube Music app and go to Settings > Connected Apps > Connect with HomePod. If YouTube Music is your favorite streaming service, you can also set it as the default for your HomePod. This is done via the Home app (on your iOS device) > Settings > Tap Username > Tap Default Service and choose YouTube Music. After that, you can simply use short commands like “Hey Siri, play music” without specifying “on YouTube Music.”
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