How to set up your HomePod to send alerts when a smoke alarm sounds

When Apple announced the new 2nd-generation HomePod in January, it also announced a cool new feature called Sound Recognition. All HomePod models (1st-gen, 2nd-gen, and mini) can listen for a smoke alarm and send a notification to your iPhone and Apple Watch when it goes off. Though the feature was announced months ago, it has only just become available–if you’ve upgraded the Home app with the new Home architecture under iOS 16.4, you should see the option with no

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