The First iOS 14.7 Developer Beta Released: A New Feature for HomePod Users

The first iOS 14.7 developer beta was released today, and while it doesn't contain many new user-facing features, it does include one interesting feature for HomePod users - setting a new bagel timer for seven minutes. To experience this feature firsthand, the author installed the iOS 14.7 developer beta 1 on their iPhone 12 Pro Max and discovered that there isn't much new in this developer beta.

However, after digging around, it turns out that there is one interesting feature related to HomePod users, specifically related to HomePod timers. As expected, users can ask Siri on their HomePod to set a new timer, and they can even set multiple timers via voice commands. Additionally, users can label those timers via their voice commands, but unfortunately, there's no way to add, see, or manage that timer via the Home app like you would with an alarm.

The good news is that in iOS 14.7, Apple has begun laying the groundwork to manage timers on your HomePod from your iPhone. The author accessed the Home app, which displayed a brand new, placeholder heading and the ability to add a new timer just by tapping that button. Users can give their timer a name and set the amount of hours, minutes, and seconds as well. Once this feature is cleaned up and shipped to customers, users can simply add their timer, and it will appear right below their alarms.

The author continued exploring the Home app, discovering that timers are sorted from the least amount of time remaining to the most amount of time remaining. This makes it easier for users to stay organized with regards to their timers. However, this is just half the story, as they're setting up on their HomePod, and changes will be reflected in both directions.

To demonstrate this feature, the author headed over to their HomePod and checked it out. They cancelled their bagel timer, which was successfully cancelled. The author then looked at how much time was left on the dog walking timer, which showed one hour 57 minutes and 38 seconds remaining. Next, they set a new bagel timer for seven minutes, creating a countdown timer that displayed the amount of time remaining.

The author continued exploring the Home app, deleting the noodles timer when it was cancelled. They paused their dog walking timer at one hour 57 minutes and 15 seconds, and then deleted the new bagel timer after cancelling it. Finally, they resumed their dog walking timer by starting now, which displayed a message that indicated there were two timers running.

In conclusion, this feature allows users to manage timers on their HomePod from within the Home app on their iPhone. It's crucial to note that users will need to be running the latest HomePod beta alongside the iOS 14.7 beta on their device. If you have any questions or would like more information about this feature, feel free to let the author know in the comments section. The post discussing this further is available at 995 Mac.

For those interested in learning more about this feature, it's essential to keep an eye on Apple's releases and updates, as they continue to develop and refine their features for HomePod users. With this new feature, users can now manage timers more efficiently, making the most of their HomePod experience.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe first ios 14.7 developer beta was released today and while it doesn't contain a lot of user-facing features it does include one interesting feature for homepod users set a new bagel timer for seven minutes seven minute new bagel timer counting down so i installed the ios 14.7 developer beta 1 on my iphone 12 pro max and i have to be honest to say i really just didn't know what to expect from this beta now after some digging around it turns out there really isn't much new in this developer beta but there is one interesting feature related to homepod users more specifically related to homepod timers so of course you can ask siri on your homepod to set a new timer you can even set multiple timers even label those timers via your voice commands but there's no way to actually add a new timer see a new timer or manage that timer via the home app like you can an alarm and of course you cannot ask siri to set a timer on your homepod from your iphone so basically there's just sort of a disconnect between your homepod and your iphone when it comes to viewing and managing timers but the good news is that in ios 14.7 apple has begun to lay the groundwork to manage timers on your homepod from your iphone so here's the home app look what we have there so you see a brand new it's a placeholder now placeholder heading and the ability to add a new timer just tap that button there and now you can even add a label and all these are placeholders obviously this is still in development it is a beta but you can see the groundwork is being laid already so you can give your timer a name and you can set the amount of hours the amount of minutes and of course the amount of seconds as well and all this will of course be cleaned up once ios 14 or once this feature does ship to customers so you can just add your timer and there we go so the timer appears right below your alarms so you get the name of the timer the amount of time remaining you see the pause button which also symbolizes the amount of time remaining on the outer circle you can play and pause just like that and the x button allows you to cancel the timer just tap like that now you can also swipe left to delete the timer like that now let's talk about adding multiple timers so that is of course possible so we're going to just give it a different name here give it a time and what you'll notice is that the timers are sorted from the least amount of time remaining to the most amount of time remaining so if you have a whole bunch of timers out there that's going to make it a little bit easier to stay organized with regard to your timers but again this is just half the story because we're setting this up on our homepod so that means that we're going to be able to reference these timers on our homepod and the changes will be reflected in both directions so let's go ahead and show you this right now let's head over to our homepod and check it out cancel my bagel timer bagel timer cancelled how much time is left on the dog walking timer dog walking timer with one hour 57 minutes and 38 seconds remaining set a new bagel timer for seven minutes seven minute new bagel timer counting down delete the noodles timer noodles timer cancelled pause the dog walking timer dog walking timer paused at 1 hour 57 minutes and 15 seconds delete the new bagel timer new bagel timer cancelled resume the dog walking timer dog walking timer resuming 1 hour 57 minutes and 15 seconds starting now delete all timers you have two timers running are you sure you want to cancel them yes cancelled so that's a first look at the ability to manage timers on your homepod from within the home app on your iphone now you will need to be running the latest homepod beta as well alongside the ios 14.7 beta on your ios device if you have any questions or anything let me know down below in the comment section we'll also have a post over at 995 mac discussing this further thumbs up if you appreciate this video let me know what you think in the comments this is jeff with the 95 macthe first ios 14.7 developer beta was released today and while it doesn't contain a lot of user-facing features it does include one interesting feature for homepod users set a new bagel timer for seven minutes seven minute new bagel timer counting down so i installed the ios 14.7 developer beta 1 on my iphone 12 pro max and i have to be honest to say i really just didn't know what to expect from this beta now after some digging around it turns out there really isn't much new in this developer beta but there is one interesting feature related to homepod users more specifically related to homepod timers so of course you can ask siri on your homepod to set a new timer you can even set multiple timers even label those timers via your voice commands but there's no way to actually add a new timer see a new timer or manage that timer via the home app like you can an alarm and of course you cannot ask siri to set a timer on your homepod from your iphone so basically there's just sort of a disconnect between your homepod and your iphone when it comes to viewing and managing timers but the good news is that in ios 14.7 apple has begun to lay the groundwork to manage timers on your homepod from your iphone so here's the home app look what we have there so you see a brand new it's a placeholder now placeholder heading and the ability to add a new timer just tap that button there and now you can even add a label and all these are placeholders obviously this is still in development it is a beta but you can see the groundwork is being laid already so you can give your timer a name and you can set the amount of hours the amount of minutes and of course the amount of seconds as well and all this will of course be cleaned up once ios 14 or once this feature does ship to customers so you can just add your timer and there we go so the timer appears right below your alarms so you get the name of the timer the amount of time remaining you see the pause button which also symbolizes the amount of time remaining on the outer circle you can play and pause just like that and the x button allows you to cancel the timer just tap like that now you can also swipe left to delete the timer like that now let's talk about adding multiple timers so that is of course possible so we're going to just give it a different name here give it a time and what you'll notice is that the timers are sorted from the least amount of time remaining to the most amount of time remaining so if you have a whole bunch of timers out there that's going to make it a little bit easier to stay organized with regard to your timers but again this is just half the story because we're setting this up on our homepod so that means that we're going to be able to reference these timers on our homepod and the changes will be reflected in both directions so let's go ahead and show you this right now let's head over to our homepod and check it out cancel my bagel timer bagel timer cancelled how much time is left on the dog walking timer dog walking timer with one hour 57 minutes and 38 seconds remaining set a new bagel timer for seven minutes seven minute new bagel timer counting down delete the noodles timer noodles timer cancelled pause the dog walking timer dog walking timer paused at 1 hour 57 minutes and 15 seconds delete the new bagel timer new bagel timer cancelled resume the dog walking timer dog walking timer resuming 1 hour 57 minutes and 15 seconds starting now delete all timers you have two timers running are you sure you want to cancel them yes cancelled so that's a first look at the ability to manage timers on your homepod from within the home app on your iphone now you will need to be running the latest homepod beta as well alongside the ios 14.7 beta on your ios device if you have any questions or anything let me know down below in the comment section we'll also have a post over at 995 mac discussing this further thumbs up if you appreciate this video let me know what you think in the comments this is jeff with the 95 mac\n"