HomePod will not require an iPhone for basic functions as it stands today. However advance functions will require iOS and perhaps MacOS.https://twitter.com/didou/status/889668430353375232 …
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Ahmed, I hear ya. Things are being worked out on this and it is fluid.
PS: not that it would've impacted HomePod unit sales-4 those who will buy are the legions of the locked&the captive. 2018 pie chart!=2017's
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