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Apple Sound Museum

HomePod System Sounds collection: setup chimes, alarm & timer tones and system alerts of Apple's smart speaker.

17Sounds · HomePod Sounds

HomePod System Sounds

17 sounds

HomePod smart speaker system sounds collection, including setup chimes, alarm & timer tones and system alerts.

Alarm

HomePod alarm sound

Timer

HomePod timer-finished sound

Timer 2

HomePod timer-finished sound (variant 2)

HomePod Ready to Set Up

Sound played when a HomePod powers on and waits to be set up, indicating it is ready

HomePod Setup Source

Sound played on the source device (iPhone) during HomePod setup

HomePod Setup Source 2

Sound played on the source device during HomePod setup (variant 2)

HomePod Setup Target

Sound played on the target device (HomePod) during setup

Setup Step Source

Step chime played on the source device during HomePod setup

Setup Step Target

Step chime played on the target device during HomePod setup

Setup Final

Sound played when HomePod setup completes

Lighthouse

HomePod setup-guidance chime (internal codename: Lighthouse)

Factory Reset Starting

Sound played when a HomePod starts resetting to factory settings

Fading Ping Pong

A fading ping-pong effect on HomePod, used for state transitions

Nope

The refusal sound when a HomePod action is rejected or fails

Session Inactive

Sound played when a HomePod session times out or goes inactive

Two Shot

A two-part HomePod chime, used for Intercom and similar scenarios

WOC Audio Passcode Tone

HomePod audio passcode entry tone (WOC = Wake on Command)

Apple Sound Museum

HomePod System Sounds

Alarm & Timer

Setup

System Alerts