Njengoba bekulindelekile, abafana abaku-iFixit sebewutholile umkhiqizo omusha osanda kwethulwa yi-Apple emakethe, i-HomePod, ithuluzi i-Apple efuna ngalo abasebenzisi abasasebenzisa iSpotify, iya unomphela ku-Apple Music, ngoba ukuhlanganiswa ne-HomePod kusivumela ukulawula ukudlala ngeSiri.
Ukushiya eceleni lokho kudlala okulawula ngeSiri, kungaba yinto ephambili kubasebenzisi, into engingabaza ngayo ngobuqotho, ngokusho kombono oqhumayo we-HomePod iFixit, le divayisi inezinga eliphansi kakhulu lokulungisa, i-1 kwezingu-10.
Abafana abaku-iFixit bayavuma ukuthi bebengathola indlela engcono yokuvula i-HomePod kodwa abakatholi futhi kuye kwadingeka basebenzise amathuluzi ahlukahlukene ukuthola ukufinyelela ezintweni zangaphakathi, kufaka phakathi isibhamu sokushisa, ummese, kanye ne-hacksaw kanye ne-cutter ye-ultrasonic, okuholela esiphethweni sokuthi cishe akunakwenzeka ukufinyelela ngaphakathi ngaphandle kokubhubhisa idivayisi.
Ngaphansi kwekepisi lenjoloba ngaphansi kwe-HomePod, siyathola isixhumi samaphini ayi-14. Yilapho ukuqagela kuqala khona, kufana nokuthi kwenzeke lapho ukuxhumana kwe-Apple Watch lapho izintambo zinamathiselwe khona.
Abafana be-iFixit baqagela, lokhu kuxhumana kungasetshenziswa ngqo efektri ku layisha isoftware bese uhlela i-HomePod ngesikhathi somhlangano. Ngoba itholakala ezansi nangemuva koqweqwe oluqinile lwengcina, akucaci ukuthi inhloso yayo ingaba ngaphandle kokwenza izivivinyo zokuxilonga noma ukulayisha isoftware efekthri. Phakathi kwezakhi ze-elekthronikhi, sithola ibhodi ene-1 GB ye-RAM kanye ne-16 GB yokugcina i-flash drive eyenziwe nguToshiba.