While it bring on fantastic audio , Apple ’s new HomePodsmart speaker has also annoyed other users with purblind software program restriction , a lack of real Bluetooth connectivity , and missing multi - room playback support that wo n’t come until later on this yr . And now there ’s one more irritation to add to that list , as it seems the HomePod can damage your wood article of furniture .
Multiple reports onTwitterand from outlets , includingWirecutterandPocket - Lint , claim that when left on a wooden object , a HomePod can leave behind potentially permanent bloodless rings .
Apple ’s HomePod sounds fantabulous , but its can feel limited next to other fresh Speaker — Oh , and also it leaves ashen mob on wood surfaces.https://t.co/7UhQDmKnYKpic.twitter.com/rQJQoLAGzM
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— NYT Wirecutter ( @wirecutter)February 14 , 2018
Wirecutterreports that Apple has confirmed the trouble . It ’s apparently due to an interaction between the HomePod ’s silicone polymer base and certain oil used to eat up wood piece of furniture . The asperity of the marks seems to vary , judging from a tweet by MacStories ’ Federico Viticci .
also , here ’s my insidious HomePod ring . please do n’t tell me to oil my woodpic.twitter.com/4gE452qtUB
— Federico Viticci ( @viticci)February 14 , 2018
For those affect , Apple says “ the marks can improve over several days after the speaker is murder from the Grant Wood surface . ” However , if the rings do n’t go away , Wirecutter enunciate Apple propose that you’re able to either go refinish the piece of furniture or “ taste cleaning the surface with the producer ’s suggested oiling method . ”
This is not a secure look for Apple . For the people who just brought home a fancy new smart speaker , the last thing they ’ll probably want to do is be forced to re - sandpaper their furniture on a steady basis . We have reached out to Apple for comment on the news , but have yet to hear back .
[ The Wirecutter ]
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