# \[TUTORIAL\] Whole house audio and text to speech announcements to HomePod Mini and other AirPlay speakers

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**Created:** [June 27, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-whole-house-audio-and-text-to-speech-announcements-to-homepod-mini-and-other-airplay-speakers/48858 "2021-06-27T17:06:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Draper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jonathan_draper/32/33978_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Draper](https://community.homey.app/u/Jonathan_Draper)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-whole-house-audio-and-text-to-speech-announcements-to-homepod-mini-and-other-airplay-speakers/48858/6 "2026-03-06T15:31:32Z")

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For anyone else finding this old thread, I am no longer using the method above, having instead switched over to Music Assistant which you run either stand-alone or as an app on a Home Assistant instance. Enables flow cards for announcements via HomePods, doorbell chimes and controlling music, radio, podcasts and more. For me this is pretty much the Holy Grail of HomePod integration with Homey.

> **[Music Assistant | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.cyrilhendriks.musicassistant/Music-Assistant/)**
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> Manage all your smart speakers with Music Assistant and Homey.

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