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Directly from Apple's site "Use HomePod to send messages using just your voice. And when you receive a text, Siri can read it to you. For hands-free conversations, start or receive a call on your iPhone and hand it off to HomePod." Read more [URL="https://forums.imore.com/e?link=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.sjv.io%2Fc%2F221109%2F473657%2F7613%3FsubId1%3DUUimUvbUpU3042506%26subId2%3Dvbim%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.apple.com%252Fhomepod%252F&token=iGiQLTr_]here on Apple's site[/URL].