With AirPlay and Siri, you can now start a music session from an iPhone or iPad audio app directly on your HomePod or HomePod mini using just your voice.
HomePod software 17.0 brings Enhance Dialogue, Siri AirPlay support, call muting
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How to install the HomePod beta software to try new features ahead of release
You can download and install the latest HomePod beta software 17.0 for free if you'd like to test-drive new features before they become available to everyone.
How to get alerted if HomePod hears your smoke or carbon monoxide alarms
HomePod can push a critical notification to your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch if the sound recognition feature detects a smoke alarm beeping in your house.
The HomePod will now notify you on iPhone when your smoke alarm goes off
With HomePod sound recognition, your Siri speaker will push a notification to your iPhone (with live video, when available) if it detects the beeping of a smoke alarm.
tvOS 16.4.1 brings fixes to your Apple TV, HomePod and HomePod mini
tvOS 16.4.1 improves the stability and performance of your Apple TV and HomePod devices, with no new user features included in the update.
How to get the temperature and humidity level of a room using your HomePod
HomePod mini and HomePod 2nd generation have built-in temperature and humidity sensors that let you know the temperature and humidity level of the room your smart speaker is in. You do not need to do any extra setup or buy additional devices.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to get the room temperature and humidity level directly on your HomePod or the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Unable to play music from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to your HomePod? Here’s how to fix it
Follow the solutions in this article if you're unable to AirPlay audio from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV to your HomePod, or if your HomePod cannot be selected as an audio output.
The refreshed HomePod mini 2 might not launch until next year or 2025
Apple should launch the referred HomePod mini 2 next year or in 2025, but it’s unclear what new features the refreshed model might bring to the table.
Apple updates HomePod software to version 16.3
Just yesterday, Apple released iOS & iPadOS 16.3, and it provided some insight into some of the user experience changes users would expect to see if they had a HomePod or HomePod mini in their home.
iOS 16.3 brings a visual guide for how to hand off music, calls and other audio content from iPhone to HomePod
iOS 16.3 provides a new visual guide to educate users on how to use the Handoff feature to transfer music and other audio between their iPhone and HomePod.
HomePod software 16.2 makes your smart home faster and more reliable
The HomePod Software 16.2 updates the architecture of your smart home, making devices perform faster and more reliably than before.
A roundup of Apple’s new features coming with iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2 and tvOS 16.2
We've rounded up the new iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac features available in the first betas of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2 and macOS Ventura 13.2.