HomePod Mini 2 and New Apple TV Launch Timeframe Narrowed Down Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently reported that Apple plans to release new HomePod mini and Apple TV models this year, and now he has provided a more precise timeframe. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple is currently aiming to launch the new HomePod mini and Apple TV models “toward the end of the year.” That timeframe suggests …

New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Launching This Year With One Thing in Common It was recently reported that new Apple TV and new HomePod mini models will launch this year, and the devices are expected to have one thing in common. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman last month reported that the new Apple TV and the new HomePod mini will be equipped with Apple’s own combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip. Gurman said the chip supports Wi-Fi…

What to Expect From the HomePod Mini 2 Rumored to Launch Next Year More than four years have passed since Apple released the HomePod mini in November 2020, and the wait for a new model might finally soon be over. Below, we recap rumors about the next-generation HomePod mini. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman last week reported that a new HomePod mini will be released next year. He said the speaker will be equipped with …

New Apple TV and HomePod mini reportedly coming in 2025 Image: Chris Welch / The VergeApple’s rumored combo Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip might be introduced with some of the company’s home products in 2025, including a new HomePod Mini and Apple TV, reports Mark Gurman for Bloomberg. Apple’s new chip, codenamed “Proxima,” is meant to be a major transitional change for the company’s devices that reduces r…

New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Launching in 2025 Apple plans to refresh both the Apple TV and the HomePod mini in 2025 as part of a major push into refreshing its smart home product offerings, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In a report on an upcoming Apple-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip, Gurman says that the chip will be introduced in a new ‌Apple TV‌ and ‌HomePod mini‌ that are “schedul…

Apple Releases HomePod Software 18.2 With Natural Language Search for Apple Music Alongside iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, Apple today released new HomePod Software 18.2 that’s designed for the ‌HomePod‌ and the HomePod mini. The new ‌HomePod‌ software adds support for Apple Music natural language search, which means you can describe what you want to hear in more casual language. You can ask Siri for music using different combin…

New HomePod to Reportedly Feature 6-7 Inch OLED Display Apple’s upcoming third-generation HomePod will feature a 6- to 7-inch OLED display, according to a new report by Korean outlet SE Daily. MacRumors concept render Citing industry insiders, the Korean-language report claims that Apple will use Tianma, a Chinese display manufacturer ranked fourth domestically after BOE and CSOT, to supply the OLE…

Apple Releases HomePod Mini in New Midnight Color Apple today announced that the existing HomePod mini is now available in a Midnight color option, which replaces the very similar Space Gray color previously offered. The speaker remains available in Blue, Orange, White, and Yellow as well. Apple now offers both the full-sized second-generation HomePod and the HomePod mini in Midnight, so this …

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Apple Brings Enhance Dialogue to Original HomePod and HomePod mini With 17.1 Update Apple today released the HomePod 17.1 software for the ‌HomePod‌ and HomePod mini, bringing support for Enhance Dialogue to additional devices. Enhance Dialogue is a feature that boosts the volume of spoken voices to make dialogue easier to hear over effects, action, and music in a movie or TV show. The feature works when a ‌HomePod‌ or ‌HomePo…

YouTube Music Integration Comes to HomePod YouTube Music is now available directly on Apple’s HomePod and HomePod mini, thanks to new Siri integration support in the YouTube Music app. The change means subscribers to the streaming service can now choose to use voice commands to start YouTube Music on a ‌HomePod‌, without having to append “on YouTube Music” to every request. From Google’…

Unreleased HomePod With LCD Display Allegedly Shown in Images Apple is rumored to be developing a new HomePod with a screen, and new images shared online allegedly give us a first glimpse of the new smart speaker. The above image appears to show a HomePod similar in size to the second-generation HomePod that was launched earlier this year, but with what appears to be a functioning LCD display on the top. …

You can make YouTube Music your default service on the Apple HomePod Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGreat news for the dedicated few Apple Home folks who use YouTube Music (I know you’re out there!) — you can now integrate the service with your HomePods and either ask Siri to play songs using YouTube Music or set the service as your default source. 9to5Google spotted a Reddit post from YouTube Music produ…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win a HomePod Mini and Smart Button From TUO For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with accessory company TUO to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a HomePod mini and a Matter-compatible TUO Smart Button to go along with it. Priced at $34.95, TUO Smart Button is a simple accessory that is able to activate any of your home automations with the press of a button. TUO is the first Ma…

Upcoming 17.1 Software Brings Enhance Dialogue to Original HomePod and HomePod mini With the HomePod software 17.1 update that is set to be released in the near future, Apple is bringing support for Enhance Dialogue to the HomePod mini and the original ‌HomePod‌. Enhance Dialogue is a feature that is meant to boost the volume of spoken voices to make dialogue easier to hear over effects, action, and music in a movie or TV show…

HomePod Mini Now Three Years Old: Here’s What to Expect From the Next Generation Apple announced the HomePod mini three years ago today at its “Hi, Speed” event alongside the iPhone 12 and ‌iPhone‌ 12 Pro, offering a small form-factor version of its smart speaker for the first time, with a price tag of just $99. Less than half a year after announcing the ‌HomePod mini‌, Apple discontinued the original HomePod, leaving the ‌…

YouTube Music Integration May Be Coming to HomePod YouTube Music may soon be available directly on the HomePod and the HomePod mini through Siri integration, according to code hidden in the YouTube Music app that was discovered by software miner @aaronp613. There is a section in the YouTube Music app that is labeled “Connect With ‌HomePod‌,” which suggests that integration could be coming at so…

My HomePod is now a very expensive doorstop I bought an Apple HomePod about three years ago. Apple won’t repair or replace it.

HomePod Mini 2: Everything We Know So Far Apple’s HomePod mini will be three years old in October, raising questions around what the company has in store for its low-cost smart speaker in the future. Here’s everything we know so far based on rumors and Apple’s other releases. The ‌HomePod mini‌ was announced in October 2020 at Apple’s iPhone 12 event. Less than half a year later, Apple…

iOS 16.6 Hints at HomePod and HomePod Mini Launching in Israel Soon Apple will likely release the second-generation HomePod and the HomePod mini in Israel soon, as the iOS 16.6 Release Candidate adds Hebrew support for Siri on the HomePod, according to Israeli website The Verifier. Apple does not have an online store or retail stores in Israel, so the speakers would be sold at authorized resellers in the country…