Apple doesn’t have a new HomePod mini among its plans

It’s been an intense week for Apple in terms of releases. Earlier this week we saw the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini with the advanced M2 chips. And a little later the big apple was pulled out of the sleeve the relaunch of HomePod, the smart speaker which was removed from the market in March 2021. The new speaker brings new features inside, giving better sound, thus recovering the older brother, the HomePod mini. Many thought that after this relaunch we would also see a 2nd generation of the HomePod mini. However, Mark Gurman assures that Apple is not working on it and that there will be no renewal in the short term.

Despite the new HomePod, Apple does not plan to update the mini version

The HomePod mini It was released in October 2020 and since then we have this 1st generation available in different colors for purchase. This “small” loudspeaker has a 360 degree sound with noedimium transducer technology all managed thanks to Apple’s A5 chip. As with the larger HomePod, it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and, of course, the built-in Siri voice assistant. Beyond the most functional aspects, it has a touch control at the top to be able to change the volume and activate the assistant.

Many users were expecting a 2nd gen HomePod mini this week after the release of new Macs and 2nd gen HomePod. However, analyst Mark Gurman published information on this in his weekly newsletter and assured that Apple is not working on a short-term renewal of this product. All this is also based on the innovations included in the 2nd generation of the large speaker which does not include anything surprising compared to its predecessor and it would not make sense to update another product without additional innovations.