Apple has released software updates for HomePod and Apple TV, version 16.3.1, to fix a few bugs. If you’re wondering if this means you’re missing an iOS/iPadOS 16.3.1 update, it doesn’t. This version seems to be only for HomePod and Apple TV. Apple’s second-generation HomePod began shipping on Friday. The patch notes simply state that ...
It might seem odd that Apple launched a 2nd-gen HomePod speaker that was nearly identical to the first, but there’s a simple reason for that: people wanted it. In an interview with Men’s Journal, Alice Chan, the company’s vice president of product marketing, said that after two years of the HomePod mini, Apple had “heard ...
When Apple discontinued the original HomePod in 2021, it was widely thought to be the end of the road for the main Siri smart speaker. A more affordable HomePod Mini had arrived a few months earlier, and there was no sign of an updated full-size model. However, that didn’t end up being the case. One ...
To say that the announcement of the 2nd generation HomePod came as a surprise is an understatement. Although there were rumors that a new model was in the works, the timing was completely unexpected, arriving on a Wednesday morning in mid-January after the launch of the M2 Mac mini and MacBook Pro. But what’s even ...
Apple has announced a second-generation HomePod smart speaker, though it hasn’t sold the original since 2021. That’s a surprise considering the demise of the first HomePod, which apparently wouldn’t sell at the volumes Apple was hoping for. Strong competition from rival speaker products such as Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Nest could have contributed to this, ...
A user in Canada accidentally received the smart speaker before its due date. The HomePod 2 has a virtually identical design to the original HomePod join the conversation Apple introduced its new second-generation HomePod the day January 18, 2023 with an S7 chip, a five-speaker system, a space sensor and other interesting novelties for a ...
To say that the announcement of the 2nd generation HomePod came as a surprise is an understatement. Although there were rumors that a new model was in the works, the timing was completely unexpected, arriving on a Wednesday morning in mid-January after the launch of the M2 Mac mini and MacBook Pro. But what’s even ...
Apple has just released the updates that were missing to have all its devices in the latest version with those corresponding to HomePod and Apple TV, now downloadable. Yesterday we had the new versions for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, but we were missing those for HomePod and Apple TV. The wait is over ...
A new HomePod speaker may be coming next week, but current HomePod owners aren’t getting the quiet treatment. Along with iOS 16.3, Apple has pushed HomePod software version 16.3 to all HomePod and HomePod mini devices and includes a lot more than the usual “general performance and stability improvements.” In fact, since version 14.1, which ...
Five days after the new and improved HomePod was released, some of us are still wondering what’s new with version two. It seems that we are the only ones who have wondered the same thing and have gone to some tests scheduled by Apple to show its advantages. However, the company was a bit short ...
