Availability of Apple's HomePod speaker has increased with new launches in Austria and Ireland, with the Siri-powered smart speaker scheduled to arrive in New Zealand later in June.
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The HomePod will support Spatial Audio, but not lossless audio, with Apple Music
Earlier today, Apple made some rumors turn true when it officially announced a pair of new features coming to Apple Music: Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless audio. But there appear to be a lot of caveats with the new features.
The HomePod mini has a secret sensor to measure your room temperature and humidity
Apple's affordable $99 HomePod mini smart speaker has been found to include a secret sensor for measuring room temperature and humidity that the company could potentially activate in the future with a software update to bring new functionality to customers.
How I use my HomePods
In this piece, I go over how I use my various HomePods in my house as my primary speaker for my music and movie-watching needs.
Apple discontinues original HomePod, focuses efforts on HomePod mini
Apple quietly announced Friday night that it is discontinuing the original HomePod, instead focusing its engineering efforts on the more successful HomePod mini. In a statement to TechCrunch's Matthew Panzarino, the company said it will keep selling the original HomePod while supplies last.
Apple releases iOS 14.4, iPadOS 14.4, watchOS 7.3, and tvOS 14.4
Apple has been working on iOS 14.4 for a bit of time now (slowed by the holiday break), but now the official release is here. Alongside iOS 14.4, we've got iPadOS 14.4 ready for the public as well.
Apple seeds second iOS 14.4, iPadOS 14.4, macOS Big Sur 11.2, watchOS 7.3, and tvOS 14.4 betas to developers
Apple is still working on the next update for its major platforms, and today the company seeded the latest beta towards that goal.
How to use the Intercom feature on your HomePod
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use the Intercom feature on HomePod and customize its settings to make the most out of this cool feature.
How to set up a Primary User on your HomePod
Follow these steps to set up a Primary User on HomePod. This is ideal for multiple-user households where there's a main user for each speaker.
The HomePod mini now supports 18W adapters thanks to 14.3 software update
Earlier this month, Apple released the 14.3 software update for the HomePod and HomePod mini. At the time, it didn't appear that the new software added any truly noteworthy to the smart speakers. However, turns out Apple added one new thing, at least.
How to restart your HomePod or HomePod mini if it isn’t responding
The HomePod lacks a screen or physical button, so restarting it to troubleshoot errors that might occur in regular use requires using your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Follow along as we show you how to restart your HomePod or HomePod mini.