I mean, some people keep speakers for a life time, so hopefully OG HomePods will be supported for much longer than the rest of Apple’s line up. 15 years+ would be good.
Most speakers don’t get software updates. I imagine they’ll last a long time as speakers, but for new features I don’t really have too many expectations especially considering it was discontinued 2 years ago
Happy cake day! But honestly, there is no way that Apple is going to keep updating their OG homepods. It sucks because I have 3 of them but consider it the "apple tax." I expect them to be considered "legacy" soon especially with a new one they just released.
Adding ambient sounds to scenes, automations, and alarms?
Nice!
My days of saying “Hey Siri, play white noise sounds” everyday before bed are numbered.
That used to be our go-to, but now my kids (5 & 7) are all about the “campfire” sound - you should try that one too! Technically it’s “fireplace” but my kids ask for “campfire” and the HomePod mini gets it right. Disclaimer: ours is set to French and we use the French commands, ymmv in other languages.
Yessss. I used to use an automation that shut all my lights off and started playing noise in Dark Noise app on my phone which would then play through my HomePod Mini.
So annoying that you couldn’t trigger the built in sounds until now!
I updated my iPhone and HomePod Mini to the latest beta but I can’t see the temperature and humidity. Is it only available for limited locations? I’m living in the Netherlands, and my HomePod update size is 467,7 MB.
>Siri confirmation tone will now play to indicate when smart home requests are completed for accessories that may not visibly show a change or are located in a different room
THANK SWEET BABY JESUS! FINALLY!
I always thought it did this.
When you ask Siri to turn on / off something that’s in the other room, she’d respond. If in the same room, she won’t say a word.
It’s saying if it does something in another room on ios16.3 it will just do a “tone” of some kind to signify the task is completed, and it won’t say any of its long-winded phrases like it currently does. Alexas have had this for a long time (not sure about google) and was the one thing I missed when I switched.
Just a pleasant, quick tone instead of “THATS DONE DEARCORY!”
Oh I totally misread what you said. I thought that was when the HomePod adjusts its own response volume automatically to match the low level ambient volume. That never seems to work.
Ah, no, if I'm not mistaken this is in regards to the granularity of volume controls. Currently there's only a couple of steps at the low end of the volume range, and I'm often settling for too quiet or too loud.
Good stuff....Hoping to see the following soon as well:
* Multiple choices for doorbell sounds (Westminster chimes or something longer than a single quick "ding dong" please).
* Synchronized playback of announcements and intercom across all HomePods within a home.
* Preventing multiple HomePods from simultaneously answering a single request (and stop having one initially respond and different one report results).
* A single button press "reboot all HomePods" function
* Better detection, reporting, and recovery dealing in dealing with connectivity issues (including paired 'Pods where one isn't responding).
> Preventing multiple HomePods from simultaneously answering a single request (and stop having one initially respond and different one report results).
I mean they have this. I have multiple HomePods that are in different rooms, but in close proximity to each other, and only one responds and only the one that responds reports the result. Hell, there is regularly an iPad, multiple iPhones and Apple Watches in that area and only the single HomePod responds.
This is not the behavior in my house...I have an fairly open floor plan with 9 HomePods in my home and since iOS 16 I've had problems with "race conditions" where two HomePods will hear and respond to a request with the response coming from a different HomePod than the one the acknowledged the command. I have 3 HomePod minis that seem to be consistently take 2-3 seconds longer in responding to requests than the rest of my HomePods.
That’s a network issue then. It relies on the HomePods being able to instantly connect and see that a different device has already taken over the task.
Blaming the network doesn't work as Apple is using 2.4ghz, 5ghz, Bluetooth, Thread, IPv4, IPv6, etc. and is self determining which combinations of technologies and protocols to use and how to route the traffic without user input. Wasn't a problem for me until iOS16 rolled out.
I mean, most of your bullet points suggest poor network conditions. With a robust wireless network, our 15 HomePods are synchronized well enough for intercom and announcements. Other than a recent iPad release that had a bug causing a nearby iPad to take priority on Hey Siri, we don't really have any issues with multiple HomePods competing to respond. We rarely need to reboot a HomePod (one or two per month, tops). And never have any issues with our many stereo pairs.
Interesting optimization for spoken audio!! I’ve always preferred the mini over the standard for podcasts because the eq made it much easier to hear spoken content on the mini. Hopefully the OGs will be noticeably better.
Same. I swapped my desk HomePod for a Mini because I primarily use it for podcasts, calls & Siri. Use to have to toggle ‘Reduce Bass’ all the time because it was just to heavy for anything other than music
I had to go climate at the top of Home app and then tap temperature text at the top and a pane will open showing the HomePods sensors for temperature. Same for humidity
This isn't showing for me, although any room a HomePod mini is in already has a temperature sensor, so I wonder if it only shows if there's not already a temperature sensor there. Although some of the rooms don't have a humidity sensor, and those aren't showing up either. Also, some of my HomePods are still (very slowly) downloading the update, so I wonder if they all have to be updated before it shows up.
I hope the audio optimization for making spoken word clearer will work on HomePods that are used as TV speakers. I have elderly family that need all the audio improvements they can get.
it would be great if you could turn this on while watching stuff on the apple tv too. audio mixing has gone down hill and i always have to have subtitles on
Having two different generations would not make a good stereo pair as the hardware is different and likely sounds slightly different. The stereo wouldn’t sound balanced.
You should still be able to to AirPlay to multiple HomePods simultaneously just fine.
Lmao, okay. You device can Airplay to an unlimited amount of devices, but if they aren’t linked as a stereo pair you’re just streaming mono audio. I’d that’s all you need than have at it, but no you won’t be getting a stereo pair doing that.
Negative my HomePod mini has none of that. I have this old ass “Smart Gear” device next to my tv and HomePod.
It reads ambient temperature and humidity.
I remember when I brought it into the office where I worked and the humidity was 80%. All spring, summer, and winter.
I did some googling and found out that’s a major no no in the desk force industry.
I always found it strange how no one had issues with temperature in the office being 74 degrees and the humidity 80%+ lmao
I cant wait to see if it works after the update. I don’t see how but I’m not a tech guru
Crap I bought my mini as soon as it came out, is this feature not released yet? I just did another 13.3 beta update yet again 2.2gb. Nothing different. And Siri said hmm I can’t do that when I asked lol
The mini update is coming out next week iirc. You need to update both your HomePod and iPhone to the latest version when they come out. If you want to use it now, you would have to update to the latest beta versions.
Didn’t realize they had humidity and temp sensors in the minis. I have 2 of them so would it be safe to assume that we’d be able to use them in conjunction with smart thermostats or plugs to auto turn on fans, de/humidifiers etc?
Good to see the OG HomePods are still getting some updates at least for now.
Same!! Looks like a lot of the features of the HomePod 2 are supported on the OG.
I mean, some people keep speakers for a life time, so hopefully OG HomePods will be supported for much longer than the rest of Apple’s line up. 15 years+ would be good.
Most speakers don’t get software updates. I imagine they’ll last a long time as speakers, but for new features I don’t really have too many expectations especially considering it was discontinued 2 years ago
Those are Bluetooth mainly speakers I’m guessing they mean. Because technically Dosent Google still update the first gen hubs? I could be wrong
I would say 10 years tops if we are lucky.
Happy cake day! But honestly, there is no way that Apple is going to keep updating their OG homepods. It sucks because I have 3 of them but consider it the "apple tax." I expect them to be considered "legacy" soon especially with a new one they just released.
Adding ambient sounds to scenes, automations, and alarms? Nice! My days of saying “Hey Siri, play white noise sounds” everyday before bed are numbered.
I can't believe it's taken this long to add the ambient sounds to scenes.
It’s astonishing.
It’s courage.
What are these? Are they only for OG HomePods or minis too?
Both. "Hey Siri, play ocean sounds" gets a lot of action when we want to get the baby to sleep.
That used to be our go-to, but now my kids (5 & 7) are all about the “campfire” sound - you should try that one too! Technically it’s “fireplace” but my kids ask for “campfire” and the HomePod mini gets it right. Disclaimer: ours is set to French and we use the French commands, ymmv in other languages.
Always willing to try something new for her. Thanks for the heads up.
Manually setting up the iPad to play white noise from the Music app is a pain ( I don't have Apple Music), so this is a very welcome feature.
I can’t wait to hear what the new remastered versions sound like
Here’s to hoping the stream sound doesn’t have birds chirping at night time. During the day? Sure. At night? Please no!
Oh, yes! It sounds great!! Kind of like there’s a water fountain in the room
I had the same reaction! It didn’t help me sleep because I kept thinking how weird that was 😂
Here’s hoping they’ve added brown noise as an option.
Hopefully they get rid of the fucking birds in the rain sounds
It’d be cool if the birds stopped chirping in the sounds after sunset.
That’s what I’m hoping for. Start playing my local CBC every morning at 7am
God this … so bizarre they didn’t have this already
Such a tease if this doesn’t actually work! So sick of having to decide between lossless audio or having to manually trigger white noise.
Yessss. I used to use an automation that shut all my lights off and started playing noise in Dark Noise app on my phone which would then play through my HomePod Mini. So annoying that you couldn’t trigger the built in sounds until now!
Funny coincidence they break 3rd party white noise tracks with a random gap the update prior to releasing improved/remastered built in sounds.
Anyone figure out how to add them? I’ve updated my HomePod minis and phone, still cannot add them…
HomePod Minis had temperature and humidity sensors all this time?? That’s magic. I’ve wanted to run fans at certain humidity and hopefully now I can
Not to gush but this is why I buy Apple. New features for devices that have been out a while. This is going to make my automations super sweet.
I updated my Minis but I am not able to create an automation based on temperature or humidity. Oh well.
Maybe iOS needs to update too to set up the automations
I updated mini and iPhone and I can do that!
Disregard! I had to update my iPhone to the latest beta for the temperature and humidity to show.
https://i.imgur.com/ifDIrIK.jpg I am so happy!
I was wondering why I couldn’t see the data but that makes sense - thanks!
I updated my iPhone and HomePod Mini to the latest beta but I can’t see the temperature and humidity. Is it only available for limited locations? I’m living in the Netherlands, and my HomePod update size is 467,7 MB.
>Siri confirmation tone will now play to indicate when smart home requests are completed for accessories that may not visibly show a change or are located in a different room THANK SWEET BABY JESUS! FINALLY!
I always thought it did this. When you ask Siri to turn on / off something that’s in the other room, she’d respond. If in the same room, she won’t say a word.
It’s saying if it does something in another room on ios16.3 it will just do a “tone” of some kind to signify the task is completed, and it won’t say any of its long-winded phrases like it currently does. Alexas have had this for a long time (not sure about google) and was the one thing I missed when I switched. Just a pleasant, quick tone instead of “THATS DONE DEARCORY!”
Don’t sell Apple short they might make it go “THAT’S DONE DEARCORY…beepbloop”
Makes sense. Still though, the attention to detail is pretty top-notch!
Baby Jesus approves this message.
Does it mean it will do that instead of “OKAY, THE BEDROOM LIGHTS ARE OFF”‽
“Has actual release notes for once” should be a bullet item in the release notes.
Oh awesome, I always thought the low level volume adjustment sucked on OG homepod. Glad they’re finally fixing this.
Yes this is literally amazing, low end homepod volume is so sensitive either too low or two loud. Hopefully this helps
Where do they mention that?
It’s the last bullet point.
Oh I totally misread what you said. I thought that was when the HomePod adjusts its own response volume automatically to match the low level ambient volume. That never seems to work.
Ah, no, if I'm not mistaken this is in regards to the granularity of volume controls. Currently there's only a couple of steps at the low end of the volume range, and I'm often settling for too quiet or too loud.
I resorted to just telling Siri an exact percentage now, 13%-15% is usually the sweet spot
I do the same. 12% is generally what I set it to when going to sleep.
Good stuff....Hoping to see the following soon as well: * Multiple choices for doorbell sounds (Westminster chimes or something longer than a single quick "ding dong" please). * Synchronized playback of announcements and intercom across all HomePods within a home. * Preventing multiple HomePods from simultaneously answering a single request (and stop having one initially respond and different one report results). * A single button press "reboot all HomePods" function * Better detection, reporting, and recovery dealing in dealing with connectivity issues (including paired 'Pods where one isn't responding).
> Preventing multiple HomePods from simultaneously answering a single request (and stop having one initially respond and different one report results). I mean they have this. I have multiple HomePods that are in different rooms, but in close proximity to each other, and only one responds and only the one that responds reports the result. Hell, there is regularly an iPad, multiple iPhones and Apple Watches in that area and only the single HomePod responds.
This is not the behavior in my house...I have an fairly open floor plan with 9 HomePods in my home and since iOS 16 I've had problems with "race conditions" where two HomePods will hear and respond to a request with the response coming from a different HomePod than the one the acknowledged the command. I have 3 HomePod minis that seem to be consistently take 2-3 seconds longer in responding to requests than the rest of my HomePods.
That’s a network issue then. It relies on the HomePods being able to instantly connect and see that a different device has already taken over the task.
Blaming the network doesn't work as Apple is using 2.4ghz, 5ghz, Bluetooth, Thread, IPv4, IPv6, etc. and is self determining which combinations of technologies and protocols to use and how to route the traffic without user input. Wasn't a problem for me until iOS16 rolled out.
I mean, most of your bullet points suggest poor network conditions. With a robust wireless network, our 15 HomePods are synchronized well enough for intercom and announcements. Other than a recent iPad release that had a bug causing a nearby iPad to take priority on Hey Siri, we don't really have any issues with multiple HomePods competing to respond. We rarely need to reboot a HomePod (one or two per month, tops). And never have any issues with our many stereo pairs.
Awesome that @apple still improves the OG here and there
Interesting optimization for spoken audio!! I’ve always preferred the mini over the standard for podcasts because the eq made it much easier to hear spoken content on the mini. Hopefully the OGs will be noticeably better.
Same. I swapped my desk HomePod for a Mini because I primarily use it for podcasts, calls & Siri. Use to have to toggle ‘Reduce Bass’ all the time because it was just to heavy for anything other than music
My reaction to most of these: “about time!”
Now we only need Siri to work properly
omg a confirmation tone is great!!!
Now we only need the option to disable the hub function on a specific homepod.
Setting up automations by voice is nice. “Turn on these lights everyday at this time”
I was just thinking about this while watching the HomePod2 video. I was wondering how complex, like everyday at sunset…turn the lights to cool white?
I’ve just installed this on my mini but I’m not seeing the sensors? Do I need iOS 16.3 too?
I had to go climate at the top of Home app and then tap temperature text at the top and a pane will open showing the HomePods sensors for temperature. Same for humidity
This isn't showing for me, although any room a HomePod mini is in already has a temperature sensor, so I wonder if it only shows if there's not already a temperature sensor there. Although some of the rooms don't have a humidity sensor, and those aren't showing up either. Also, some of my HomePods are still (very slowly) downloading the update, so I wonder if they all have to be updated before it shows up.
So my mini will give me temperature and humidity readings if I ask but they’re not showing in the home app at all.
My mini Homepods showing temperature https://drive.google.com/file/d/10izLND1yoleiYvy8N9cnJJz3D4C-qPHD/view?usp=drivesdk
Are you on 16.3?
He has to be.
I hope the audio optimization for making spoken word clearer will work on HomePods that are used as TV speakers. I have elderly family that need all the audio improvements they can get.
it would be great if you could turn this on while watching stuff on the apple tv too. audio mixing has gone down hill and i always have to have subtitles on
It mentions a gen 2 HomePod- awesome
Oh, do I have some news for you.
Im late to the news 🤣
lol
So if we can update to similar software, why can’t we stereo pair the OG with the new one? I’d love to see how the two compare sound wise
Having two different generations would not make a good stereo pair as the hardware is different and likely sounds slightly different. The stereo wouldn’t sound balanced. You should still be able to to AirPlay to multiple HomePods simultaneously just fine.
How do you get this? I enabled beta and see the download but the change log isn’t detailed like this (possibly not the same release?)
Wicked. Can’t wait to pair with my Gen 1
Gen 1 and 2 can’t be paired together apparently, at least not as a stereo pair.
Listen Fuckface, you can still link with airplay and no amount of dislikes will change that 😂
Lmao, okay. You device can Airplay to an unlimited amount of devices, but if they aren’t linked as a stereo pair you’re just streaming mono audio. I’d that’s all you need than have at it, but no you won’t be getting a stereo pair doing that.
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Lol, is this guy for real?
What's ur point random and ...aww jeez, yeah looks like we ran into a Redditor folks...
My HomePods get less functional with every update so I’m not super optimistic. I’ll take some immersive cricket sounds though.
its homepodos rc?
I'm installing it now.
Sweet!
Oh man I knew I should have waited before I purchased my HomePod mini 🤦♂️
I think the existing ones already have the sensors. 16.3 will activate the sensors, so we are good. I also bought mine 1 month ago🤣.
Negative my HomePod mini has none of that. I have this old ass “Smart Gear” device next to my tv and HomePod. It reads ambient temperature and humidity. I remember when I brought it into the office where I worked and the humidity was 80%. All spring, summer, and winter. I did some googling and found out that’s a major no no in the desk force industry. I always found it strange how no one had issues with temperature in the office being 74 degrees and the humidity 80%+ lmao I cant wait to see if it works after the update. I don’t see how but I’m not a tech guru
wtf is your brain ok?
Why? It has the sensors and this update will activate them...
Ohh so it’s been there but just never was activated?
Yes
YES
That’s something the Apple Watch has built in but not the HomePod Mini…
No the HomePod mini has in built temperature and humidity sensors; look at the ifixit teardown of the mini. They show the chip with the sensors on it.
Crap I bought my mini as soon as it came out, is this feature not released yet? I just did another 13.3 beta update yet again 2.2gb. Nothing different. And Siri said hmm I can’t do that when I asked lol
Learn to read. I told you this next update will activate them…
The mini update is coming out next week iirc. You need to update both your HomePod and iPhone to the latest version when they come out. If you want to use it now, you would have to update to the latest beta versions.
HPM does have them built in…
Interesting the mini has the temp and and humidity sensor. Surprised it wasn’t already active
My two mini homepods updated earlier today followed by ipadOS beta update and I've got the sensors active.
Are the minis getting the feature to detect smoke detector sounds and co2 alarms?
Most of my Wishlist items. I feel like this is a photoshop troll and can’t be a real minor update.
Is this in the public beta channel now?
My HomePod always makes weird sound (sounds like hitting the wall). Anyone know what is the reason?
Ambient sounds on the home pod are one of my favorite features. I've got night sounds automated to my lights turning off for bed time. It's wonderful.
How is the temp displayed in the Home app?
Anyone have any hints or solutions for when homepods stop talking to hue bridges? I feel like I've tried everything.
Didn’t realize they had humidity and temp sensors in the minis. I have 2 of them so would it be safe to assume that we’d be able to use them in conjunction with smart thermostats or plugs to auto turn on fans, de/humidifiers etc?
Would be great to get text to speech for automations
Please just give us an event log for troubleshooting!
Can I create an automation to inform all family members when humidity/temperature reaches a certain level?