Apple Releases HomePod Mini in New Midnight Color

[jole]

Have Apple gotten HomePod to work seamlessly with macOS yet (without significant latency)?

[ In other words, is there finally support in Sequoia for the low-latency protocol iOS/tvOS have had for years ]

 

[ipedro]

and of course this brand new Siri device won’t support new Siri, right?

This reinforces the prediction that we won't see any HomePod with built-in Apple Intelligence. A $99 HomePod mini was never going to have an a17 Pro or M-series chip. Apple Intelligence will work in tandem with a supported iPhone on the network and new Siri will be cloud-based, perhaps even an iCloud+ service.

 

[Surf Monkey]

Have Apple gotten HomePod to work seamlessly with macOS yet (without significant latency)?

[ In other words, is there finally support in Sequoia for the low-latency protocol iOS/tvOS have had for years ]

Apple Music has never been able to maintain continuity between devices. I hope they fix that.

 

[Premium1]

Have Apple gotten HomePod to work seamlessly with macOS yet (without significant latency)?

[ In other words, is there finally support in Sequoia for the low-latency protocol iOS/tvOS have had for years ]

Doesn't seem to be the case. Latency is still an issue for me. (m1 air and minis). Don't have the issue with full sized homepods hooked up to apple tv and tv output.

 

[kiv.atso]

Not sure I’ll buy these again. My Apple TV 4K doesn’t detect HomePod minis lately without any changes to WiFi network.

 

[mansplains]

Truth be told I don’t know what a HomePod mini would actually need in an update until they ready to put a chip capable of Apple intelligence in them.

"I found Truth Be Told on AppleTV+, would you like to subscribe?"

 

[mansplains]

Orange is my favorite color, and I really wanted to like the orange hpm, but it's too red for me. Of course we needed yet another shade of grey, "nearly" identical to the prior model.

 

[ILoveCalvinCool]

wow innovation my a$$

How much innovating does a speaker really need? Seriously, I cannot think of anything else I want a mini to do other than what it already does or what I would get from buying a full-size homepod.

 

[1984]

Man you really did some mental gymnastics for apple there by them calling black "midnight."

No.

Space Gray = Gray
Space Black = Dark Gray
Midnight = Disgusting Navy Blue

 

[MallardDuck]

I'm waiting for the revised model that let's me play music out of my local itunes Library instead of just streaming.

 

[JordanCautious]

This is too freaking funny. It’s literally the same color lmaooo.

 

[nutmac]

How much innovating does a speaker really need? Seriously, I cannot think of anything else I want a mini to do other than what it already does or what I would get from buying a full-size homepod.

I can think of several, while still keeping the spirit and price of HomePod mini intact:

• S9 or newer for faster and more accurate on-device Siri
• Improved drivers and microphones
• Room sensing auto calibration

 

[Premium1]

No.

Space Gray = Gray
Space Black = Dark Gray
Midnight = Disgusting Navy Blue

It is literally black on their website... It is the same color as before they just changed the name.

 

[Cirillo Gherardo]

Doesn't have to be a "serious entry" when it could easily be a "passable" product in this space. If they didn't want people using it that way they shouldn't have allowed them to be paired with an apple tv. But pairing a set of these with a set of full sized homepods would be enough of a "home theatre" for 90% of people...

The product doesn't sell well, so Apple isn't going to discourage a use case, even if it's not an ideal one.

 

[PsykX]

Wow, how dare they release that thing today and never update it with Apple Intelligence ?
It'll be stuck with a dumb Siri forever.
It's mind-boggling...

 

[ILoveCalvinCool]

I can think of several, while still keeping the spirit and price of HomePod mini intact:

• S9 or newer for faster and more accurate on-device Siri
• Improved drivers and microphones
• Room sensing auto calibration

That's not innovation, though. Sure, I also want the mini to get faster and better at what it already does. And the homepod does room sensing calibration and there's got to be something that separates it from the mini. People here seem to be decrying the lack of innovation, but what do they expect? A mini that sprouts legs and follows you around? Actually that would be great, get on it, Apple.

 

[tehabe]

What is the difference to my black ones?

 

[bookcase]

Orange is my favorite color, and I really wanted to like the orange hpm, but it's too red for me. Of course we needed yet another shade of grey, "nearly" identical to the prior model.

Yeah, I love orange but wasn't impressed by this version of it. I'd like to see comparison between Midnight and Space Grey when it's released.

 

[Serjine]

And nothing about the new HomePod mini? Very strange…

 

[iBreatheApple]

Apple Music has never been able to maintain continuity between devices. I hope they fix that.

But… they make the hardware and the software…

 

[bluespark]

When asked for comment, an Apple representative stated, “You’ll need to ask again from your iPhone.”

 

[Killbill2]

Love the orange - however, lately it's been acting wonky it won't stay connected to my wifi yet the other 3 minis no issue.

Finally!
The answer to that age old question “orange you glad?”
No

 

[Bogstandard]

Ahh! 👍🏼. Apple AI project bears fruit..😉
"No Apple Intelligence until 2025," they said.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

and of course this brand new Siri device won’t support new Siri, right?

Apple isn't even positioning it as "New Siri".

It's all "Apple Intelligence". Like, there isn't a new Siri. But Siri will be able to make use of Apple Intelligence.

But no, Apple is definitely not giving a $99 HomePod Apple Intelligence as an update while the $999+iPhones 14 Pro and $799+ 15/15 Plus don't get it

 

[ThirteenXIII]

so it just changes the name? nothing really changed?