HomePod Noob HomePod Mini question.

[Keniutek]

So... does the light always blinks/flashes/stays on while this thing is playing music? I want to use it in the bedroom but if there's no way of turning "the light" off im out... or i'll be forced to put a coaster on it (like i do with my Yamaha speakers)

 

[T-Bob]

If its like homepod, then no.

 

[dotme]

Only thing lit up when playing music on Homepod is the + and - for volume control and those aren't that bright.

 

[Keniutek]

^ on a black Homepod, yes. But how does it look on a white mini? I guess the whole area is lit up a little, no?

 

[angelofioren]

I have a white one and a black one and I noticed on the black mini the light pulses slightly differently than the white mini. It fluctuates between a small light and a bigger light. It’s a little weird.

 

[angelofioren]

So... does the light always blinks/flashes/stays on while this thing is playing music? I want to use it in the bedroom but if there's no way of turning "the light" off im out... or i'll be forced to put a coaster on it (like i do with my Yamaha speakers)

I just gave it a try and in complete darkness the light gets really really low.

 

[Keniutek]

Thanks man. Can u take a pic or a short video please?
TIA

 

[angelofioren]

It’s so dark that you really don’t see much. I think it will be okay for me, but it will depend on your own sensitivity to light.

 

[FishyD]

After the 14.2 update, I’m pretty sure the white light (and green when on a call) stopped pulsing all together. They are just solid now, a lot less distracting

 

[Apple_Robert]

After the 14.2 update, I’m pretty sure the white light (and green when on a call) stopped pulsing all together. They are just solid now, a lot less distracting

That is correct.

 

[Starfia]

Unlike the HomePod, the HomePod mini always displays some kind of gentle white pulsation when actively playing media. But it clearly has an ambient light sensor – it darkens dramatically when the room is dark.

I've written more about its display here.

 

[FishyD]

Unlike the HomePod, the HomePod mini always displays some kind of gentle white pulsation when actively playing media. But it clearly has an ambient light sensor – it darkens dramatically when the room is dark.

I've written more about its display here.

It actually doesn’t pulsate anymore (since 14.2). It’s a solid white or green now.

 

[Starfia]

It actually doesn’t pulsate anymore (since 14.2). It’s a solid white or green now.

I stand corrected, and that’s the one word that felt like overstepping when I typed it; I’d have used “illumination” if it had occurred to me. I’ve only used mine with 14.2, and I’m not certain I’ve ever seen it pulse except during setup and stuff.

 

[FishyD]

I thought I was going crazy because when I first got the HomePod mini, it was pulsing white when playing music. Then it just stopped all of a sudden but it definitely coincided with me updating to 14.2.