There could also be a new HomePod speaker arriving subsequent week, however present HomePod house owners aren’t getting the silent remedy. Alongside iOS 16.3, Apple has pushed HomePod software program model 16.3 to all HomePod and HomePod mini units and it consists of far more than the same old “common efficiency and stability enhancements.”
In reality, not since model 14.1, which added Intercom and several other new Siri options, has the HomePod obtained so many new options in a single replace. Most notably, HomePod 16.3 will activate the temperature and humidity sensor within the HomePod mini for measuring the local weather of the room. The dormant sensor was found within the HomePod mini throughout teardowns, nevertheless it took greater than two years for Apple to do something with it.
Moreover, the replace comprises the next new options:
- Remastered ambient sounds are extra immersive and might now be added to scenes, automations, and alarms within the Residence app.
- Discover My on HomePod now lets you ask Siri for the placement of family and friends, if they’ve shared it with you.
- Recurring Residence automations may be arrange utilizing simply your voice.
- Siri affirmation tone will now play to point when good residence requests are accomplished for equipment that won’t visibly present a change or are situated in a unique room.
- Audio tuning optimizes spoken content material similar to podcasts for even better readability on HomePod (2nd technology) and HomePod (1st technology).
- Up to date quantity controls on HomePod (1st technology) provide you with extra granular changes at decrease volumes.
The HomePod replace started rolling out on Tuesday, nevertheless it may take some time to achieve all devcies. To replace your HomePod, go to the Residence app in your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, faucet the three-dot menu within the prime proper, then Residence Settings, and at last Software program Replace. If the HomePod 16.3 replace is on the market, faucet Replace and observe the prompts. As soon as the replace begins, a white spinning gentle will seem on the highest of your HomePod or HomePod mini till the replace has completed putting in.