...But maybe offering a wall-mount version with less-audio fidelity is why they didn't actually name it HomePod touch.. But man, that makes so much more sense in an Apple ecosystem than HomeView. Someone at apple is starting to humor the letter V.

Either way, I don’t know if this has already been posted, recently or ever before. I didn't even search. I just made this image and thought "I must share this now and ask opinions on what everyone else thinks a better name would be"

I have a PS5 Pro hooked up to my LG C4 through HDMI 1. I want to buy the new Apple TV 4K because my TV UI is getting more and more sluggish.

I know the Apple TV box gets connected with HDMI eARC to the TV but how exactly do I hook up the PS5 with the Homepods? I feel like there will be some kind of lag, no?

I'm wanting to get a HomePod for my bedroom, just for music and podcasts, and also phone calls.

Initially I thought the new mini, but then I saw you can do 2 in stereo! But at that point I'm only £50 off a HomePod.

If I just cared about sound quality does 1 HomePod beat stereo HomePod Mini 2's?

Or should I just get a normal Bluetooth speaker really?

Thank you.

I currently have a KEF XIO soundbar, and I’m wondering whether the newly announced Apple TV 4K would let me add two HomePod mini 2 speakers as dedicated rear surrounds only 👀

Would I be able to assign them specifically to the rear left and rear right channels, while keeping my soundbar for the front channels?

Anyone ever heard this high pitched frequency coming from their HomePod? I have mine set up in a stereo pair connected to my Apple TV and it’s only the left one that’s doing it. Seems to happen with or without audio playing. I thought it could be electrical interference from the outlet, but plugging it into another wall outlet didn’t seem to help either. Any ideas?

Why sometimes the volume bar is disabled?

Hey guys,

I have a HomePod mini that needs to be fixed or replaced. I have AppleCare on this device, and I'm curious: if they check it and decide to replace it, is there a chance they might give me a mini 2, or will they give me the original version?

I have a first-generation HomePod mini, and I recently noticed that Siri’s light animation looks different.
Instead of the usual multicolored, swirling Siri animation, I’m now seeing a mostly white light with a blue tint when Siri is activated (see video).
Interestingly, the blue doesn’t look quite like the new Siri AI animation either. It seems a bit darker and more saturated. But the distinctive red color from the original Siri animation is definitely gone.
My HomePod mini is currently running OS 27.0, though I didn’t notice this change immediately after any particular update.
Has anyone else noticed this? Is this an intentional change, or could it be a bug?

Not that long ago I got 2nd HomePod (2nd Gen) and recently decided to move the HomePods around to the same room to try out Home Theater Audio functionality to use the HomePods as TV speakers. This is connected to Apple TV 4K (2nd gen).

I have few questions cause I am unsure if this is a proper behavior for the system.

- when HomePods Stereo pair is selected as the TV speakers output , SIRI on HomePods no longer responds to any voice . Is this normal?

- when performing a lip sync setup, is it normal that the test noises are emitted from the TV speakers, not the actual HomePods themselves? It seems odd to hear test noises from the TV built-in speaker for lip syncing HomePods.

As title says, I’ve noticed my HomePods blinking when my Apple TV is idle and not being used. This only happens when I set them on ARC to play TV audio.

They work normally and TV audio also works as it should. But why the blinking? Does anyone have any info on this? Is this an issue?

Should I keep it and buy and mini 2 or sell it???
Any other ideas?