Hold onto your old HomePod – an upgrade is on the way
Source: ZDNet ·
An upcoming update will bring new features to existing HomePods. Here’s what to know.
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Apple announced the new HomePod Mini 2 last week , with several standout capabilities: It enables a four-speaker home theater configuration when paired with the fourth-gen Apple TV 4K, allows up to two speakers to be the default audio output for compatible Macs, has a dynamic RGB light display, and can lock the speaker’s touch control panel. Also: Can you use an old iPad as a HomeView? Yes – but you’ll miss 4 key features While the HomePod Mini 2 has plenty of upgrade-worthy features, you may not need to get rid of your HomePod (2nd Gen) or HomePod Mini (1st Gen) just yet. Some new features are coming to older models. Here’s what to know. Which older HomePods are getting new features? As reported by MacRumors , HomePod 27.2 software is available to developers and public beta testers, and may launch next week. According to the same reporting, the following speakers are eligible for these features: The first-gen HomePod is excluded from Sound Glow due to incompatibility with its LED…