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Apple confirms Siri AI is not coming to the original HomePod mini

By Ryan Christoffel · 9to5Mac · Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 17:30 (30m ago) · Original article ↗

Siri AI is a tentpole addition to HomePod mini 2, but a CNET report today originally claimed Siri AI was coming to older HomePod mini models too. However, the story has since been updated with a correction and 9to5Mac received a statement confirming Siri AI will be exclusive to HomePod mini 2.

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