HomePod is about to get free upgrade with these new features

By Ryan Christoffel · 9to5Mac · Friday, 16 October 2026 at 15:49 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

Apple unveiled three new Home products this week: HomeView, HomePod mini 2, and a new Apple TV 4K. While there’s no new full-size HomePod launching, Apple did announce three features coming to the existing HomePod 2 via a free software update.

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