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Apple may make its much-rumored smart home hub available in two different versions sometime in 2025.
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Apple on Monday released HomePod Software 18 for the HomePod and HomePod mini. The new software was released alongside iOS 18.
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Apple on Monday released tvOS 17.6, its sixth major update to the latest Apple TV operating system.
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Add the HomePod to the list of Apple devices that have saved lives, as Apple’s smart speaker has saved a family home from a potentially fatal fire caused by a nosy pooch while the family slept.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department was alerted about a housefire at 4:43 a.m. on June 26th. However, by the time firefighters arrived on the scene, the homeowners had already extinguished the kitchen fire.
The kitchen security camera footage posted to Facebook shows the owner’s dog causing the fire as it got on its hind legs to snoop around several boxes that were sitting on the stovetop.
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Apple today reclassified the iPhone X, first-generation HomePod, and first-generation AirPods as “vintage” products. Apple adds products to its vintage list when it has been more than five years since the device was last offered for sale.
What’s Vintage, and What’s Obsolete?
Apple’s website explains the difference:
Vintage products are those that have not been manufactured for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. Apple has discontinued hardware service for vintage products with the following exceptions:
Mac products purchased in the country of Turkey. Owners of vintage ..read more
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Apple Intelligence should make an appearance on the Vision Pro headset in 2025. However, the HomePod will be left out in the cold when it comes to Apple’s new Artificial Intelligence features, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
Gurman’s comments came in the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter. Gurman said that Apple is preparing to bring Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset, but not this year.
Apple Intelligence is coming to the Vision Pro. When Apple Intelligence was unveiled earlier this month, it was only promised for the Mac, iPhone and iPad. But there’s another device ..read more
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Apple on Monday released HomePod 17.5 software for the HomePod and HomePod mini. The update comes two months after the release of the HomePod 17.4 update.
Apple does not specify what’s included in the HomePod 17.5 software, and the update’s release notes say only that it brings stability and performance improvements.
How to Update HomePod Software
Your HomePod or HomePod mini should update automatically, but you can also manually update your device by doing the following:
Open the Home app.
Tap on the icon that looks like three dots in the upper right corner.
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I noticed a report today from MacRumors that Siri on the HomePod and HomePod mini has apparently forgotten how to tell time. So, I tried it with my HomePod mini. Sure enough, then I asked, “what time is it?” Siri could not tell me and instead directed me to ask on my iPhone.
“I found some web results, I can show them if you ask again from your iPhone,” was Siri’s response to the time inquiry. Oddly enough, asking what time it is in a specific location, like Los Angeles, California, Siri is able to respond with the correct time for that area. Asking Siri on my iPhone receives ..read more
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Apple today announced that it will release its second-generation HomePod and its HomePod mini to consumers in Malaysia, Thailand, and Turkey, starting May 10.
Apple is already taking pre-orders through its online stores in those three countries and the smart speakers will ship and go on sale in those countries’ retail stores on May 10.
Apple first released the HomePod mini in October 2020, in the United States and a few other countries. Other than new colors in November 2021 and the devices’ temperature and humidity sensors being activated via software updates last year, no significant update ..read more
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Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman says Apple is currently developing a new HomePod speaker boasting an “iPad-like display” but we likely won’t see such a device hit shelves until 2025, should Apple decide to go to production. Gurman’s comments come in his most recent Power On newsletter.
But I am told Apple that continues to pursue this idea and has begun early work on it with overseas suppliers, including China’s BYD, which makes some iPad models. If Apple finally moves forward with the product, a launch wouldn’t come until 2025 at the earliest. Work on the device is being led by Matt Coste ..read more