HomePod

The HomePod is a line of smart speakers from Apple Inc. Designed to work with the Apple Music service. It has been available to buy in stores and online since 2018, it is sold alongside the HomePod Mini, a smaller and less expensive version introduced in 2020.

The first-generation HomePod was announced on June 5, 2017, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple began taking orders on January 26, 2018, and released it on February 9, 2018. The first-generation HomePod was discontinued on March 12, 2021.

The second-generation HomePod was announced on January 18, 2023, and released on February 3.

 Operating system 
The HomePod runs software, internally known as audioOS, a forked version of tvOS. It was launched alongside the release of the original HomePod. Though it was initially a fork of iOS, since version 13.4 in 2020, it has been a fork of tvOS. Software updates are installed automatically over-the-air, but can also be installed manually through the Home app. audioOS's main user-facing features are AirPlay 2 and Siri.

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Category:Apple hardware