Apple slipped a small sensor into the HomePod Mini that can measure the temperature and humidity in a room, according to a report Monday from Bloomberg. The component, which doesn't appear to have ...

With its built-in sensor, HomePod can detect and tell you the temperature and humidity of the room. And you can set it in automations so the blinds close if the temperature hits 80 degrees.

Apple updated the HomePod Mini’s product page to mention that it can now track temperature and humidity with a sensor that it has always had. However, the feature isn’t currently available to ...

The sensor is made by Texas Instruments, which calls it a "HDC2010 Humidity and Temperature Digital Sensor," according to TechInsights, a firm that analyses components inside of electronics.

Since temperature and humidity affect how sound is heard it makes great sense to put something like this in. There is almost no computational audio in the HomePod mini. 3 Likes · 0 Dislikes ...

Now that Apple’s made the temperature sensor known in the HomePod Mini, I updated it to the latest iOS 16.3 beta to see if it would enable the readings in the Apple Home app.

The news comes on the same day that Apple introduced a second-generation HomePod, which will also have the temperature and humidity sensor. Watch this: What Apple Is Cooking Up for 2023 06:37 ...

Obviously, the HomePod mini does not report temperature metrics to HomeKit today and the sensor is essentially laying dormant. Unless Apple explicitly confirms the potential, it could go unused ...

Update: ‌HomePod‌ software version 16.3 enables the temperature and humidity sensor in the ‌HomePod mini‌, according to Apple's release notes. Related Roundups: HomePod , HomePod mini Tag ...

The temperature/humidity sensor feature should be unlocked with today’s iOS 16.3 release, which also brings support for the upcoming HomePod, along with various security-minded updates.

Apple now says the HomePod mini has a temperature and humidity sensor — a feature dormant since the speaker launched. Home; News. Everything Samsung released at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 ; ...

Apple’s HomePod mini smart speaker has an as-yet-undisclosed temperature and humidity sensor in its casing. Apple has reportedly discussed using the sensor with other smart home devices like ...