Siri AI Is Not Coming to Your Original HomePod Mini
Apple says Siri AI will only come to the HomePod mini 2, so the original HomePod mini is left out. The S5 chip is the reported reason.
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The HomePod mini 2 Sells a Siri That Is Not There Yet, Plus a Light Show
Apple's HomePod mini 2 costs $149 and ships October 30. Its headline feature, Siri AI, arrives in a future update with no date. Judge it on what works today.
iOS 27's Siri Reads Across Your Apps, and It Should Have Shipped Switched Off
iOS 27's AI Siri links Messages, Mail, Photos and more to answer cross-app questions. A real upgrade, but the opt-outs are split across three menus.