Apple Releases HomePod Software 27.2, Adding Sound Glow to 3 Speaker Models
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Updated · The Apple Post · Oct 26
Apple Releases HomePod Software 27.2, Adding Sound Glow to 3 Speaker Models
3 articles · Updated · The Apple Post · Oct 26
Summary
HomePod Software 27.2 brings Sound Glow to the second-generation HomePod, the original HomePod mini and the new HomePod mini 2, while the original full-size HomePod is excluded.
Sound Glow makes the speaker’s top surface pulse with colors matched to audio, drawing from album art and working across music, podcasts and Apple ambient sounds.
Version 27.2 also lets compatible HomePods serve as a Mac’s default speaker, expands surround-sound support with Apple TV and adds a Lock Controls setting to disable touch input.
The release lands just before HomePod mini 2 reaches customers, and Apple says the new speaker requires Software 27.2; most devices will update automatically through the Home app.