Apple HomePod, 2nd Generation, Midnight - RRP £299
Apple HomePod is a powerhouse of a speaker. We're talking room-filling, high-fidelity audio from 5 tweeters and a high-excursion woofer for clean bass, clear vocals, and incredible detail. It intelligently adapts to its position in the room and what's playing so every song sounds incredible. Playing music is oh so simple with Siri, the built-in voice assistant. And of course, Siri can do things like set reminders, turn on your lights, and adjust the temperature. Or even find your iPhone (for the hundredth time).
Good to know
- The built-in temperature and humidity sensor is handy for keeping tabs on your space and triggering automations, like closing the blinds if it gets too hot
- With AirPlay you can wirelessly stream the same song across multiple speakers in different rooms
- Pair HomePod with your Apple TV 4K (sold separately) for cinematic Dolby Atmos audio
- It'll listen out for your smoke and carbon monoxide alarm and send you a notification on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- Your data is stored in a way that Apple can't read, and Siri requests aren't associated with your Apple ID – it's privacy as it should be.
- Use Siri as an intercom
- Privacy protection ensures Apple cannot read your stored data
- Designed with features to reduce its environmental impact
- Sound recognition detects smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and sends notifications
- Temperature and humidity sensors
- Supports remote access and automations
- Interactive touch screen with gesture support
- Four-microphone design for far-field Siri
- Create stereo audio by pairing two HomePods (requires identical models of HomePod, such as two HomePod (2nd gen) or two HomePod mini)
- Acoustically transparent 3D mesh fabric
- 4-inch high-excursion woofer
- Bass-EQ mic
- 5 beamforming tweeters
- Home hub for HomeKit and Matter
- Multi-room audio with AirPlay
- Spatial Audio
- Computational audio optimises acoustics in real time
- Room sensing tailors acoustics to HomePod location
Requirements
- iPhone SE (2nd generation or later) or iPhone 8 or later with the latest version of iOS; or iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation or later) or iPad mini (5th generation or later) with the latest version of iPadOS
- 802.11 Wi‑Fi internet access
Compatible app
- Home app
- Apple Music app
Connectivity
- WiFi
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Thread
- Matter
Compatibility
- iPhone SE (2nd generation or later) or iPhone 8 or later with the latest version of iOS
- iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation or later) or iPad mini (5th generation or later) with the latest version of iPadOS