HomePod was the first next generation device launched by Apple, with a powerful and revolutionary speaker. Then HomePod mini arrived, with the same features and with some hidden features such as measure temperature and humidity from iPhone.
HomePod It is a totally affordable and modern device, with a powerful speaker and with a temperature and humidity sensor. Then HomePod mini made its way, with a smaller version and with hidden features that later had to be activated. Do you want to know it in more detail?
HomePod a great speaker
HomePod went on the market and was one of its first steps to offer the best in home speakers. Its novelty did not come there, since it came with an integrated sensor to measure the temperature and humidity in a room or room.
Apple then released its HomePod with the 2nd generation, with a set of five tweeters and an internal microphone to calibrate the low frequencies and correct bass. The sound of it is described as high fidelity, a marvel.
This device also has built-in a temperature and humidity sensor, to create home automations through the Home App on your iPhone updated with iOS 16.3. Entering this application, look for the tab “Air conditioning” and you will be able to activate certain features, for example, turning on the air conditioning automatically when it is very hot.
What else can HomePod offer?
- Play sounds and songs.
- Turn the lights on and off.
- Raise and lower the blinds.
- Turn devices such as air conditioning, fans, or heating on and off. These functions can be programmed, so that it detects the degrees of an area of the house and conditions it, even dispensing with those hours in use when you are not at home.
HomePod mini and its temperature and humidity characteristics
Within the manufacture of these devices we can find the 1st generation HomePod with his great stride. After 2st generation HomePod with better features than before. And finally home pod mini, also revolutionary, with smaller dimensions, with similar features and at a much lower price.
In the first delivery of HomePod mini, this device was sold to the user with the guarantee of your surround sound with its big speaker. Among its benefits was integrated the temperature and humidity sensors not activated, were present, but their activation was not given.
The big news came later with the news that these sensors were incorporated into their system, and that they just had to be activated. How was it to be done? Downloading the iOS 16.3 software update. We explain the steps in detail:
- For activation, install iOS 16.3 version. We can do it from the Apple beta program website.
- We checked in and with our iPhone we run iOS 16.3.
- We go to the Home app from iPhone and we click on the icon of the three points in the upper right.
- select “House Settings” and we access "Software updates".
- Click on “HomePod Update”.
- When we have everything ready, within the App home application, we will see in the upper area the HomePod temperature and humidity sensor. From here, access its settings to manage it at your disposal.
What do we get with this new temperature and humidity sensor?
Several functions and all very practical. First we can check the temperature and humidity conditions of the room we have chosen, through the Home app on our iPhone, iPad or Mac. The new functions of this HomePod mini will be able to replace many gadgets that comply with these functions.
The second important function is to be able create automation based on the information that is detailed to us. For example, we may receive humidity alerts and turn on an air conditioner or open an automated window. Or we can program an electric radiator with the help of a smart plug when the temperature is low, etc.
An example of its use is entering the Home app and deploy all its possibilities. Here you can see how everything is working. Tap on temperature and see what measurement there is for all the rooms. It will show you an assessment of the average measurement of all the rooms where these gadgets are located.
Differences between HomePod mini vs HomePod
home pod mini It is small in size, with 9.79 cm wide and 8,43 cm tall. A perfect device for tiny corners.
El HomePod is a much larger device, with 16,8 cm high and 14,2 cm wide. His weight is around 2,3 kilos, which is superior due to his greater hearing benefits. Its temperature and humidity measurement is practically the same as that of the HomePod mini, but in the sound resolution it is different.
HomePod has exceptional sound, with a series of speakers that adapt to the environment where they are going to be heard. It automatically analyzes the acoustics and adjusts the sound to be reproduced, for example, it takes detail in case a wall interferes and you need to adjust the sound to be much more enveloping.
home pod mini It doesn't have that function, but its sound it is computational. It has a powerful processor that together with artificial intelligence manages to equalize a powerful and dynamic sound. It is a small speaker with the features of a large speaker.
