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Apple launches HomePod Mini 2 with Siri AI support and new features
Apple has introduced the HomePod Mini 2, its first small-speaker update since 2020.
The speaker has a new S10 chip, and Apple says a future software update will bring its latest Siri AI features.
With a compatible iPhone or iPad, Siri can use personal information to help with tasks such as finding a message or adding ingredients to a shopping list.
The speaker also adds Sound Glow, which matches its lights to album art, and can work as a Mac’s default speaker.
Up to four HomePod Mini 2 speakers can be linked for surround sound with Apple TV 4K.
The new model costs $149, $20 more than its predecessor, and comes in five colors.
It will go on sale on October 30, alongside Apple’s wider push into smart home devices.
Apple announced the HomePod mini 2, the first update to its compact smart speaker since its 2020 debut.
The speaker has an S10 chip and will support Siri AI through a future software update.
Its Sound Glow feature makes the lights on top match the music’s album artwork.
It can be paired with four speakers and the new Apple TV 4K for a surround-sound setup.
The HomePod mini 2 costs $149 and is scheduled to go on sale on October 30, 2026.
- Who
- Apple announced the HomePod mini 2.
- What
- It is an updated smart speaker with an S10 chip, Sound Glow lighting and planned Siri AI support.
- When
- Apple announced it on October 13, 2026. It is scheduled to go on sale on October 30.
- Where
- Apple announced the product. Hindustan Times reported an India price of ₹18,900.
- Why
- The update adds Siri AI and smart-home features as Apple renews its focus on the smart home and its virtual assistant.
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Apple announced the HomePod mini 2, and preorders opened.
The HomePod mini 2 is scheduled to go on sale.
Apple says Siri AI support will come to the speaker in a future update.
- US price
- $149
- India price
- ₹18,900
- Processor
- S10 chip
- New lighting feature
- Sound Glow
- Launch date
- October 30, 2026
- Colours
- Pink, green, blue, white and midnight
What people are saying
HomePod mini 2 brings together Siri AI, gorgeous new colors, and incredible audio.
It fills a room with sound on its own, which gets even bigger in a stereo pair or with multiroom audio, and when paired with the new Apple TV 4K, it delivers our most immersive home theater setup yet.
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