Following the discharge of the iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2 updates on Monday, Apple on Tuesday launched HomePod 16.3, which controls its HomePod, second-generation HomePod, and HomePod mini.
Per Apple’s launch notes, the replace provides the next fixes and adjustments:
- Temperature and humidity sensing measures your indoor local weather with HomePod (2nd era) and HomePod mini
- Remastered ambient sounds are extra immersive and might now be added to scenes, automations, and alarms within the Dwelling app
- Discover My on HomePod now lets you ask Siri for the placement of family and friends, if they’ve shared it with you
- Recurring Dwelling automations might be arrange utilizing simply your voice
- Siri affirmation tone will now play to point when good house requests are accomplished for equipment that will not visibly present a change or are positioned in a distinct room
- Audio tuning optimizes spoken content material corresponding to podcasts for even higher readability on HomePod (2nd era) and HomePod (1st era)
- Up to date quantity controls on HomePod (1st era) provide you with extra granular changes at decrease volumes
HomePod software program is put in robotically on the HomePod until the function is disabled, however the HomePod may also be manually up to date within the Dwelling app by following the directions in our HomePod replace learn how to.
HomePod software program is put in robotically on the HomePod until the function is disabled, however the HomePod may also be manually up to date within the Dwelling app by way of the next steps:
- Open the Dwelling app in your iPhone or iPad.
- Faucet on the icon that appears like three dots within the higher proper nook.
- Faucet on Dwelling Settings.
- Scroll all the way down to Software program Replace.
- Faucet Software program Replace to see if there are any accessible updates.
For those who’ve had an opportunity to strive model 16.3 of the HomePod software program, please tell us about your expertise within the feedback.
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