Following the release 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 released HomePod 16.3, which controls its HomePod, second-generation HomePod, and HomePod mini.
Per Apple’s release notes, the update offers the following fixes and changes:
- Temperature and humidity sensing measures your indoor climate with HomePod (2nd generation) and HomePod mini
- Remastered ambient sounds are more immersive and can now be added to scenes, automations, and alarms in the Home app
- Find My on HomePod now enables you to ask Siri for the location of friends and family, if they have shared it with you
- Recurring Home automations can be set up using just your voice
- Siri confirmation tone will now play to indicate when smart home requests are completed for accessories that may not visibly show a change or are located in a different room
- Audio tuning optimizes spoken content such as podcasts for even greater clarity on HomePod (2nd generation) and HomePod (1st generation)
- Updated volume controls on HomePod (1st generation) give you more granular adjustments at lower volumes
HomePod software is installed automatically on the HomePod unless the feature is disabled, but the HomePod can also be manually updated in the Home app by following the instructions in our HomePod update how to.
HomePod software is installed automatically on the HomePod unless the feature is disabled, but the HomePod can also be manually updated in the Home app via the following steps:
- Open the Home app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on the icon that looks like three dots in the upper right corner.
- Tap on Home Settings.
- Scroll down to Software Update.
- Tap Software Update to see if there are any available updates.
If you’ve had a chance to try version 16.3 of the HomePod software, please let us know about your experience in the comments.