HomePod Mini 2 first look: Three things I love and one disappointment
The new Mini is faster, quieter, and gorgeous in green, but its upgraded Mac speaker feature didn’t work for me.
The new Mini is faster, quieter, and gorgeous in green, but its upgraded Mac speaker feature didn’t work for me.
According to 9to5Mac, the latest HomePod 27.2 beta adds Sound Glow support on the second-gen HomePod and first-gen HomePod Mini. Apple announced the feature with the HomePod Mini 2 last week, and says it can sync the HomePod’s LEDs colors to match album art or Apple’s ambient soundscapes. [Link: Your HomePod has a colorful new party trick: how to enable Sound Glow | https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/19/homepod-sound-glow-colorful-light/ | 9to5Mac]
A better chip, Siri AI, and more ways to connect to your Apple gear.
We waited six years for color LEDs?