{"id":540536,"date":"2023-01-18T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T17:41:12","slug":"apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34d4e9a468d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34d4e9a468d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/#%E2%80%9CApple_just_announced_the_2nd_Gen_HomePod_now_with_Matter_support%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CApple_just_announced_the_2nd_Gen_HomePod_now_with_Matter_support%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oMf_i1YBuMk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oMf_i1YBuMk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Outwardly, there\u2019s absolutely no difference between the 2nd Gen HomePod and its predecessor, which was discontinued in 2021. However, on the internals and software front, the new speaker has <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s S7 chip with support for Spatial Audio and compliance with the Matter smart-things protocol. The new HomePod now even has temperature and humidity sensors built-in, making it a little more useful than its ancestor\u2026 while also being $50 cheaper at just $299.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/\">Apple<\/a><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-417842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-417842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-417843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_2.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-417843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"ffed7410fba1b7834a37fd06-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"ffed7410fba1b7834a37fd06-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It seems odd that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/yankodesign.com\/tag\/apple\/\">Apple<\/a> would revive the HomePod after conveniently killing it in 2021 to prioritize the HomePod Mini. However, the fact that Apple\u2019s pushing the smart-home angle with automations, a temperature + humidity sensor, sound detection (for alarms), and Matter compatibility probably indicates the much bigger picture here. Siri was never really Apple\u2019s strongest suit (and Amazon even admitted that Alexa was an overall failure), but the smart home market seems to have gotten a revival with the rise of Matter protocol, which helps unite all compatible IoT devices under a single universal standard.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-417844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_3.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-417844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-417845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_4.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-417845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"ffed7410fba1b7834a37fd06-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"ffed7410fba1b7834a37fd06-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other (existing) features are the ability to play music through the speaker simply by tapping your phone on it, using it as an intercom, and pairing two HomePods together for a stereo setup. The HomePod, however, now can sense where it\u2019s in the room and automatically adjust its audio output to provide the best sound quality. There\u2019s even support for Spatial Audio, which allows the HomePod to mimic a 5.1-channel home theater.<\/p>\n<p>The HomePod 2nd Gen will be available starting February, for $299.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-417846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_5.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-417846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/01\/18\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple just announced the 2nd Gen HomePod, now with Matter support\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad layout=\"fluid\" height=\"fluid\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/3847355\/yd-select-amp\"><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5' style=\" margin: clear: both>\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sarang Sheth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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However, on the internals and software front, the new speaker has Apple\u2019s S7 chip with support for Spatial Audio and compliance with the Matter smart-things protocol&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":540537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/01\/apple-just-announced-the-2nd-gen-homepod-now-with-matter-support\/apple_homepod_2023_1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[5029,79826,137988,79827],"class_list":["post-540536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-homepod","tag-matter","tag-smart-speaker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}