HomePod Mini 2 Expected Later This Year With These New Features

Monday July 14, 2025 11:30 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple released the HomePod mini nearly five years ago, so you may be wondering when a new version of the speaker will finally arrive.

Below, we recap rumors about a next-generation HomePod mini.

HomePod mini: Timeline

October 2020: Apple announces the HomePod mini during its iPhone 12 event.
November 2021: HomePod mini gains blue, orange, and yellow color options.
January 2023: Apple enables the inactive temperature and humidity sensor in the ‌HomePod mini‌ with a software update.
July 2024: Apple replaces the HomePod mini's space gray color with a midnight color.

HomePod mini 2: Rumors

In January, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that Apple was aiming to release a new HomePod mini "toward the end of the year." If that timeframe remains accurate, the HomePod mini 2 will likely be released in September, October, or November this year.

The new HomePod mini will be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, according to Gurman. He said the chip will support Wi-Fi 6E, which is much faster and has lower latency compared to the current HomePod mini's Wi-Fi 4.

No other features or changes have been rumored yet, but improved sound quality and a newer processor are safe bets. The current HomePod mini is equipped with the Apple Watch Series 5's S5 chip from 2019. The speaker could also be updated with Apple's second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, which debuted in iPhone 15 models.

New color options are likely as well.

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Top Rated Comments

ignatius345

10 months ago

I have two of these little bastards in my home and have such mixed feelings. They do a decent job of playing audio in multiple rooms, but for whatever reason they are absolutely idiotic at recognizing what room I'm in. So many times I've made a clear command to one that is less than five feet away from me in one room, only to hear that command responded to (often wrongly) from the other HomePod Mini, two rooms away. And that's not even touching on the intense, almost willful stupidity of Siri. It somehow manages to screw up even the simplified set of commands I try to stick to to avoid trouble.

If there's some measurable improvement in performance and accuracy I'd consider it, but given how behind Siri is, I'm not optimistic.

Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Timpetus

10 months ago

I have 4 of the HomePod Minis and I will say this: don't buy them for Siri. They do work great as a stereo pair in conjunction with our Apple TV, and the other 2 are nice for playing music that can be heard in the rest of the house. The sound quality is good, and if you can get them on sale (I paid something like $70, on average) they are a good deal since they integrate well with an Apple ecosystem.

Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Rayansb

10 months ago

I hate all of my pods, Siri is so braindead using it is not good for my health.

Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)