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Apple Releases HomePod Software 26.4

Alongside iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4, Apple has released new HomePod 26.4 software for the ‌HomePod‌ and the HomePod mini. The update comes a little over a month after Apple released ‌HomePod‌ Software 26.3.

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According to Apple's release notes, ‌HomePod‌ Software 26.4 includes performance and stability improvements.

‌‌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 on iPhone, iPad, or Mac by tapping on the More button, choosing Home Settings, and then selecting the Software Update option.

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15 minutes ago at 12:00 pm

It’s kind of wild to me that my original HomePod still receives updates nine years later. It also speaks to how little the hardware has fundamentally changed over those nine years.
If you're a fan of the OG HomePod, NEVER SELL IT. If it ever breaks, have it fixed. I SOOOOO regret selling our OG HomePods, Gen. 2's are absolutely the worst. I'm actively looking for broken OG's on marketplace and eBay to send in so we can go back to the OG's. Not only did they sound better but they could actually hear you speaking to them, the 2nd gen is awful, I can be standing 2 feet away with absolutely no music playing, no ambient sounds and it doesn't hear me. If I were not so cheap I would beat it with a bat like the did the printer in Office Space.

/rant
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2 hours ago at 10:22 am
It’s kind of wild to me that my original HomePod still receives updates nine years later. It also speaks to how little the hardware has fundamentally changed over those nine years.
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