HomePod 27.2 brings new features to older Apple speakers

The HomePod 27.2 beta will bring some HomePod Mini 2 features to older Apple speakers. The HomePod (2nd Gen) gets Lock Controls, Sound Glow, Mac audio output and a four-speaker setup with Apple TV 4K; the HomePod Mini (1st Gen) gets Lock Controls and Sound Glow, while the original HomePod only gets Lock Controls.

• HomePod (2nd Gen) gets Sound Glow, Mac audio output and a four-speaker array
• HomePod Mini (1st Gen) gets Lock Controls and the Sound Glow RGB display
• The original HomePod gets only the Lock Controls touch panel feature
• Siri AI stays exclusive to the HomePod Mini 2 and its S10 chip