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Footnote: a pair needs two of the same model, such as two HomePod mini.","speaker_link_protocols":"Audio Technology: multiroom audio with AirPlay. Footnote: needs multiple HomePod speakers or AirPlay-compatible speakers. No maximum group size is published.","network_audio_protocols":"Apple writes AirPlay and lists AirPlay as the way to share other content from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV or Mac. Stored as AirPlay 2 by catalog rule.","wifi":"Wireless: 802.11n Wi-Fi.","wifi_standards":"Wireless: 802.11n Wi-Fi. No other standard is named.","bluetooth_version":"Wireless: Bluetooth 5.0.","controls":"Touch Controls: tap for play or pause, double-tap to skip, triple-tap to skip back, touch and hold for Siri, tap or hold plus or minus for volume.","voice_assistants":"Audio Technology lists a four-microphone design for far-field Siri. No other assistant is named.","thread_border_router":"Wireless: Thread networking technology. Footnote: Thread accessories need a Thread-enabled home hub, such as Apple TV 4K, HomePod (2nd generation), HomePod mini or a third-party Thread border router.","materials":"Audio Technology: acoustically transparent fabric. The 2020 environmental report says the mesh fabric is more than 90 percent recycled plastic.","in_the_box":"In the Box: HomePod mini, 20W power adapter, documentation."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/docs/homepod/300245","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["manual_url"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Apple HomePod mini manuals page with the Quick Start Guide, the HomePod User Guide and HomePod mini Info."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/10/apple-introduces-homepod-mini-a-powerful-smart-speaker-with-amazing-sound/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["announce_date","release_date","launch_price_usd","markets","colors","drivers","passive_radiator_count","stereo_pairing","speaker_link_protocols","speakerphone","voice_assistants","materials","segment","series"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Press release dated October 13, 2020.","release_date":"Orders in the US, Germany and others from November 6, 2020, with availability beginning the week of November 16. Stored as November 16.","launch_price_usd":"Available in white and space gray for $99 (US). US prices exclude sales tax.","markets":"Order in the US, Germany and other countries. The stored markets match the USD and EUR prices.","colors":"White and space gray at launch.","drivers":"An Apple-engineered full-range driver powered by a neodymium magnet.","passive_radiator_count":"A pair of force-cancelling passive radiators.","stereo_pairing":"By placing two HomePod mini speakers in a single room, a stereo pair can be created.","speaker_link_protocols":"Multiple HomePod mini speakers work together to stream to multiple rooms, in sync.","speakerphone":"Siri can make and answer phone calls through a paired iPhone.","voice_assistants":"Siri is the assistant. No other assistant is named.","materials":"The seamless mesh fabric is made with more than 90 percent recycled plastic.","segment":"Apple sells it as a smart speaker for the home. It runs from a power adapter and has no battery, so it is a home speaker.","series":"Apple calls it the newest addition to the HomePod family."}},{"url":"https://www.ifun.de/apple-stellt-den-homepod-mini-vor-160825/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["launch_price_eur","release_date","markets"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"German launch report: orderable from November 6 at 96,50 Euro, delivered from November 16. A reader comment says the price is gross. Germany had a temporary lower VAT rate in late 2020. The French price was 99 EUR, so the German price is stored.","release_date":"Delivery from November 16.","markets":"German price and sale."}},{"url":"https://everymac.com/systems/apple/homepod/specs/apple-homepod-mini-smart-speaker-a2374-specs.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["model_numbers","status","launch_price_eur","release_date","colors","dimensions_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"EveryMac: Apple model A2374 (EMC 3506). Order numbers MY5H2LL/A white, MY5G2LL/A Space Gray, MJ2E3LL/A yellow, MJ2D3LL/A orange, MJ2C3LL/A blue and MTJT3LL/A Midnight.","status":"EveryMac lists a discontinued date of October 13, 2026, the day the mini 2 was announced. Apple's store now sells only the mini 2.","launch_price_eur":"EveryMac global original prices: EUR 96,50 in Germany and EUR 99 in France, Ireland and Italy.","release_date":"EveryMac: announced October 13, 2020, pre-order November 6 and first available November 16, 2020.","colors":"White and Space Gray at launch. Yellow, orange and blue added on October 18, 2021. Midnight replaced Space Gray on July 15, 2024.","dimensions_mm":"EveryMac: the HomePod mini is spherical, 3.3 inches tall and 3.9 inches wide (84.3 mm by 97.9 mm).","weight_g":"EveryMac: 0.76 lbs (345 g)."}},{"url":"https://macrumors.com/guide/homepod-mini-vs-homepod-mini-2/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["status","successor","weight_g","bluetooth_version","wifi_standards","colors"],"notes":{"status":"MacRumors comparison table lists the 2020 HomePod mini as discontinued, initially $99 and later $129.","successor":"The HomePod mini 2 follows the original HomePod mini.","weight_g":"Table: 0.76 pound (345 grams) for the original.","bluetooth_version":"Table: Bluetooth 5.0 for the original.","wifi_standards":"Table: Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) for the original.","colors":"Table: white, midnight, blue, yellow and orange, and previously space gray."}},{"url":"https://www.ifixit.com/Device/HomePod_Mini","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["drivers","dimensions_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"drivers":"iFixit device page: a 2.25 inch down-firing driver with a custom waveguide and dual passive radiators. The diameter is the exact metric conversion of 2.25 inches.","dimensions_mm":"iFixit: 3.3 inches (84.3 mm) by 3.9 inches (97.9 mm), roughly spherical enclosure.","weight_g":"iFixit: 0.76 lbs (345 g)."}},{"url":"https://www.dxomark.com/apple-homepod-mini-speaker-review-good-for-its-tiny-size/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["dimensions_mm","weight_g","usb_audio","network_audio_protocols","wifi_standards","drivers","passive_radiator_count"],"notes":{"dimensions_mm":"DXOMARK key specifications: spherical, 84.3 mm high by 97.9 mm wide. A sphere has the same depth as width.","weight_g":"DXOMARK key specifications: 345 grams.","usb_audio":"DXOMARK key specifications: inputs are wireless only, over 802.11n Wi-Fi.","network_audio_protocols":"DXOMARK test conditions: communication protocols AirPlay 2 and Apple TV. Firmware 14.2.","wifi_standards":"DXOMARK key specifications: 802.11n Wi-Fi.","drivers":"DXOMARK key specifications: full-range driver and dual passive radiators.","passive_radiator_count":"DXOMARK key specifications: dual passive radiators."}},{"url":"https://www.macworld.com/article/234895/homepod-mini-review.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["equalizer","battery"],"notes":{"equalizer":"Macworld review of December 2, 2020: Apple still does not offer a proper equalizer for the HomePod, so you are stuck with the sound.","battery":"The review wishes for a battery and says the HomePod mini is not a portable speaker."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/speaker/reviews/apple/homepod-mini","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["bluetooth_playback","battery","speakerphone","wifi"],"notes":{"bluetooth_playback":"Public headline row: Bluetooth No. RTINGS tested the Space Gray variant.","battery":"Public headline row: Battery Powered No.","speakerphone":"Public headline row: Speakerphone Yes.","wifi":"Public headline row: Wi-Fi Yes."}},{"url":"https://fccid.io/BCG-A2374","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["fcc_ids","model_numbers"],"notes":{"fcc_ids":"FCC ID BCG-A2374, Smart Speaker by Apple Inc., application date 2020-10-13. fccid.io mirrors the FCC database. Stored without the hyphen like other Apple IDs.","model_numbers":"Product code A2374 is the Apple model number."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/guide/homepod/use-homepod-with-apple-tv-4k-apdd878f126c/homepod","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["audio_channels"],"notes":{"audio_channels":"Use HomePod with Apple TV 4K: with HomePod mini you can enjoy sound formats rendered in mono or stereo."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/guide/homepod/use-touch-controls-apd7ba1aa325/homepod","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["controls"],"notes":{"controls":"Touch controls on top: touch and hold for Siri, tap or hold plus and minus for volume, tap to pause and resume, double-tap for next track, triple-tap for previous track."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/guide/homepod/change-settings-apde6dc8093d/homepod","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["firmware_updatable","companion_app","companion_app_platforms"],"notes":{"firmware_updatable":"The owner can turn automatic HomePod software updates on or off in the Home app. Updates install through the Home app and the iPhone or iPad Settings.","companion_app":"HomePod settings are changed in the Home app.","companion_app_platforms":"The guide names the Home app on iPhone or iPad. Apple's tech specs require an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with the latest iOS or iPadOS."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/guide/homepod/important-safety-information-apd3e7fff0eb/homepod","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["battery"],"notes":{"battery":"Power section for HomePod mini: power it with the included USB power adapter rated 20 W (9 V, 2.22 A). It has no on/off switch and is disconnected by unplugging the adapter."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102557","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["matter_controller","thread_border_router"],"notes":{"matter_controller":"A home hub is needed to add Matter accessories to the Home app. HomePod mini and HomePod become home hubs when set up.","thread_border_router":"Thread-enabled Matter accessories need a Thread-enabled home hub, such as HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/homepod/HomePod_mini_PER_Oct2020.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["materials"],"notes":{"materials":"Product Environmental Report, introduced October 13, 2020: the mesh fabric covering HomePod mini is made with more than 90 percent recycled plastic."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty covers HomePod hardware from the date of original retail purchase. 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