{"id":858299,"date":"2026-09-23T23:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T23:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/858299\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T23:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T23:20:15","slug":"siri-ai-coming-to-homepod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/858299\/","title":{"rendered":"Siri AI Coming to HomePod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s smarter, more capable version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/siri\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siri<\/a> is expanding to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/homepod\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HomePod<\/a>, according to details found by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itspdfu\/status\/2102800408548901168\" rel=\"nofollow\">code sleuth pdfu<\/a>. According to pdfu, \u200cHomePod\u200c Software 27 includes the system behind \u200cSiri\u200c AI, called &#8220;Linwood,&#8221; along with new status lights in the \u200cSiri\u200c AI colors.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Siri-AI.jpg\"   alt=\"Siri AI\" width=\"1600\" height=\"895\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1051103\"\/><br \/>Since \u200cHomePod\u200c Software 27 is out and \u200cSiri\u200c AI isn&#8217;t available on existing HomePods, it&#8217;s possible support will be limited to new \u200cHomePod\u200c models.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready for Siri AI on HomePod.<br \/>\naudioOS 27 includes Linwood, the system behind Siri AI, plus a new look and sound for Siri on HomePod. May require new hardware.<br \/>\nThe new status lights emphasize white, blue and orange, matching Siri AI&#8217;s palette on other devices.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd0a Sound on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZKzLx946y\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jZKzLx946y<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 pdfu (@itspdfu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itspdfu\/status\/2102800408548901168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rumors suggest Apple is working on an updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/homepod-mini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HomePod mini<\/a>, and the main upgrade will be a faster processor. Apple is expected to equip it with an S9 chip or newer, and it&#8217;s possible the \u200cHomePod mini\u200c could even get the latest S11 chip that&#8217;s in the Apple Watch Series 12.<\/p>\n<p>The Apple Watch Series 9 and later support \u200cSiri\u200c AI, though a connected iPhone with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/apple-intelligence\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Intelligence<\/a> is required for the \u200cSiri\u200c functionality. The next \u200cHomePod mini\u200c models are expected to work in the same way, offering some \u200cSiri\u200c AI and \u200cApple Intelligence\u200c features when used with a compatible iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cHomePod mini\u200c isn&#8217;t expected to get a redesign, but along with an updated processor, Apple could add its N1 networking chip, a newer Ultra Wideband chip, and updated colors.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a> 4K is also expected to get a processor capable of supporting \u200cSiri\u200c AI, and Apple is working on a dedicated home hub with \u200cSiri\u200c AI integration. All of the new products, \u200cHomePod mini\u200c included, could launch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/09\/21\/apple-smart-home-display-coming-next-month\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as soon as October<\/a>. Apple is also working on an updated full-size \u200cHomePod\u200c, but it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/09\/04\/apple-testing-new-homepod-with-siri-ai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">isn&#8217;t clear when it will launch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s smarter, more capable version of Siri is expanding to the HomePod, according to details found by code&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[831,91599,84936,42511,74],"class_list":["post-858299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-featured","tag-homepod","tag-homepod-mini","tag-siri","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}