Guilherme Rambo, 9to5Mac:
HomePod runs a special version of iOS, which means it gets new updates alongside iOS. The latest software publicly available for it is iOS 11.2.5, which will likely be the version installed on HomePods delivered on February 9th.
Software updates for HomePod will be managed through the Home app. The app will alert users when a new software update is available and will show an interface similar to the one used for iOS updates. Users will have the option to enable automatic updates, although it’s unclear how those will be managed. Updates can be installed on a single HomePod, all HomePods in the home or to specific stereo pairs (stereo pairing will not be available on HomePods running different software versions).
Interesting to me that there are a number of different update models at work here, all of them involving a satellite piece of Apple gear. Apple TV tends to update directly on device, Apple Watch has its own directly paired iOS device hosted Watch app, and now HomePod, which is part of the Home mini-ecosystem.
Seems to me like an opportunity for Apple to simplify their interface, make it a bit easier for beginners to master.
Agreed. There’s an opportunity to simplify this whole thing. While they’re at it, they should work on a solution to updating minor system apps through this same new mechanism, rather than having to issue an iOS X.X.X release just to update default apps or even fixing silly things like the autocorrect bugs.
They can still reserve new features in system apps with major iOS releases. But its silly having to issue an iOS update just to fix a bug in Messages. Create a robust “Software Update” utility. The Mac solved this years ago, and then took a step back combining it within the MAS.
I don’t expect Apple to simplify this. I hope I’m wrong.
don‘t forget the airpods. they do update… sometimes.
This pull quote from the 9to5Mac article is one of the most mind-blowingly stupid things I’ve read:
“HomePod runs a special version of iOS, which means it gets new updates alongside iOS.”
The rough equivalent?
“Since ice cream is ultimately a milk product, you can find it in the dairy section of your grocery store near the milk and butter.”
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