Smart speaker Apple’s new, second-generation HomePod is officially introduced with a new feature, namely the sensor temperature and humidity indoor.
However, it turns out that this feature already exists in HomePod mini and will soon be activated via an operating system update.
Since the HomePod mini was released in 2020, the temperature and humidity sensors have been spotted by iFixit while doing so teardown or disassemble the device.
However, for the past 3 years, the temperature and humidity sensors have not been activated by Apple on the HomePod mini device.
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The presence of temperature and humidity sensor features was revealed from the Apple page in the HomePod gen 2 and HomePod mini comparison section.
Apple makes it clear that both devices are equipped temperature and humidity sensor in the Smart Home Hub explanation section.
In addition, temperature and humidity sensor on the HomePod only works optimally for indoor use, local settings and a temperature range of 15º C to 30º C.
For humidity sensors, it works optimally in the range of 30% to 70%.
Temperature and humidity sensing is optimized for indoor, domestic settings, when ambient temperatures are around 15º C to 30º C and relative humidity is around 30% to 70%. Accuracy may decrease in some situations where audio is playing for an extended period of time at high volume levels. HomePod requires some time to calibrate the sensors immediately after starting up before results are displayed.
With temperature and humidity sensor in HomePod, users can create automation features that connect to other Smart Home devices.
Like closing windows automatically when the temperature reaches a certain number, or adjusting the humidity balance in the room automatically.
Feature temperature and humidity sensor the HomePod mini will be activated via the 16.3 operating system update. It is possible that this update will be distributed starting next week or at the end of January.
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