HomePod mini just fixed one of the HomePod's biggest problems

HomePod mini just fixed one of the HomePod's biggest issues

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Dorsum in early 2018 Apple released the HomePod smart speaker to much fanfare. Merely and so the issues started.

Not long after launch people started reporting HomePod was leaving white rings on their furniture, which Apple quickly confirmed. Now that the HomePod Mini is here, people may exist asking whether that'southward still true. The good news is that it's not.

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The upshot with the HomePod was that the vibration-dampening silicone base could leave white rings on sure oiled or waxed surfaces, typically wood ones. The problem wasn't restricted to the HomePod either — other speakers, including the Sonos 1 and Google Abode Max, have suffered like issues.

According to YouTuber and Apple good Rene Ritchie, Apple says it's taken the consequence into business relationship this time, so the HomePod Mini won't be leaving any nasty white rings on your table.

It'due south non clear what changes have been fabricated this time around, though Apple's official line on the original HomePod was that the silicone ring was the cause of any discoloration in furniture. Oils would "diffuse" betwixt the base and the table surface, though Apple insisted that the rings would become abroad either by themselves or by gently wiping them away.

The HomePod Mini, presumably, uses dissimilar materials on the base to forbid this sort of thing from happening once again. And to salvage yous the problem of buying a special mat to stop the speaker from damaging your coffee tabular array. Though if y'all are really worried about it however happening, yous tin always avoid placing it directly on a wooden surface.

The HomePod Mini arrives on November sixteen for $99, and in our HomePod mini review we establish that it offers fantastic audio for its size and toll. Though it's not without its limitations, like the lack of streaming support and no physical microphone button.

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