This guide is designed to show you how to manually update your Apple HomePod and HomePod Mini. This is something you can do when Apple releases new updates.
Apple’s HomePod is designed to update automatically when you turn on this feature, but it can take some time after a software update is released. If you want your device to update more quickly, you can perform a manual update on your device.
How do I manually update my HomePod?
Make sure your iPhone or iPad is updated to the latest version of Apple’s iOS or iPadOS. At the time of writing this guide, the latest versions are iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3.
This works for both HomePod and HomePod Mini. home app on your iPhone or iPad.
Go to the top right corner, more Button, which is a circle with three dots in the middle.
Select Now home settings From the menu, navigate to the main settings menu in your device’s home app.
[ソフトウェア アップデート]Scroll down until you see[ソフトウェア アップデート]Choose. software updatethe Home app will check if there are any updates available for your device.
If there are updates available, select install, the latest software updates are installed on HomePod and HomePod Mini. If you have multiple devices, it will install on all of them.
This is a very simple and easy way to get the latest version of HomePod software to your device before it automatically downloads. See Apple’s website for more information.
While your HomePod is updating, you’ll see a white spinning light on the top of your device. This will disappear once the update is complete.
How can I tell which HomePod software I’m running?
If you want to check which version of Apple’s HomePod software your HomePod or HomePod Mini is running, go to House app on your device.
open home app On your iPhone or iPad, select the HomePod whose software version you want to check.
Click on that HomePod and settings icon The bottom looks like a gear or cog, scroll down Scroll down to see the version of HomePod software your device is using.
Conclusion
This guide is designed to help you easily check the version of HomePod software on your device and easily update it. This guide was created using his iOS 16.3 software and HomePod 16.3 software on an iPhone. These are the latest versions at the time of writing. If you have any thoughts or questions, let us know in the comments section below.
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