HomePod (2nd generation) Technical Specifications
Size and Weight1
Audio Technology
- 4-inch high-excursion woofer
- Array of five horn-loaded tweeters, each with its own neodymium magnet
- Internal low-frequency calibration microphone for automatic bass correction
- Advanced computational audio with system sensing for real-time tuning
- Room sensing
- Spatial?Audio with Dolby?Atmos for music and video2
- Four-microphone design for far-field Siri
- Multi-room audio with AirPlay3
- Stereo pair capable4
Audio Sources
- Apple?Music5
- iTunes music purchases
- iCloud Music Library with an Apple?Music or iTunes Match subscription
- Third-party music services6
- Apple?Music Radio or episodes on demand
- Radio stations from?TuneIn
- Apple Podcasts
- News briefings
- Remastered ambient sounds
- AirPlay to share other content to HomePod from iPhone, iPad, Apple?TV or?Mac
Touch Controls
-
Tap
Play/Pause -
Double-tap
Skip -
Triple-tap
Skip back -
Touch and hold
Siri -
Tap or hold + or –
Volume up/down
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of HomePod.
Features include:
- Touch Accommodations
- Siri
- VoiceOver
- Home?app and HomeKit
- Intercom transcriptions
System Requirements
- HomePod with the latest software version
- iPhone?SE (2nd generation or later) or iPhone?8 or later with the latest version of iOS; or iPad?Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad?Air (3rd generation or later) or iPad?mini (5th generation or later) with the latest version of iPadOS
- 802.11 Wi?Fi internet access
Electrical and Environmental Requirements
- Line voltage: 100V to 240V?AC
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
- Operating temperature: 0° to 35°?C (32° to 95°?F)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
In the?Box
- HomePod
- Power cable
- Documentation
Compatibility
iPhone:
- iPhone?15?Pro?Max
- iPhone?15?Pro
- iPhone?15?Plus
- iPhone?15
- iPhone?14?Pro?Max
- iPhone?14?Pro
- iPhone?14 Plus
- iPhone?14
- iPhone?13 Pro?Max
- iPhone?13 Pro
- iPhone?13
- iPhone?13 mini
- iPhone?12?Pro?Max
- iPhone?12?Pro
- iPhone?12
- iPhone?12?mini
- iPhone?11?Pro?Max
- iPhone?11?Pro
- iPhone?11
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- iPhone?X
- iPhone?8?Plus
- iPhone?8
- iPhone?SE (3rd generation)
- iPhone?SE (2nd generation)
iPad:
- 12.9-inch iPad?Pro
- 11-inch iPad?Pro
- 10.5-inch iPad?Pro
- 9.7-inch iPad?Pro
- iPad (10th?generation)
- iPad (9th?generation)
- iPad (8th?generation)
- iPad (7th?generation)
- iPad (6th?generation)
- iPad (5th?generation)
- iPad?Air (5th?generation)
- iPad?Air (4th?generation)
- iPad?Air (3rd?generation)
- iPad?mini (6th?generation)
- iPad?mini (5th?generation)
HomePod and the Environment
HomePod is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact:12
See the HomePod Product Environmental ReportMade with better materials
- 100% recycled rare earth elements in the speaker magnet
- 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards
- 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
- 35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components
- 100% recycled plastic in the Midnight mesh fabric and nearly 30% recycled plastic in the?White mesh fabric
Energy efficient
- ENERGY STAR? certified13
Smarter chemistry14
- Mercury-, BFR-, PVC- and beryllium?free
Green manufacturing
- Apple’s Zero Waste Programme helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to landfill
- All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Apple production
Responsible packaging
- 100% of virgin wood fibre comes from responsibly managed forests
- 96% or more fibre-based packaging and no outer plastic wrapping
Apple Trade?In
For more information on how to recycle your products at end of life, visit apple.com/ie/trade?in.
Apple and the Environment
We’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to become carbon neutral across our entire business, including products, by 2030.