HomePod (2nd generation) Technical Specifications
Size and Weight1
Audio Technology
- 4-inch high-excursion?woofer
- Array of five horn-loaded tweeters, each tweeter 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
- Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarm sounds3
- Multiroom audio with AirPlay4
- Stereo pair–capable5
Audio Sources
- Apple?Music6
- iTunes music?purchases
- iCloud Music Library with an Apple?Music or iTunes?Match?subscription
- Third-party music?services7
- Apple?Music?Radio or episodes on?demand
- Radio stations from TuneIn, iHeartRadio and?Audacy
- 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
Sensors
- Temperature and?humidity8
- Accelerometer
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 version of?software
- 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%?noncondensing
- 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?impact12:
See the HomePod Product Environmental?ReportMade with better materials
- 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in the speaker?magnet
- 100 per cent recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit?boards
- 100 per cent recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit?boards
- 35 per cent or more recycled plastic in multiple components
- 100 per cent recycled plastic in the Midnight mesh fabric and nearly 30 per cent 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 Program helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to?landfill
- All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100 per cent renewable energy for Apple?production
Responsible packaging
- 100 per cent of virgin wood fibre comes from responsibly managed?forests
- 96 per cent or more fibre-based?packaging and no outer plastic wrapping
Apple and the Environment
We’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to becoming carbon-neutral across our entire business, including our products, by?2030.