HomePod mini 2 Adds Siri AI, S10 Chip, and Sound Glow

In a word, no.

I have a couple of Homepod Minis and they are, far and away, my least favourite Apple product. In fairness, most of my hatred could be directed to the (lack of) control by Siri. The most basic commands are misunderstood, and it seems to have a mind of its own; sometimes randomly playing Music without asking, and plucking unknown songs from the ether.

Perhaps the new version will be better, but as I’m still using a non-AI phone there’s no reason for me to even consider an update. For me it’s a case of “once bitten, twice shy”, I think the HomePod Mini is a disappointingly mediocre product. As for Siri, it’s abysmal.

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