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Inside Apple’s house: HomePod updates, Apple keys, and more! (WWDC21)

The HomePod Mini will be able to control your Apple TV, and your Apple TV can play audio through your HomePod Mini. Apple’s HomeKit platform is going to play nice with third-party devices and you’ll soon be able to tap your Apple Watch to unlock your front door. We unpack each of these new features…

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The HomePod Mini will be able to control your Apple TV, and your Apple TV can play audio through your HomePod Mini. Apple’s HomeKit platform is going to play nice with third-party devices and you’ll soon be able to tap your Apple Watch to unlock your front door.

We unpack each of these new features from Apple’s big developer conference as the tech giant looks to add utility and entertainment to Siri and HomeKit.

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10 Comments

  1. Joe

    June 8, 2021 at 12:32 am

    You don’t know how much potential Apple had with the smart home! – Yea, we have HomePod and Apple TV. But, what if we had homeOS with HomeKit accessories, with more Apple hardware. I’d spend every dime I had in a heartbeat. I want the company to expand their resources into something like this! I really love them, but HomePod isn’t enough!

  2. Alex Le

    June 8, 2021 at 12:52 am

    im happy as hopefully i can see my ring cameras on my tv

  3. Gabe

    June 8, 2021 at 1:10 am

    Theoretically, I can use a Nest doorbell and a Ring spotcam, and see the feeds on my Apple TV in the Home app with this update?

    • Giuseppe Botta

      June 8, 2021 at 1:34 am

      Ring needs to support HomeKit for this to work which is still unlikely

  4. Archie Garcia

    June 8, 2021 at 1:21 am

    Apple Watch has always had a Home app, it just really sucked

  5. A Bunch On Disney

    June 8, 2021 at 2:00 am

    can’t wait

  6. barutibny

    June 8, 2021 at 2:07 am

    How about something basic like a real intercom instead of a PA system called an intercom.

  7. mrPmj00

    June 8, 2021 at 2:11 am

    – Stocks for the next 5 years: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix. Disney and Wells Fargo for the recovery.’

  8. Way

    June 8, 2021 at 2:58 am

    The background music is so distracting with headphones.

  9. V

    June 8, 2021 at 2:26 pm

    Home pods are so buggy, very frustrating

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