Apple rolls out HomePod 14.1 software update with new Handoff experience
Alongside the release of iOS 14.4, iPadOS 14.4 and watchOS 7.3 today, Apple is also rolling out a new 14.1 software update for the HomePod, bringing bug fixes and new features.
With the 14.4 update, the HomePod mini gains an all-new Handoff experience power by the Ultra-Wideband, or U1 chip, in the iPhone. When using Handoff with a HomePod mini, users will feel haptic effects from their iPhone. New personalized listening suggestions will appear when an iPhone is next to a HomePod mini, and media controls will automatically appear without having to unlock iPhone when it is close to the small speaker.