Apple has introduced a new HomePod smart speaker, but won’t be releasing a new HomePod mini model. This was reported by prominent Bloomberg reporter and insider Mark Gurman. By the way, the day before the presentation, he talked about the rapid announcement of the new HomePod model.

After the release of the new full-size HomePod, many users started asking the younger model about an update. However, I do not believe that Apple is actively working on such a product at the moment. The latest HomePod doesn’t include any major new features not currently available in the $99 mini edition, so there’s no obvious reason to upgrade the model. Sure, it would be nice to get more colors, a lower price, better sound and microphones, but the real improvements probably need to be made in the backend – with Siri and app integration.

Therefore, it is not worth waiting for a new HomePod mini in the near future. However, smart speakers as a whole are pretty conservative in their class, as there is nothing to radically change every year. Nearly six years after the release of the big HomePod model, it will be remembered that it changed generations. The HomePod mini came out in 2020, so Apple may not update it for another two or three years.