<s>
The	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
HomePod	B-Device
mini	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roughly	O
a	O
10	O
cm	O
(	O
4-inch	O
)	O
sphere	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
smaller	O
and	O
less	O
expensive	O
version	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
S5	I-Device
system	B-Algorithm
in	I-Algorithm
a	I-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
also	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
Series	O
5	O
and	O
SE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
improves	O
Continuity	O
and	O
Handoff	O
integration	O
,	O
enables	O
Siri	B-Application
to	O
recognize	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
people	O
's	O
voices	O
and	O
personalizing	O
responses	O
to	O
each	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
the	O
Intercom	O
feature	O
—	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
iPads	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Watches	I-Device
—	O
enabling	O
users	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
HomePod	B-Device
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
different	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
's	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
include	O
802.11n	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
ultra-wideband	O
chip	O
for	O
device	O
proximity	O
and	O
AirPlay	O
Handoff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
Thread	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
,	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Connected	B-Application
Home	I-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
working	I-Application
group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
audioOS	B-Device
14.3	O
in	O
late	O
2020	O
,	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
gained	O
support	O
for	O
18W	O
power	O
adapters	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
compatible	O
with	O
third-party	O
adapters	O
and	O
portable	O
power	O
banks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humidity	O
and	O
temperature	O
sensing	O
was	O
activated	O
following	O
the	O
16.3	O
software	O
update	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
after	O
these	O
sensors	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
second-generation	O
full-sized	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
devices	O
running	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
tvOS	B-Operating_System
15	O
allows	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
to	O
use	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
as	O
a	O
speaker	O
,	O
supporting	O
a	O
stereo	O
pair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
4.6	O
million	O
smart	B-Device
speakers	I-Device
in	O
Q4	O
2020	O
,	O
representing	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
HomePod	B-Device
mini	I-Device
and	O
original	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HomePod	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
2.18	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
Q1	O
2021	O
,	O
representing	O
91%	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
sales	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
HomePod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
an	O
estimated	O
4.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
Q1	O
2022	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
individual	O
smart	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
.	O
</s>
