Apple's HomePod mini has an inactive temperature and humidity sensor | Report - Android

Apple’s HomePod mini isn’t just a mini speaker as we all had deemed it to be, it is, in fact, much more than that. In a rare hunt, it is discovered that Apple has fitted a temperature and humidity sensor in the HomePod Mini as well. Bloomberg first brought this to everyone’s notice and later iFixit, a team that specializes in teardown and assessing the devices’ repairability score confirmed the presence as well.

The iFixit team was able to tell the exact location of the sensor which has been thoughtfully kept away from the speaker’s internal components so that it can measure the external temperature. To be precise, the component is buried in the bottom edge of the HomePod mini’s plastic case, near the power cable.

The true working of the sensor is unknown but Bloomberg reports that the sensor would provide information to other smart home devices like thermostats or fans. For instance, depending on the temperature, the speaker can trigger a device like a fan to turn itself on or off. It is expected that this functionality could work via HomeKit, Apple’s smart home ecosystem, which already integrates many internet-connected thermostats.

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