While HomePod mini will automatically become a hub, you’ll need to manually add Apple TV 4K to your Home app before it can start serving as a hub. However, those few extra steps might be worth it.

HomeKit 的关键方面是拥有 Home Hub，它支持户外控制、自动化等功能。 苹果传统上允许 HomePod、Apple TV 和 iPad 设备用作 Home Hub。

编者按：本文来自微信公众号“DoNews”（ID:ilovedonews），作者：刘文轩，36氪经授权发布。 苹果终于忍不住推出一款平价智能音箱 HomePod mini，虽然和 ...

原标题：HomePod mini 动手玩：入坑 HomeKit 的平价之选. DoNews 12月24日评测（记者 刘文轩）苹果终于忍不住推出一款平价智能音箱 HomePod mini，虽然和 ...

苹果的HomePod不仅能用于控制HomeKit设备，而且还能扮演HomeKit Hub的角色，可访问和控制来自家庭外部的兼容设备。HomePod是继第四代Apple TV和iOS 11以上 ...

此前，苹果曾提到HomePod系列产品可以识别烟雾或一氧化碳报警器的声音，并在听到警报后向用户的设备发通知。今日这一功能终于上线，HomePod和 ...

But a HomePod mini or Apple TV is already an essential piece to any HomeKit-based smart home, serving as a Home Hub to let automations run and allow you to control your smart home devices when you ...

Like the full-size HomePod, the HomePod mini works as a HomeKit “home hub,” allowing you to control your HomeKit devices even when you’re out of the house.

Now that the HomePod mini has a more attractive $99 cost, it spells good news for HomeKit -nabled gadgets as a whole. Sure, the audio performance may not eclipse the original, but you’re still ...

If you’re looking to set up an Apple smart home, there are three options for a hub—an iPad, Apple TV, and HomePod mini. At $99, the HomePod mini is the most economical of the bunch and it’s ...

The HomePod 2 looks like a hybrid of the original HomePod and the HomePod mini, so it’s unmistakably an Apple speaker. It maintains a 360-degree, fabric-swathed cylindrical design and comes in ...