Sisekude ekumiselweni kwePodPod yasekhaya, Imveliso yokugqibela ye-Apple yokujoyina ikhathalogu yayo kodwa ayizukufika de kube nguDisemba (kamva eSpain), Kodwa sele sizazi ezinye iinkcukacha zayo ngenxa yohlalutyo lwekhowudi ye-firmware esele iveliswe ngu-Apple.
Iinkcukacha kwiphedi yokuchukumisa ephezulu, ukufikeleleka kunye Inkqubo yokusebenza esekwe kwi-iOS zezinye zeenkcukacha ezityhilwe nguTroughton-Smith, umphuhlisi owaziwayo oye waqhekeza ikhowudi ye-iOS ngaphambili.
Emva kweenyanga ezininzi ngamarhe malunga nokuqaliswa kwesithethi esihlakaniphile esiza kukhuphisana neAmazon Echo kunye neAlexa okanye iKhaya likaGoogle, izixhobo ezingekabikho eSpain ukuba zithengwe, U-Apple utyhile ukuzibophelela kwakhe kwizithethi ezi-smart kwi-WWDC 2017: i-HomePod. Isithethi esinomgangatho ophezulu wesandi oya kulungelelanisa igumbi kunye nendawo apho ikhoyo kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo iya kudibanisa uSiri ukuze akwazi ukuyilawula ngelizwi lethu. Ngaphandle kweenkcukacha ezithe kratya, uApple wasibiza ngoDisemba ukuze sikwazi ukuyifumana eUnited States nge $ 349 ngemibala emibini, emnyama nomhlophe.
I-firmware yasekhaya yePod, ehlalutywe nguTroughton-Smith, ityhila ukuba yinkqubo esisiseko ye-iOS kodwa ehlengahlengiswe kwisixhobo ngaphandle kwescreen, kwaye apho inesicelo esiphambili esibizwa ngokuba yi "Soundboard", ethelekiswa ne-Springboard (desktop) ye i-iPhone kunye ne-iPad. Izinketho zokufikelela ezifana ne-VoiceOver aziyi kusilela kule nguqulo ye-iOS. Icandelo eliphezulu siscreen apho sinokubona khona oopopayi bakaSiri kwaye iya kuba yinto ethambileyo, ekwaziyo ukulawula ivolumu yesixhobo okanye ukubiza uSiri ngokubamba phantsi umphezulu. Oko kubonakala ngathi i-firmware yangoku ayikuvumeli ukufakwa kwezicelo zomntu wesithathu okanye ulwandiso, ubuncinci okwangoku.