Sisekude nokwethulwa kwe-HomePod, umkhiqizo wokugcina we-Apple ukujoyina ikhathalogu yayo kepha ngeke ize ifike ngoDisemba (ngokuhamba kwesikhathi eSpain), kepha sesivele siyazi eminye imininingwane yayo ngenxa yokuhlaziywa kwekhodi ye-firmware esivele ivele yi-Apple.
Imininingwane kuphedi yokuthinta ephezulu, ukufinyeleleka kanye uhlelo olusebenzayo olususelwa ku-iOS eminye yemininingwane evezwe nguTroughton-Smith, unjiniyela owaziwayo oke wagqobhoza ikhodi ye-iOS ngaphambilini.
Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziningi zamahemuhemu ngokwethulwa kwesipikha esihlakaniphile esizoncintisana ne-Amazon Echo ne-Alexa noma neGoogle Home, amadivayisi angakatholakali eSpain ukuthengwa, I-Apple iveze ukuzibophezela kwayo kuzipikha ezihlakaniphile ku-WWDC 2017: i-HomePod. Isipikha esinekhwalithi yomsindo ephezulu engazivumelanisa negumbi nendawo lapho ikhona nokuthi-ke lokho kuzohlanganisa iSiri ukuze ikwazi ukuyilawula ngezwi lethu. Ngaphandle kweminye imininingwane, i-Apple isithumele kuDisemba ukuze sikwazi ukuyithola e-United States ngama- $ 349 ngemibala emibili, omnyama nomhlophe.
I-firmware yasekhaya, ihlaziywe nguTroughton-Smith, iveza ukuthi uhlelo oluyi-iOS ngokuyisisekelo kepha oluguqulelwe kwidivayisi engenaso isikrini, futhi enesicelo esikhulu esibizwa nge- "Soundboard", esifana ne-Springboard (desktop) ye i-iPhone ne-iPad. Izinketho zokufinyelela ezifana ne-VoiceOver ngeke zishode kule nguqulo ye-iOS. Ingxenye engenhla yisikrini lapho singabona khona ukugqwayiza kukaSiri futhi okuzoba okuthambile, ukwazi ukulawula ivolumu yedivayisi noma ukuncenga uSiri ngokubamba phansi phezulu. Okubonakala sengathi i-firmware yamanje ayikuvumeli ukufakwa kwezicelo noma izandiso ezivela eceleni, okungenani okwamanje.