HomePod mini speaks more languages: coming to the Netherlands soon
The HomePod mini will receive support for more languages and it seems that the smart speaker will also officially come to the Netherlands in 2022.
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HomePod mini: more languages and coming to the Netherlands
If you really wanted a HomePod mini, it was already possible to import one. Some Dutch web shops even sell an imported version of the smart speaker. But soon you probably won’t have to bother anymore and you can just pick one up at the Dutch Apple stores.
iOS 15.2, a Dutch language option has appeared in the Woning app. This allows the HomePod to talk and answer in Dutch. This would mean that the release of the HomePod (mini) in the Netherlands seems to be happening soon.
New HomePod mini languages: Swedish, Dutch and Russian
The HomePod mini recently started speaking Swedish, but that language option is not yet included in the current version of the HomePod mini software. According to the website Teknivecka it will still take ‘a few months’ before the Swedish language option is added. At the moment Siri is still having trouble answering some questions.
So it looks like the HomePod mini will be released in at least three new countries. These are Russia, the Netherlands and Sweden. According to other rumors, the HomePod mini will also appear in Thailand.
The HomePod (mini) in short
Unfortunately, the HomePod and the HomePod mini never officially came out in the Netherlands, and you often had to rely on English as one of the useful languages. You could get one in the Netherlands via detours. You can read what we thought of it then in our HomePod review.
With the HomePod mini, Apple is taking a different tack. This speaker is smaller and simpler than its bigger brother. Where the original HomePod sold for $349, the mini ‘only’ costs $99. If you want to purchase the compact Apple speaker via a Dutch webshop, you pay about 100 euros for it.
The way the HomePod mini plays sound has become a lot smarter compared to the ‘regular’ HomePod. The device has so-called ‘Computational Audio’. This is a technique that allows the HomePod mini to adjust the sound to the room.
Now that the HomePod mini speaks more languages, it seems to be coming very soon. Want to stay up to date with the latest HomePod mini news? Then sign up for our newsletter and keep an eye on the iPhoned website!
