HomePod Mini has a hidden Ambient and Temperature Sensor
iFixit teardown of HomePod Mini found an ambient and temperature sensor inside
A recent teardown of Apple HomePod Mini shows that it includes hidden ambient and temperature sensor. These sensors are not mentioned on the spec sheet of HomePods but found inside. Currently, there is no feature in Apple HomePod mini that uses these two sensors but Bloomberg reported that “Apple is planning to use these sensors (temperature and ambient) for detecting the temperature and humidity, and light of the place so that HomePod can automatically adjust the thermostat settings”.
The sensor, measuring 1.5 by 1.5 millimeters, is buried in the bottom edge of the HomePod mini’s plastic, fabric-wrapped case near its power cable. These two sensors are placed at the bottom to create a gap between speaker components so that they can measure the temperature and humidity accurately. The sensor is made by Texas Instruments and is the model of the sensor is HDC2010 humidity and temperature digital sensor.
Currently, there is no information from Apple related to these two sensors and when will Apple turn on…
