Siri Apple TV Commands on HomePod mini
With the full-sized HomePod discontinued and stock levels dwindling rapidly, all the focus now lands squarely on the HomePod mini, which is gaining the ability to work more seamlessly with the Apple TV 4K in a couple of interesting ways.
Firstly, it will now be possible to issue Siri voice commands for the Apple TV directly to the HomePod mini, allowing you to call up your favourite shows completely hands-free. The Apple TV can already handle an advanced set of Siri commands, including things like looking up your favourite shows by name, season, title, or even by guest star appearing in them. However, all of this power has traditionally been locked behind the button on the Siri Remote.
Now, with the iOS 15 series of updates to the HomePod mini and tvOS, you’ll be able to simply call out “Hey Siri” and ask it to play something on your Apple TV.
This will presumably work on the full-sized HomePod as well, although naturally, Apple doesn’t want to talk too much about its now-discontinued speaker.