Apple launched into the smart speaker market with the HomePod, which stands out for having a sound quality far superior to that of its rivals. Although so far its functions are somewhat limited. But the Cupertino company is working on a solution to this. For this reason, they have already launched a new beta in a very discreet way in which there are many new features.
New Features Coming to HomePod, which will allow a more complete use of the company's loudspeaker. In addition, we also have the first indications that the speaker will speak Spanish in the near future.
The first big news is the support to make calls. Users go to be able to make phone calls directly from the speaker. This will take advantage of the connection with the iPhone and the fact that the HomePod has six microphones. So the quality of the call will be ideal.
The possibility of set multiple timers at the same time, and run at the same time. A function that we already have in other speakers like Amazon's. In addition, it is confirmed that we can ask the HomePod to locate our iPhone and make it ring, so we can locate it.
Although one of the most important news is that there are already signs of Spanish. In this beta, several allusions to Spanish have already been seen, which suggests that Apple would be working on introducing the language to its speaker at some point in the near future.
It wouldn't be crazy because the HomePod is expanding in the market, reaching new countries. So it would not be strange that within a few months Apple announces the launch of it in Spain and / or Latin America. This beta is expected to arrive officially in the fall.