Researcher pdfu’s Sept. 23 post says leaked HomePod Software 27 contains code for Siri AI, including new status lights and audio cues. The feature remains inactive on current HomePods, and Apple has not confirmed support or compatible hardware.
According to pdfu’s post, the code is tied to “Linwood,” described as the internal system behind Apple’s redesigned Siri AI. The reported status-light palette is white, blue and orange; Apple has not confirmed those details.
Apple’s official Siri AI announcement listed iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, but not HomePod. Observers have suggested the feature may need new HomePod hardware because it is inactive on current models; neither that requirement nor any HomePod release date or price has been confirmed.
