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HomePod mini

Physical Product · Speakers · 27 mentions · 6 subreddits · discussed in r/smarthome, r/homeautomation, r/AppleWatch, r/battlestations

Reddit take

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Pros

  • I was in the process of replicating this around my house when I “discovered” my daughter’s HomePod mini.
  • But if you are in the Apple ecosystem and have an Apple TV 4K or HomePod mini I highly recommend using it for home control things. It's quite easy.
  • Likewise smart speaker devices often have them too, the HomePod mini does for example.
  • I don’t have one, but I have HomePod Minis with the setting enable to notify me if my detectors go off.
  • But a HomePod Mini will also work perfectly fine.

Cons

  • HomePod Mini - can be glitchy but serves its purpose as a hub and speaker
  • Also would like to move into the Apple ecosystem if the HomePod mini’s go on sale.
  • The mini's are very particular with their power. it needs 9v 3A minimum or else they won't boot correctly.

Sentiment

24 positive (89%) · 2 mixed (7%) · 1 negative (4%)

Trust + time weighted score: +84% · raw score 85%

What redditors said (10 of 27)

I was in the process of replicating this around my house when I “discovered” my daughter’s HomePod mini.
positive · u/N****t · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
But if you are in the Apple ecosystem and have an Apple TV 4K or HomePod mini I highly recommend using it for home control things. It's quite easy.
positive · u/N****8 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Likewise smart speaker devices often have them too, the HomePod mini does for example.
positive · u/D****8 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
HomePod Mini - can be glitchy but serves its purpose as a hub and speaker
mixed · u/c****S · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I don’t have one, but I have HomePod Minis with the setting enable to notify me if my detectors go off.
positive · u/I****3 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
But a HomePod Mini will also work perfectly fine.
positive · u/N****8 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I'm on HomePods, I'm in the Apple ecosystem anyway for everything from phone and even my work laptop is a Mac so it just made sense. 3x full size HomePods and 2x mini's
positive · u/D****8 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The most basic set up would be the HomePod mini which requires minimal set up, you'll just be able to ask Siri to turn off 'bulb name' or turn off the lights in X room
positive · u/D****8 · r/smarthome · comment · Nov 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
A HomePod Mini would be a great choice. Siri on it can control most home stuff via the Home app well.
positive · u/N****8 · r/smarthome · comment · Nov 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I’m also getting a HomePod mini to replace Alexa.
positive · u/4****x · r/smarthome · Nov 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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