The arre Temperature Sensor, with Matter & Thread support, monitors temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and VOC air quality.

Apple activated the dormant temperature and humidity sensors in the HomePod mini with its 16.3 update and the revived HomePod 2 also comes with the same hardware and software capabilities.

Mijia Smart Temperature and Humidity Sensor 3 Mini Specs At just 43 × 43 × 12.5mm, the Mijia 3 Mini is compact and lightweight, making it easy to place anywhere. Compared to its predecessor, the ...

Make sure your device is up to date To use the built-in sensor in the HomePod Mini and HomePod 2, you’ll need the latest Apple software, which in this case means iOS or iPadOS 16.3 or later.

The temperature/humidity sensor feature should be unlocked with today’s iOS 16.3 release, which also brings support for the upcoming HomePod, along with various security-minded updates.

After the tech specs for the HomePod mini were been updated to reflect the existence of the temperature and humidity sensor, Apple added the feature to the HomePod software update 16.3 beta.

Apple today released a new HomePod 16.3 software beta, which will accompany the iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3, and macOS Ventura 12.3 releases. The update adds support for the new ...

It appears that Apple intended to eventually activate them as they've done here with the 16.3 update. After updating, a temperature and humidity sensor for the speaker's encompassing room will ...