Click Update to download and install iOS 16.3.1.ĭon’t unplug your HomePod while the update is being installed.

Hit the … (ellipsis) icon in the top-right corner and choose Home Settings.

Open the Home app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.

You can install the latest HomePod software by choosing the software update option in the home settings of the Home app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. The support document on Apple’s website that lists the security contents of iOS 16.3.1 makes no mention of any security patches. The updates don’t seem to include any emergency fixes for zero-day exploits or patches for major vulnerabilities.

About Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD software updates.

The same one-line changelog is available on Apple’s website. Release notes accompanying them are vague, only mentioning that “software version 16.3.1 includes general performance and stability improvements.” As mentioned, the 16.3.1 update is available for the original HomePod, the Apple TV HD and all generations of the Apple TV 4K. The updates bump up the build number to 20K661. What’s new in iOS 16.3.1 for Apple TV and HomePod? Image: James Yarema/ Unspolash These minor updates for the Apple TV and HomePod models include unspecified general performance and stability improvements in the tvOS operating system.Īpple publicly released the minor iOS 16.3.1 update for its Apple TV lineup of set-top boxes, as well as the first and second-generation HomePod and HomePod mini smart speakers, on Monday, February 6, 2023.

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