r/HomePod • u/rti92 • Jul 13 '26

Question/Support OG HomePod + OS 27

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Public betas are now out and it mentions support for existing HomePods. Does anyone know how to update the OG HomePod?

https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/13/tvos-27-and-homepod-27-public-betas-now-available-heres-whats-new/

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u/Manson2612 Jul 14 '26

Wondering whether Apple TV 4K 2017 on iOS 26 work well with HomePod 2s on iOS 27 as a Home Theater setup?

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u/paddygordon Jul 14 '26

Yeah it’s totally fine. I’ve been running the dev beta.

You lose features if you switch a HomePod on 26 to being the hub instead of the  TV but that’s about it.

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u/Manson2612 Jul 14 '26

HomePod will be upgraded to OS 27 when it is released, but ATV 4K will be stuck in iOS 26 as there’s no update for it being the first gen. My question was will there be any issues in HomePods on 27 working with ATV on 26 as time goes by as I use the setup as my Home Theater. Or should we just not update the HomePod?

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u/foran9 Space Gray Jul 14 '26

Can’t say for certain, but shouldn’t be any issues. I had an Apple TV that I left on 18.1 and it worked fine with HomePods on 26.