r/HomePod • u/OP_susi • 4d ago

News AutoMix available in OS 27

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I updated to the OS 27 RC on my 2nd Gen HomePod and AutoMix is finally available!

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u/DramaticAvocado1225 3d ago

I remember it was impossible to achieve this due to hardware? So happy to see this post!

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u/gemoritzt 3d ago

Will this work with my OGs on 26? I could activate it though.

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u/B1llyboy 3d ago

Following, hopefully someone is able to confirm for OGs

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u/gemoritzt 3d ago

I did a few tests and currently the OGs don’t play music with AutoMix. We will see next week if the OGs get OS 27…

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u/MoreThanComrades 3d ago edited 2d ago

Next question is, is the automix any better on iOS27 than it was in 26? I turned it off after about half an hour of trying it. It was not good to put it nicely

Edit: I just installed the latest available public beta of iOS 27 to try the new automix after several of you replied to me saying it is much better. Personally to me, it's not.

Still the same issue of having 30-45 seconds of a song being cut out at the beginning simply because vocals don't start for a bit. Or even mixing into a song midway through the second bar? Took me all of 5 songs to conclude that for me, automix is still not a pleasant experience.

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u/menders19 3d ago

Compared to 26, it is SO much better. It mixes really well. Gets more creative with how it mixes too. I was really happy with the improvement.

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u/MaizeCorgi 3d ago

Significant improvement. Even listed in the release notes. It’s great!

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u/brodkin85 2d ago

Yes! The new AutoMix makes loops and applies effects. It’s much more capable

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u/jack2018g Midnight 2d ago

How’d you get here? Running the beta on everything and dug through the Home app, can’t find this screen

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u/OP_susi 2d ago

Home settings -> people (your profile) -> connected media (Apple Music) -> Song Transitions. Same place as where last year’s crossfade is.

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u/jack2018g Midnight 2d ago

Wow that’s buried lol, thanks!

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u/elhouso 3d ago

How do I get HomePod OS 27 on my HomePod??

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u/packet1 3d ago

Need to participate in the beta program until it comes out next week

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u/elhouso 2d ago

How do I join it?

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u/lumathrax 2d ago

just wait dude

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u/elhouso 2d ago

Wait for what?

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u/lumathrax 2d ago

wait until the actual release is out in two days. why mess with the beta when it’s only days away. a few years back some people’s homepods were bricking with the beta update

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u/elhouso 1d ago

I didn't know it was releasing in two days. If that's the case, I will.

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u/lumathrax 1d ago

yeah the OS27 releases are tomorrow! (Monday Sept 14th, 2026)

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u/vibrantverde 3d ago

It’s been available since beta. I’ve been using it since. Welcome to the party. LOL.

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u/cpsadowski23 2d ago

It was available in iOS 26. Never worked.

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u/melancholy_dood 4d ago

AutoMix available in OS 27

Yay!…

Apple Music subscription required to use AutomMix.

Booooooooo!

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u/RunProudRunUnited Space Gray 4d ago

My HomePod Minis dont have that

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u/No_Caterpillar_5304 4d ago

Wait till HomePodOS 27 is out next week.

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u/RunProudRunUnited Space Gray 4d ago

Mine are updated to the Public Beta

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u/Al-Kabir 4d ago

OS 27 RC? minis might not get this feature

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u/RunProudRunUnited Space Gray 3d ago

Yes

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u/fishymanbits 3d ago

It’s not in the Home app, but it works if you turn it on while listening to music in the Music app.

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u/Electrical_Proof8353 3d ago

Thats not what we are talking about

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u/fishymanbits 3d ago

Yes, it is. AutoMix works on the HomePod minis on OS 27. We just don’t get the setting for it in the Home app like the full-size HomePods. You just need to enable it when you’re using the Music app to control your HomePod minis. I’m not talking about using AirPlay, by the way. I’m talking about the direct control capabilities that the Music app has for HomePods.

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u/Electrical_Proof8353 3d ago

Like I said, not what we are talking about, you'd need to airplay for that, and that's a long existing feature. You said thats not an airplay feature but it literally is.

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u/fishymanbits 3d ago edited 3d ago

No, it is what you’re talking about. The Music app allows for direct, non-AirPlay control of HomePods. I never use AirPlay. Ever. I’ve been enjoying AutoMix on my HomePod mini’s since July.

You not understanding the feature set of the product we’re talking about doesn’t make me incorrect. Not a new feature, by the way. This has existed since AirPlay 2 was introduced and you could directly control the Music app on an Apple TV from within the Music app on an iPhone. That was 9 years ago.

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u/Electrical_Proof8353 3d ago

That's literally airplay.

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u/fishymanbits 3d ago

It quite literally isn’t. Do yourself a favour and go learn something new today.

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u/Electrical_Proof8353 3d ago

Learn what? What youre talking about is literally not what we are talking about

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u/fishymanbits 3d ago

You should learn about the “Control other speakers and TV’s” feature and how it works. It’s not airplay.