The HomePod Mini’s dormant temperature sensor is now live. But what does it do? Photo: Alex Cranz / Gizmodo The smart home has become a renewed priority for companies since Matter launched, soon ...

The beauty of automatic climate control is that you simply set the temperature you want, and the system will do whatever’s best to get to and maintain that temperature in the cabin.

You probably check the air temperature reading routinely to plan your day. What does an air temperature of 70 (or whatever) degrees F actually mean?

In a new report from Bloomberg, Mark Gurman revealed that the HomePod mini has tiny a sensor to measure temperature and humidity that, so far, lies dormant. Why is it there? Why isn’t it turned ...