Apple is expected to soon release its HomePod software 17.1 update, which will bring support for Enhance Dialogue to the HomePod mini, as well as the original HomePod.
Enhance Dialogue is a feature that is meant to boost the volume of spoken voices to make dialogue easier to hear over effects, action, and music in a movie or TV show. The feature works when a HomePod or HomePod mini is paired to an Apple TV and used as the audio output option.
Until now, Enhance Dialogue was only available on the second-generation HomePod. The feature first debuted in tvOS 17. with both tvOS 17.1 and HomePod software 17.1 installed, Enhance Dialogue can be enabled on any HomePod (or set of HomePods) paired to an Apple TV 4K.
To enable Enhance Dialogue for all content:
- Click the Settings icon with your Siri Remote.
- Click “Video and Audio.”
- Scroll down and click “Enhance Dialogue.”
To enable Enhanced Dialogue while watching content, bring up the playback controls with the Siri Remote, and choose the Enhance Dialogue feature from the Audio Options button.
Apple today seeded the final beta version of the HomePod 17.1 software, and it should see a public release as soon as next week, when Apple is also expected to release iOS 17.1 and tvOS 17.1 to the public.
