Apple
Apple streaming players and speakers that work with Selora and Home Assistant. The Apple TV 4K runs on the fully local apple_tv integration, giving Home Assistant push-based playback state, remote control, and app launching with no cloud account required, one of the best-behaved media integrations in the catalog, while HomePod and HomePod mini add AirPlay audio targets that double as Apple Home hubs and Thread border routers.
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Speakers & Audio
2 devicesHomePod (2nd generation)
The full-size HomePod (2nd generation) is a Siri speaker that doubles as infrastructure: an always-on Apple Home hub and a Thread border router. Home Assistant reaches it over AirPlay through the local apple_tv integration, so it is an announcement and multiroom audio target rather than a fully controllable player.
HomePod mini
The HomePod mini is the cheapest way to put an Apple Home hub and a Thread border router in a room. Home Assistant sees it over AirPlay through the local apple_tv integration as a media_player for announcements and multiroom audio.