How to connect Apple HomePod mini speakers to Apple TV

(Pocket-lint) - Apple mightiness person discontinued the larger HomePod but the HomePod mini has each the aforesaid aged tricks, arsenic good arsenic a fewer caller ones, including the quality to link to the Apple TV 4K and beryllium utilized arsenic speakers successful spot of your TV speakers oregon a soundbar.

Once connected, the HomePod mini - oregon minis - won't conscionable play the dependable from your Apple TV 4K, but you'll besides beryllium capable to power your Apple TV and your TV with Siri dependable commands too, similar turning your TV connected utilizing your dependable for example. Handy.

Here's however to link your Apple HomePod mini speakers to your Apple TV 4K and what you request to know.

How to link your HomePod mini to your Apple TV

There are a mates of antithetic ways to link your HomePod mini to your Apple TV. You tin either bash it done the Apple TV itself, oregon done the Home app connected your iPhone oregon iPad.

Whichever mode you choose, erstwhile connected, each dependable coming done your Apple TV volition beryllium routed done your HomePod mini. That includes the navigation clicks.

Using your Apple TV

To link your HomePod mini to your Apple TV to usage it arsenic a speaker, you'll archetypal request to caput to Settings connected your Apple TV menu. 

You'll past request to prime Video and Audio and past Default Audio Output. Your HomePod mini should look connected the list, allowing you to prime it.

Using your iPhone oregon iPad

If you privation to link your HomePod mini to your Apple TV utilizing your iPhone oregon iPad, you'll archetypal request to unfastened the Home app. You'll past request to marque definite your HomePod mini and your Apple TV are linked to the aforesaid room.

In the Home app, interaction and clasp the Apple TV tile > Scroll down to the Settings cog successful the bottommost close country > Tap connected Default Audio Option > Select the country with your HomePod mini successful it.

How to link much than 1 HomePod mini speaker

If you're fortunate capable to person much than 1 HomePod mini talker oregon HomePod speaker, you tin stereo brace them - read our abstracted diagnostic connected however to bash that. This volition connection a much immersive dependable signifier overall, delivering near and close channels.

You tin stereo brace 2 HomePod mini speakers, oregon 2 HomePod speakers and usage them arsenic the dependable output for your Apple TV, but you can't stereo brace a HomePod mini with a HomePod. 

It's recommended that you spot the HomePod mini speakers either broadside of the TV if you person created a stereo brace and they should beryllium astir 1.2-metres apart. If you're utilizing conscionable 1 HomePod mini speaker, it should beryllium successful the centre of your TV and wrong 250mm to a wall.

What other bash you request to know?

Your iPhone oregon iPad and your Apple TV 4K request to beryllium respectively moving iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2 and tvOS 14.2 oregon later. You'll besides request to marque definite each devices are connected the aforesaid Wi-Fi network. 

It's worthy noting that portion the larger and discontinued HomePod supports location theatre situation sound, the HomePod mini doesn't truthful you won't get Dolby Atmos 5.1 oregon 7.1 done the HomePod mini. 

Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 24 November 2021.