Apple’s HomePod products were largely absent from the company’s WWDC announcements this week, but there are two improvements coming in iOS 27—with more set to be unveiled this fall. iOS 27 improves AirPlay and adds AutoMix to HomePods If you’re a HomePod user, iOS 27 isn’t the most exciting update—at least not yet. So far, Apple has only confirmed two ways the HomePod will get better with its OS 27 versions. AutoMix for Apple Music Faster AirPlay connections from iPhone AutoMix is an Apple Music feature that launched in iOS 26 last year for DJ-style transitions between songs. But HomePod was left out, limited to the older Crossfade feature. Now with iOS 27 and HomePod 27, Apple says that the HomePod will gain the full AutoMix experience.…