Apple has released HomePod 27.2, its latest software update for HomePod users. Here’s what’s new.

HomePod 27.2 adds Sound Glow, Lock Controls, Mac speaker support, and more

It’s not often that HomePod gets a software update with new features. But that’s exactly what happened today with HomePod 27.2.

The latest software update, which you can install from the Home app on your iPhone, supports four noteworthy new features:

Sound Glow

Lock Controls

Mac speaker output

Apple TV surround sound (coming soon)

Sound Glow is a new feature that turns the top of your HomePod “into a visual canvas that glows and pulses in sync with the music, reacting in real time to bass and treble.” Apple adds , “The song’s album artwork from Now Playing generates a color-matched light experience that’s unique to every song, and users can pick a soundscape like rain to trigger bespoke animations for a soothing atmosphere.”

HomePod 27.2 brings Sound Glow to HomePod (2nd generation) and HomePod mini, and it will also be supported…