For a few months, I'd kept the HomePod in a bedroom where my wifi was a bit flaky, and the speaker did not perform well at ...

Rather than having to assign a default, HomePod will now automatically launch the user's preferred app for music, podcasts, and audiobooks for the relevant Siri command with the incoming 17.4 update.

Overall, there’s not a lot new in today’s tvOS and HomePod updates. They are instead largely focused on bug fixes and performance improvements. However, there is one noteworthy change debuting in ...