Apple's latest HomePod update, version 27.2.1, does not bring Siri AI to the HomePod mini 2, even as a matching tvOS release switches it on for the Apple TV 4K.
Apple's website still lists the feature for the mini 2 as "coming in a future software update" and has given no timeframe. The speaker has 2GB of RAM. Apple's minimum for dedicated Siri AI is 8GB, so the gap is wide. For requests that draw on personal context, the mini 2 will need a paired iPhone or iPad that supports Apple Intelligence and has Siri AI turned on.
The Apple TV side is simpler. tvOS 27.2.1 enables Siri AI on the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and the Apple TV 4K (3rd generation). It is opt-in and labeled a beta. After installing the update, open Settings and go to General, then Siri, then Siri AI (Beta). That starts a download.
The split shows how the feature is rolling out across Apple's hardware: not all at once, and not all the same way. The source does not say how the Apple TV models handle the feature, so it is unclear whether they run it differently from what Apple describes for the speaker.
The RAM figures suggest what the "future software update" may look like. A 2GB speaker cannot meet an 8GB requirement through software alone, and Apple's own description already leans on a nearby phone or tablet for personal requests. That points to a version of Siri AI on the mini 2 that borrows from another device rather than matching the full feature. Apple has not said so, and the missing timeframe leaves open whether the speaker's version arrives soon or only after more groundwork.