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Apple TV Shipping Delays Persist, HomePod Mini Unavailable in Orange

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HomePod mini and Apple TVApple TV and HomePod mini orders continue to face extended shipping delays on Apple's online store in the U.S., amid endless rumors about new models coming later this year. These shortages have been occurring on and off for more than a year.

Three examples today: estimated delivery dates for the Apple TV with 64GB of storage are pushing into October, the HomePod mini in orange is currently unavailable to order, and the HomePod mini in yellow is facing a November delivery estimate.

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hieranonymous
2 hours ago at 08:26 am
For the love of god, release the new HomePods and Apple TV. 😩🙏
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Eorlas
1 hour ago at 09:20 am

How about we stop with the articles about the Apple TV and/or HomePod Minis until the new ones are actually released?
this is a website called Mac***RUMORS***

the literal point of the place is to discuss and share when things such as this happen. lack of product availability typically points to product updates

if you just want to know when a release happens, headlines will pop up everywhere on the internet and you can just elect to not be here.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Diopter
2 hours ago at 08:34 am
“Wake me up, when September ends” (or when Gurman actually gets his “new Apple TV” prediction correct for once!)
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pipesm2
2 hours ago at 09:16 am
How about we stop with the articles about the Apple TV and/or HomePod Minis until the new ones are actually released?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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DocMultimedia
2 hours ago at 08:38 am
I'm guessing a press release next March. Lordy... I've been waiting years for these at this point. Gurrrrrmmmannn!!!
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ignatius345
1 hour ago at 09:37 am

We're watching through The West Wing on HBO (via our AppleTV), and lately I've really struggled to hear the dialogue of some characters on our stereo-paired Minis, sitting about 8-10 feet from the TV/Mini pair. This is with volume at about 60%, and I can hear other characters (Martin Sheen for instance) just fine.
Have you tried the Enhance Dialogue feature? I find it provides a pretty good boost in the mid-range where the dialogue is. I like it in combination with Reduce Loud Sounds.

Maybe not what you want, but if you have AirPods they sound incredible with ATV and make everything way clearer. You can also do two pairs of them at the same time. Not usable for group watching, obviously, but AirPods are now my go-to when watching TV alone.
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