Apple executives say that "growing interest" in a larger [HomePod](https://appleinsider.com/inside/HomePod) caused them to revisit the decision to discontinue the original model.

When Apple discontinued its first HomePod in March 2021, the company said that it would be focusing instead on the lower-cost [HomePod mini](https://appleinsider.com/inside/HomePod-mini). Then following rumors of its return, a new and slightly revised HomePod [was announced](https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/18/apple-resurrects-full-size-homepod-with-updated-acoustics) in January 2023, with availability from February 3, 2023.