Beta OTA Updates/HomePod/18.4

This is a list of all beta OTA updates for HomePod on HomePod Software 18.4. For more HomePod beta OTA updates, see Beta OTA Updates/HomePod. For all firmware, see Firmware.

HomePod

AudioAccessory1,1

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.4 beta	22L5218l	—		21 February 2025 (2025-02-21)	75901bf3d84d3af08e2d4fd2d45f84a5064cba2396e2b9915bf9677feba8df99.aea	`rWpOaVe/vQu+Z2StSE3z3IfD11rMSiLL82AAMKvLnUw=`	2,885,681,152
		18.3 beta 2	22K5540e		f8241185a0b26dc8f28eb6960e8d490d183bae0962e6ca677350757cf9ea49b9.aea	`VChnRmUVfg/OBBX8wt2jCgKOc2HLPcETnV0V/wbMIcQ=`	889,192,448
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		ddb25d8688c0adf8243a0399bc477233b8c9567cfb88188fef7147fc5daf0282.aea	`GIC5HDomhLDgvTPbmB2z4jFJ1K/9B6Tyy1XjtjlSQuU=`	872,415,232
18.4 beta 2	22L5234e	—		3 March 2025 (2025-03-03)	97207fade98149891dbcdbe401c5601e1faa735aa8ab0c114ffd3bd2a5e26196.aea	`Gxd5qOlfG3t7S1w4abKgOJAo9PudeAe+wyTaLaS1dKU=`	2,818,572,288
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		142612817f1d58d3621f28362645810dd388ca0076698ef23ae862ab9bba85b0.aea	`Wwe/Xl1NRsrATMk/wIBdJCe2Ud2ztn/LC8ALJKcdBAg=`	822,083,584
		18.4 beta	22L5218l		61f094f548c31382235fbcfe97c51e285385046b3e1316b8c9fbe54abc93b1b9.aea	`y7+lII7llhZOy+DF24d+JJaeT69C7odcjES+Q/50oXg=`	377,487,360
18.4 beta 3	22L5240e	—		10 March 2025 (2025-03-10)	b63532eef14515b272a215e20bb58e0fec4d3b42.zip	—	2,717,387,045
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		8db9c15a36c4aa9c97dfe2eb67344a6dff8f9919.zip		808,460,015
		18.4 beta 2	22L5234e		b9e22bf495b1ccccea05b197048b74f641d12bdb.zip		338,224,414
18.4 beta 4	22L5250a	—		17 March 2025 (2025-03-17)	2d4c42d4c32d2c4dc0c01e2546a402b066c26de0.zip		2,716,757,660
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		8ab942701c4b97a525682fb3b301715ef67ac946.zip		820,278,060
		18.4 beta 3	22L5240e		e95bcac02eb6f682a27670dcbf7b7abc56176b48.zip		219,966,340
18.4 RC	22L254^[1]	—		24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)	f9268f6a143c66531ef2c5ae0b74db016fe4873a.zip		2,716,976,413
18.4 RC	22L254	—		24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)	f9268f6a143c66531ef2c5ae0b74db016fe4873a.zip		2,716,976,413

HomePod mini

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.4 beta	22L5218l	—		21 February 2025 (2025-02-21)	04bbca487379b3dae4ac23d1c557bae9c384db24b1d1f1f723b38a05e2fc579e.aea	`ABFLlFSAbJDsKmI3j4bdvUyQJtvpnWcwX/tFmAUwpNk=`	2,885,681,152
		18.3 beta 2	22K5540e		5e28b9e98564fbf026adf13ab4b42dacac880b70e923039a0eabeb12dbd7fa23.aea	`51ss5XOVtxb5s/HM2cyYbpSb42i9dRRmqpLtnwr5s7c=`	922,746,880
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		a7cbcdbee5096579e1482eba23b329f03c99d35bf137aa4c3c2260473364e9ed.aea	`kvoT4AxVK+vALQI1ABgXOoT1nVjDqGW/cKC//sZi02M=`	905,969,664
18.4 beta 2	22L5234e	—		3 March 2025 (2025-03-03)	8d047f8a5fd55925ebf8405f6a47d363aca80fb6f228921c5d2d368d97957f09.aea	`vp4t6I9fj+JNdMqiyxxSi/9zTuXddyBzh+M1qfuSH/I=`	2,818,572,288
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		9ca0db070410d35dc78c930caa95ed7a3f155ec7b71863820a97e589c99cbe41.aea	`NBjwLr2CJpbjURm728ufVhV3cRixsJF1bVzzXO5faW4=`	872,415,232
		18.4 beta	22L5218l		c88e58cbd64945543702813a8b5621040a032933651f4413b29e9de7edd5964f.aea	`Y5B6XCXGzyBo7iWu5YMXM60zboxAeRLOUOpY3epIdBs=`	385,875,968
18.4 beta 3	22L5240e	—		10 March 2025 (2025-03-10)	f5180bb55e9afd44e802ff2826b6dabdc1835fd0.zip	—	2,725,271,830
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		5c89c7b062cf620ca224e4dd2f0c324544230e25.zip		827,571,122
		18.4 beta 2	22L5234e		26dbe216a0682e910bb45cd67baaa4990edeb208.zip		657,267,066
18.4 beta 4	22L5250a	—		17 March 2025 (2025-03-17)	986e3e17491a88ed615c5dea34fa63e140e2980c.zip		2,724,356,259
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		fc9d88c8134706db7d8ff09b4594106790ca148c.zip		839,794,435
		18.4 beta 3	22L5240e		5275030b4e427a78abcd30e4a233d13a86b9ea24.zip		222,140,787
18.4 RC	22L254^[1]	—		24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)	6d20cdca8c1d9aca1142f941ab3c3817a1bdf71b.zip		2,724,723,441
18.4 RC	22L254	—		24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)	6d20cdca8c1d9aca1142f941ab3c3817a1bdf71b.zip		2,724,723,441

HomePod (2nd generation)

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.4 beta	22L5218l	—		21 February 2025 (2025-02-21)	d23eb1c5d9f56988537962072024e1edfee32c5399e8f60337b57a49076021c3.aea	`PoUwYPnOUZnfFahOXWJzz5GsFy1gssyHgj+pHqNI9Ug=`	2,885,681,152
		18.3 beta 2	22K5540e		03b1e48fdb0148a7239aff936fb118f10fabd75a11efb549323ab6f796aa255a.aea	`J3HZfPrKdzbVH6GoojzcMzADIfh7iGbr0EMyPurfzuI=`	922,746,880
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		fd3540e92936d0006d50d45016dd88d339bde1b5b5b2206ef850754ebf2eca7f.aea	`AWXi46EXsE/UAhKPdxg0sEHhEf/bbJYbVcj5FQpRFGw=`	905,969,664
18.4 beta 2	22L5234e	—		3 March 2025 (2025-03-03)	5db7133240ae1fdc5b2d1b7acb106dbf769ad62a80a615f84c27cd8c6d1bd25e.aea	`3Sjjhqw5qvr3PccuHFq8WYdRFnNL2s0na6aN9esEvx4=`	2,818,572,288
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		fc68654bd267469cc971349477b93f579a5ed4b4f917537fa48528b4f3ad98ef.aea	`EnT+YOon0CN0ltaT+3ZpeCeAOwS8GPfIRWcxIPuvsy0=`	872,415,232
		18.4 beta	22L5218l		01811d440cfd31484bac0c88a154df2dbd90197313504cff43051fd93964d1dc.aea	`VydztddRi0KnwNWzLTtifw2AS8+eGsmkNLk7OVRzxv8=`	385,875,968
18.4 beta 3	22L5240e	—		10 March 2025 (2025-03-10)	edca52cc64249e1c68d7798c3d3579c96e4e68cb501a93c0cb6e5b71a5f98ed9.aea	`RMtDnvvIHGnwezEPTPsJWUqbVOyxihzKVJp1FMu5uQQ=`	2,751,463,424
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		e65e64cd8ad6cf147cbff9748ab1f7720bf665ed1567cd0456e2fd694ca4410d.aea	`V5umDw9537V2D9aMUr/zA7m8xOLExHeznXRF5g8KFYM=`	838,860,800
		18.4 beta 2	22L5234e		4d4da2fc292ec8b933ee0be5a900496e2e2196a56d319407b34db1043523ad50.aea	`hJgZo9Y+vOmuougJxr1gHz6SFTqzqj+eEImXn+TJ9p0=`	671,088,640
18.4 beta 4	22L5250a	—		17 March 2025 (2025-03-17)	9eaee1188b9d9cef9b2a8269f8164cdfffef5c1af0ba1defe17505001cff3a43.aea	`AxdJ0fZMG4p2DIoSMsUGfOqGQ128M5GyZkARceryr9Y=`	2,751,463,424
		18.3 beta 3	22K5553a		1c0295a6b9bdfd14f1d9c2a5356bb112d54315415f15726687f3fe073785ddd7.aea	`2+pvnP9Ig33ukJhJcY6TQawUWquVDvxXvsJ/n1A5jTY=`	838,860,800
		18.4 beta 3	22L5240e		090a2bee57850f076f9c98f78d66059b8a256d398f8ff325e8fd5fb2a112343a.aea	`VPKoiNQNXJ0xTUfKO/kwGT45oiFmMqnxfwGdlX/0tok=`	222,298,112
18.4 RC	22L254^[1]	—		24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)	0e14deb5708ce5a5806302bb5a915340768606afd4e3e3a0da51406697aab4ea.aea	`+ffnXHUtzfFFYLAZwNNzKmEw9HRSCYAIRAuql4aGEq8=`	2,751,463,424
18.4 RC	22L254	—		24 March 2025 (2025-03-24)		`+ffnXHUtzfFFYLAZwNNzKmEw9HRSCYAIRAuql4aGEq8=`	2,751,463,424

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update.
(e.g. 22L254 was listed as 22L6254.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

[inflated-1] Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update.
(e.g. 22L254 was listed as 22L6254.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

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