Apple's future HomePod mini and Apple TV updates could become the AirPort successor we always hoped Apple would make.

While Apple appears to have no plans to revive its former AirPort routers, the networking know-how that powered them may be returning — via a new chip that will add similar functionality to the company's home devices like the HomePod mini.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman recently reported that Apple is developing its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that will debut in new Apple TV and

Apple just rolled out a software update that gives its HomePod smart speakers a simple but helpful new feature.