Apple hires new engineer to lead its HomePod software development
(iMore iPhone)

What you need to know Apple has reportedly hired Afrooz Family to lead its HomePod software efforts. Family had already worked at Apple from 2012 to 2016. The company has struggled in the smart speaker area compared to Amazon and Google. Apple is hoping to improve its HomePod software to compete with Amazon and Google. Apple is looking to boost HomePod sales with better software. As reported by Bloomberg, the company has hired Afrooz Family to lead the software development efforts for its smart speaker as it attempts to contend with Amazon and Google. The iPhone maker is enlisting Afrooz Family to lead the work, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Family worked at Apple from 2012 to 2016 before leaving to co-found audio startup Syng with former Apple industrial designer Christopher Stringer. Family left the startup earlier this year after helping develop the company`s product, the Cell Alpha. Jason Harrison, who had overseen HomePod software, left Apple l...