Google presents many ambient sounds from the Google Assistant, together with one for white noise that may assist block out noise to make it simpler to sleep or research. The corporate seemingly modified its white noise sound final week, and lots of expressed frustration with the replace, as reported by 9to5Google. However Google tells us it has mounted what it describes as a problem, and the sound ought to work prefer it used to.
“There was a problem impacting our white noise expertise. It’s mounted now and dealing because it beforehand did,” Google spokesperson Robert Ferrara stated in a press release to The Verge.
The change had been disruptive for lots of people, as documented on this Google Nest group thread which had greater than 150 replies once we first revealed this story on Monday. Some described the modified white noise as quieter or sounding muffled. One particular person stated their youngster has requested to make use of one other white noise generator as a substitute of a Google Nest Hub. One other stated their toddler has noticed the change and wakes up through the evening.
To assist people who needed the unique white noise again earlier than Google mounted it, a consumer on Reddit uploaded a one-hour monitor of authentic one and longer variations of it to Google Drive that may have theoretically used as workarounds. Google additionally presents different ambient sounds, like forest sounds and rain sounds, and you’ll see the total record right here.
Replace January 18th, 7:12PM ET: Added assertion from Google saying the difficulty was mounted.
