Jan 19, 2022 07:00:00

The white noise of the Google Assistant has been changed, and users are complaining about 'nuisance' and 'children can't sleep' one after another.

It is said that the white noise 'sizzle' has the effect of calming the mind and improving concentration, and some people sleep with white noise at bedtime. Meanwhile, it is reported that many users are complaining that 'the sound of white noise played by the Google Assistant' has suddenly changed.

Google Home, Nest Hub white noise ambient sound changes --9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2022/01/15/google-home-white-noise/

Google changed the Assistant's white noise sound, and many aren't happy about it --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/17/22888423/google-assistant-white-noise-sound-changed

The Google Assistant , an artificial intelligence assistant, is included in products such as Google Nest for Android smartphones and smart speakers, and allows you to operate home appliances, check schedules, and play various music. However, in mid-January 2022, some Google Assistant users, who had become accustomed to playing white noise from their speakers before going to bed, noticed that 'white noise sounds different.'

On January 12th, a thread was set up in the Google Nest community, 'Is there a way to restore the environmental sound of white noise?', And at the time of writing the article, 163 comments were received.

Re: White Noise ambient sound has changed, is ther ... --Google Nest Community
https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Speakers-and-Displays/White-Noise-ambient-sound-has-changed-is-there-a-way-to-change/mp/84041

Most of the comments received were 'I seem to have lost my mind', 'I thought the device had broken down at first', 'It's annoying to make a new sound without permission', 'I used white noise for more than 10 years.' It's a criticism of Google, such as 'I've come.' Among them, children and babies are upset by changes in white noise, such as 'a child who notices a change in sound wakes up in the middle of the night,' 'a baby's sleep is ruined,' and 'a child says he likes older people.' In addition to the comments that there are many, there were also comments on the sounds such as 'The new white noise is a 10-minute loop playback' and 'It is muffled like the engine noise of an airplane'.

A community member has successfully recorded an older version of white noise and has published 1-hour and 12-hour MP3 files on Google Drive.

The environmental sounds provided by Google include 'relaxing sounds,' 'forest sounds,' 'natural sounds,' 'country night sounds,' 'water sounds,' 'sea sounds,' 'water flowing sounds,' and 'rain.' There are a total of 14 types: 'Sound of', 'Sound of babbling stream', 'Sound of river', 'Sound of fan vibration', 'Sound of thunderstorm', 'Sound of fireplace' and 'White noise'. 9to5Google, an IT-related media, states that 'river sound' is the closest to the original 'white noise' among the environmental sounds provided by Google.