Google fixes issue with the Assistant’s white noise sound that had sparked user outcry
Some Nest customers are unhappy with Google's changes. | Photo: Dan Seifert / The Verge Google offers many ambient sounds from the Google Assistant, including one for white noise that might help block out noise to make it easier to sleep or study. The company seemingly changed its white noise sound last week, and many expressed frustration with the update, as reported by 9to5Google. But Google tells us it has fixed what it describes as an issue, and the sound should work like it used to.
There was an issue impacting our white noise experience. It's fixed now and working as it previously did," Google spokesperson Robert Ferrara said in a statement to The Verge.
The change had been disruptive for a lot of people, as documented in this Google Nest community thread which had more than 150 replies when we first published this...