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Hey Siri, Play White Noise

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July 11, 2022apple

Hey Siri, Play White Noise

Hey Siri, Play White Noise

I've gone all in on Siri for voice assistants in my home. A HomePod is always close enough to take my requests, and being able to AirPlay from my devices to them quickly is a huge draw. But I do have one Google Assistant speaker in the house…

It's technically a Google Nest Hub that lives in the kitchen because it's far, far better for kitchen timers due to its screen. But it has another feature that I love and has meant it has lived in the bedroom for the past few weeks: white noise.

See, our dog sleeps in the bedroom, and the past few weeks have had tons of noise (fireworks) at night that keeps him awake, and therefore keeps us awake. To combat this, white noise is incredibly useful and helps everyone get a good night's sleep. But asking a HomePod to play white noise results in it starting the song White Noise by Ex Cops, a poppy song that is nothing at all like what I'm actually looking for.

Not only can Google (and Alexa, for that matter) play white noise on command, I can also set a timer for it, so I usually say something like, "hey Google, play white noise for 4 hours" when going to bed. White noise starts immediately, plays for 4 hours, and then fades out.

It's great and I'd love to see Siri get this capability. And given that "background sounds" are built into iOS's accessibility features, it seems completely doable if Apple wanted.


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