Now they play all night and don’t stop at all until I ask my google assistant to turn them off. Until recently, they would stop playing on their own after some time (1 or 2 hours).

I have the ‘country sounds’ playing as part of my bedtime routine. Now the speaker plays these all through the night. Up to last week (Aug ‘22) the speaker would play the sounds for 60 mins. The google speaker has started to play the google sleep sounds all through the night. This has been quite an annoying issue as Nest owners wake up to their devices still playing the sounds and they have to manually switch it off every day. However, due to a bug, the sleep sounds are playing in a loop all night even when the bedtime routine is set to last 1 or 2 hours. With the use of routine features, Google Home or Nest users can set a timer on when the sleep sounds can turn off automatically. Now, a new problem has surfaced where the bedtime routine is not turning off automatically for Google Home or Nest users ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Google Home or Nest bedtime routine not turning off automatically Routines work on phones, tablets, and smart devices like Google Home or Nest.īut many Google Nest users have had their fair share of issues with this feature like Home and Away routines setup option missing or when the routines and family bells started going off a minute early. Google offers predefined routines but also gives users the ability to create fully custom ones according to their needs. It helps users in automating multiple actions with the use of a single command. ‘Routines’ are one of the best features of Google Assistant. Original story (published on September 06, 2022) follows: ASMR: Incorporate ASMR into your mix to help you relax and disconnect from your daily environment.New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….Binaural beats: Use different frequencies to create specific atmospheres that help with falling back to sleep, deep meditation, relaxation, dreamless sleep, dreams, etc.White noises: If you prefer to not use relaxing music, try using white noise to block out distracting sounds.Nature sounds: Mix different natural sounds to create a relaxing atmosphere that can transport you to another place.Remove your headphones or play your sounds out loud: Headphones might disturb you once you fall asleep, so either place them beside your pillow or play your music out loud on a device or speaker.Find a comfortable position in bed: See if your posture allows you to take deep relaxing breaths.Make sure you won’t need to get out of bed once you get in: Take the time before you get into bed to feed your pet, turn off the lights in the house and do any other little thing that may distract you from falling asleep.Keep it dark: Eliminate every source of light within your home before sleeping and remove anything from your bedroom that emits light.Smells: Surround yourself with soothing smells with the help of diffusers or candles.Blue, green, and violet shades will help you relax more. Restful colors: Colors can affect your mood, so avoid having aggressive colors like red or orange in the bedroom.Screen-free space: Keep TVs, tablets and laptops out of your bedroom.They help create a relaxing sleeping environment when the world around you becomes too noisy. Nature sounds for sleep: Nature sounds like ocean waves, rain, and wind are the original white noise.If you have difficulty falling asleep or insomnia, creating a constant ambient sound helps to mask the noise happening in your surroundings by reducing the difference between background sounds and a “peak” sound. White noises for sleep: White noise is created by combining sounds of all different frequencies together.ASMR for sleep: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, is a feeling of well-being combined with a tingling sensation that starts at the head and travels downwards as a response to certain stimulus, often particular sounds.Binaural beats therapy is an emerging form of sound wave therapy that helps combat anxiety and stress. Binaural beats for sleep: Binaural beats is an auditory illusion that occurs when two slightly different frequencies are played in each ear, but is perceived as one fixed sound.

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