When you need to rest and relax, your Google Nest or Home speaker or display can play a variety of soothing ambient sounds.
Note: If Digital Wellbeing is enabled, this feature may be restricted or blocked by Downtime, Filters or Do not disturb.
Ask to play ambient sounds
To do this: | Say "Ok Google" or "Hey Google," then: |
Listen to an unspecified ambient sound | "Help me relax" "Play ambient noise" |
Listen to a specific ambient sound | "Play fireplace sounds" "Play river sounds" "Play forest sounds" |
Play white noise | "Play white noise" |
Control volume | "Set volume to 5" "Set volume to 40%" |
Note: Ambient sounds will continue to play for 12 hours if not turned off. To turn off ambient sounds, say "Hey Google, stop."
Ambient sound options
- Relaxing sounds
- Nature sounds
- Water sounds
- Running water sounds
- Babbling brook sounds
- Oscillating fan sounds
- Fireplace sounds
- Forest sounds
- Country night sounds
- Ocean sounds
- Rain sounds
- River sounds
- Thunderstorm sounds
- White noise