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And as always, be nice and follow reddiquette. a community for 7 years BTF MODERATORS * message the mods discussions in r/GooglePixel <> X 1034 * 59 comments I finally figured out why my alarm kept turning off... 131 * 102 comments Google Pixel Update - May 2023 37 * 61 comments Google Pixel Update - May 2023 249 * 161 comments Is a Google Pixel 7 Pro for $399 a good deal? 24 * 26 comments [dqPEYhoX] Pixel Fold Spec Sheet 5 * 17 comments Survey on The Pixel 28 * 7 comments Google Chrome, upon launching, is often erroneously reopening tabs that I have individually closed already. 23 * 12 comments How do I configure tapping the clock on the status bar to open the Clock app? * 9 comments Security updates constantly freezing midway through This might be the last year Google makes the Pixel A series Welcome to Reddit, the front page of the internet. Become a Redditor and join one of thousands of communities. x 1030 1031 1032 FYII finally figured out why my alarm kept turning off... ( self.GooglePixel) submitted 6 hours ago by asevarte[Spits_drin] For the past few months, I could not figure out why on random days, with seemingly no reason, sometimes my alarm would either not go off, or turn itself off very quickly. Maybe once every other week or so, I would wake up 30 minutes later on my backup alarm, with no indication as to why the first shut itself off. Well this morning, I woke up about 5 minutes before my alarm went off, and I have cracked the code. The alarm is set to play a Spotify playlist, and one of the songs on that playlist is "Where is My Mind" by the Pixies. If you know the first line of that song, you may know where I'm going with this... The first line in the song is "Ooohhh STOP", with the word "stop" said very clearly. My Pixel has been hearing that "stop" and turning the alarm off. Since it's a playlist on shuffle, it only comes up every once in a while, so it's not happening every morning. Glad that feature works... * 59 comments * share * save * hide * report all 59 comments sorted by: best topnewcontroversialoldrandomq&alive (beta) [ ] Want to add to the discussion? Post a comment! Create an account [-]kingdazyPixel 5 128 points129 points130 points 5 hours ago (0 children) that's kind of amazing. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]Voyager221141 224 points225 points226 points 6 hours ago (2 children) Technology is hilarious sometimes * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]sinkface 7 points8 points9 points 58 minutes ago (1 child) ...but that shouldn't happen. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]pramodhrachuri 1 point2 points3 points 39 minutes ago (0 children) Very underrated comment! * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]pppiiikkkaaaPixel 6 154 points155 points156 points 5 hours ago (6 children) That's quite funny. I, on the other hand can scream "stop" - it won't listen * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]salil91 43 points44 points45 points 4 hours ago (1 child) Try adding an ooohhh before the stop tomorrow. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]qevohPixel 2 XL 0 points1 point2 points just now (0 children) That will definitely work * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]aphrodi7Pixel 7 24 points25 points26 points 5 hours ago (0 children) It doesn't work unless I pickup up my phone. Bruh if I've to pickup my phone I would just click on stop. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]ZerotheWandererPixel 7 Pro 7 points8 points9 points 4 hours ago (0 children) My alarm is pretty loud, I can have My phone against my head, scream "stop" and it won't do a fucking thing. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]JingleMyHeimerSchmid 0 points1 point2 points 2 hours ago (0 children) Mine won't listen for shit. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]privatetudor 0 points1 point2 points 48 minutes ago (0 children) I used to be able to just say stop fairly reliably, but now I need to say "hey Google stop" every time. I assume they'd quietly disabled that feature. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]BootyJuiceMcCoyPixel 6 41 points42 points43 points 3 hours ago (4 children) Ok.... Ok, WOW! This is amazing!!!! The exact same thing happened to me! I was trying to use that song as an alarm wake-up, since it has a bit of a quiet intro and then gets louder a few seconds in. For a whole week, I just couldn't get my alarm to work properly. One morning, when I was already awake, I heard just the first second or so before he says 'STOP', and then the song stopped, and I figured it out. Wow, that's so funny you had the same idea for a morning wake up song! I now use Chesney Hawkes - The One and Only, bit of a movie reference and I tend to stop the alarm at the same time every morning. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]asevarte[S] 9 points10 points11 points 3 hours ago (1 child) There are dozens of us! * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]BootyJuiceMcCoyPixel 6 7 points8 points9 points 3 hours ago (0 children) "Where Is My Mind?" Alarm Support Group Try this trick and spin it, yeah! * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]trouser_mouse 2 points3 points4 points 1 hour ago (1 child) I changed mine to Hammertime by MC Hammer and it's still happening. So I changed it to a song by The Supremes and it's still happening. So I tried songs by Journey and Queen and it was still doing it! * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]BootyJuiceMcCoyPixel 6 3 points4 points5 points 1 hour ago (0 children) Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]PourJarsInReservoirsPixel 6 Pro 49 points50 points51 points 5 hours ago (0 children) GOAT post. Should test this. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]mBagginsPixel 7 6 points7 points8 points 4 hours ago (0 children) I remember seeing your post about this. The fact you found what was causing it, and that it was this, is actually hilarious * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]killchainPixel 4a (5G) + Nexus 6P (retired) 10 points11 points12 points 4 hours ago (3 children) Oh wow. So... your phone might've been perfectly aware of the song that's playing, but couldn't figure out that the spoken word is coming from that song. P.S. Thanks for sharing. It doesn't concern me personally, but I'm sure it will help someone else. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]awesomedorkwadPixel 6 Pro 0 points1 point2 points 2 hours ago (2 children) Yeah I always thought that the phone couldn't trigger things itself * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]Djakamoe 1 point2 points3 points 1 hour ago (0 children) In order for this to be the case the phone would need to be monitoring whatever it is playing and filter that out, and even though I'm certain that's possible it would definitely take more resources to do, which would eat up battery and people don't want that. Pretty sure the reason why media doesn't trigger things like Alexa or assistant is because they specifically tune the hz rate of those things to not trigger them or something of the sort, not by filtering on site what is going on by the device. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]javelin_bb 0 points1 point2 points 13 minutes ago (0 children) I listen to audiobooks in the car, and at least once a week the voice control comes up when something in the book sounds similar to "okay google". * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]grem89 3 points4 points5 points 5 hours ago (0 children) Haha that's pretty funny. Your alarm has become self-aware! * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]_vb__Oneplus 7 | Pixel 7 Pro | Pixel Buds Pro 11 points12 points13 points 5 hours ago (5 children) What? Lol * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]nrfxPixel 7 Pro 16 points17 points18 points 5 hours ago (4 children) Assistant listens for just "stop" by default, when alarms are going off... * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]send_me_a_naked_pic 2 points3 points4 points 2 hours ago (0 children) Assistant is the living evil * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]mikedecar -2 points-1 points0 points 1 hour ago (2 children) Does it? Mine definitely does not react to this and I don't recall ever turning it off. What's the setting? * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]pol5xc 2 points3 points4 points 1 hour ago (0 children) It depends on the language and the country. I live in Italy and this feature is not available. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]nrfxPixel 7 Pro 1 point2 points3 points 37 minutes ago (0 children) Apps -> Assistant -> Quick phrases I vaguely remembering the announcement of this feature maybe a year ago, and I *think* it was enabled by default, but knowing me I might have also turned it on the second it was announced: https://9to5google.com/2022/04/04/ pixel-6-google-assistant-quick-phrases-languages/ I use it all the time, but it's also totally possible for me to play The Pixies as a wakeup alarm so.. living dangerously I guess. * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]antent 3 points4 points5 points 5 hours ago (0 children) Such a good song. That's pretty funny * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]aaden08 2 points3 points4 points 5 hours ago (0 children) When tech works too well huh. Nice. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]done_got_them 2 points3 points4 points 5 hours ago (2 children) In general, how consistent is the Spotify alarm? I ended up disabling it because it would hardly work and I would get the standard alarm sound instead. Did some searching and I wasn't alone with that issue. It worked sometimes and most days didn't work. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]asevarte[S] 2 points3 points4 points 4 hours ago (0 children) It has always worked well for me. Except when this song plays lol * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]Suspicious_Fig6793 1 point2 points3 points 5 hours ago (0 children) Mine works every day but I have it set up through the bedtime/wakeup schedule mode so I'm unsure if that keeps it consistent * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]UveDebauchedMySloth 4 points5 points6 points 2 hours ago (0 children) This is wild. This was a recipe for one of life's unsolvable mysteries, sure to confound customer support forever. Lol. Glad you sorted it. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]mr_th_lkz 5 points6 points7 points 5 hours ago (0 children) Lol * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]cardew-vascularPixel 6 2 points3 points4 points 2 hours ago (0 children) I remember when I first got a google home and there was a YouTube commercial where the girl said ok google turn on the Christmas lights and my google home would reply I'm sorry I can't (because I didn't have Christmas lights set up) I didn't have guest mode enabled I guess the girl on the commercial sounded so similar to me that my google home accepted her command. My home also thinks my sister's voice is mine and accepts her commands. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]tamudude 2 points3 points4 points 2 hours ago (0 children) The very definition of a First World problem. "My Spotify shuts off my alarm via voice activation randomly". Kudos on getting to the root cause though.....surely felt great cracking the code isn't it? * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]everyoneisflawed 1 point2 points3 points 4 hours ago (0 children) I'm sorry this happened to you but at the same time, this is awesome. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]ragweed 1 point2 points3 points 3 hours ago (0 children) Every time I try voice activated commands, I just end up disabling them altogether. They just seem to be more trouble than helpful. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]User-K549125 1 point2 points3 points 3 hours ago (0 children) The app needs to do noise cancellation on whatever noise it's making. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]DotDodd 1 point2 points3 points 3 hours ago (0 children) Pixel: failed successfully * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]zacgarbosPixel 6 1 point2 points3 points 3 hours ago (0 children) That's actually hilarious * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]MixedMattPixel 2 XL 64GB 1 point2 points3 points 2 hours ago (0 children) Meanwhile I could say spaghetti and for some reason Google assistant thinks its turn to go off * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]eseld 1 point2 points3 points 2 hours ago (0 children) Dude! Same thing happened to me! Thanks for this explanation. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]Westward_Drift 1 point2 points3 points 1 hour ago (2 children) That is too funny. I guess we also can't use Stop! In the name of Love by the Supremes. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]asevarte[S] 1 point2 points3 points 1 hour ago (1 child) Don't forget Ice Ice Baby * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]Westward_Drift 0 points1 point2 points 34 minutes ago (0 children) Or Stop! Hammer Time! * permalink * embed * save * parent * report * give award * reply [-]mrandr01d 1 point2 points3 points 1 hour ago (0 children) ...well damn. Mine is a Pandora radio, and if my media volume is zero, Pandora apparently senses that and pauses itself, so it doesn't even start, even though the alarm volume is a separate thing. I don't think these apps can tell when they're being used for an alarm. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]grandpab 0 points1 point2 points 5 hours ago (0 children) The Step Beats cover of that song is so good. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [+]shanialovesapples 0 points1 point2 points 3 hours ago (0 children) This has been happening to me not with Spotify but with a Zedge alarm. It would come on and say WAKE UP and then turn the alarm off. I might try a different alarm sound that comes default with pixel and see if that works. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]wobwobwob42 0 points1 point2 points 3 hours ago (0 children) LOL! This was a rollercoaster! * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]wankthiswayPixel 4a, 13 Mini 0 points1 point2 points 2 hours ago (0 children) Amazing. I would have thought Assistant would "not listen to itself" or something to prevent something like that. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]dEEkAy2k9Pixel 6 Pro 0 points1 point2 points 2 hours ago (0 children) lol, interesting find. must have taken you ages to get to THIS conclusion :D * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]ciabattabing16 0 points1 point2 points 1 hour ago (0 children) You should capture this on video and share it on YouTube. Although you...you may need to borrow a phone or use a laptop or something. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]DburkeZMPixel 7 Pro 0 points1 point2 points 1 hour ago (0 children) I hate that if you use spotify as an alarm and have the speaker volume down it won't play. Even if you have alarm volume up. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]currentmudgeonPixel 7 0 points1 point2 points 34 minutes ago (0 children) Oh yeah, that's the subconscious snooze feature :) * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]qwestlove 0 points1 point2 points 32 minutes ago (0 children) Can't wait to re-read this on Droidlife and AndroidPolice on Wednesday. * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply [-]noob__dogg 0 points1 point2 points 22 minutes ago (0 children) nice * permalink * embed * save * report * give award * reply * about * blog * about * advertising * careers * help * site rules * Reddit help center * reddiquette * mod guidelines * contact us * apps & tools * Reddit for iPhone * Reddit for Android * mobile website * <3 * reddit premium * reddit coins Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. (c) 2023 reddit inc. All rights reserved. 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