Limited notification sound.

[wbtapley]

This is more of an "it used to work" category (and why don't  you have a category like that?).

My Home app camera used to notify me of activity using a barking dog sound. Not any more. All I can get is the general notification sound, like a beep. What happened? When did it change.

[MplsCustomer]

@wbtapley 

Maybe that's a notification option on your Android phone that can be configured.

On our iPhones, Google Home uses only the "Default Alerts" notification sound, which is used by other apps as well; we can configure the sound used for "Default Alerts", but a barking dog sound has never been one of the options.

[wbtapley]

Yes I figured out how to add a custom sound but there's no granularity . All the notifications bark, Home needs a notification sound selection not just notification on or off.

[ByronP]

Hi wbtapley,

Thank you for reaching out to the community. I'm sorry that you're unable to customize the sound notifications in the Google Home app. I understand how frustrating this can be. I appreciate the help, @MplsCustomer. Let's work together to find a solution.

We're always looking for improvements. Please share your thoughts and experiences and submit them to the feedback form so it can address this concern in future updates.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,

Byron