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When you cast to a smart screen or speaker, Google plays a tone to confirm the transfer. Google is now changing that beep to be smoother on the latest Nest Hub preview firmware.
The current Cast beep has been in place for several years – if not unchanged from the start – and is quite deep. It plays as the screen changes, but before the currently playing UI appears, and the requested audio or video then begins.
In comparison, the new tone is lighter and perfectly matches Nest’s user-friendly visual and auditory design language. By being gentler, it’s less shocking or surprising to others in the room who might not know that a Cast session is about to begin. You can compare the two versions below:
Old tone
So far we’ve heard the new dial tone live on a Nest Hub Max running the latest Cast firmware (version 1.52). It’s not live on smart screens and speakers running 1.50, which is the current stable version for the vast majority of users. The update also adds a Family tab to the recent Smart Display review.
New Google Cast tone
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