Original 4/11: Reports are popping up in recent days of users hearing sounds different than the ones they are accustomed to when they get a call, notification, or alert.
- Select a custom song from the list or + button and select one from device storage.
- Meanwhile, Google’s only guidance/resolution is to “manually reset your ringtones to your custom sound.”
It revealed that this problem started a month earlier than first spotted:Īfter our investigation, we discovered a bug was introduced in March which might have caused custom sounds picked by users to be reset to “Default” in the sound picker. Update 5/6: Earlier this week, Google’s official Pixel community/support account on Reddit acknowledged the issue.
A curious bug impacting some Pixel owners sees the Phone ringtone, Default notification sound, and Default alarm sounds randomly change on Google devices.