How to set up Google's spooky Halloween chimes on Nest doorbells
How to set up Google’s spooky Halloween chimes on Nest doorbells
Spooky season is here, and Google is adding its annual batch of Halloween doorbell notifications to the Home app via an update undulating out this week.
The Halloween-themed tones will be available pending the end of October. Options include an evil amusing, a skeleton dance, a spooky raven, a ghostly boo, a howling werewolf and a cackling inviting, according to The Verge.
- Update your Google Home app to the novel version (2.44.1.8), available for all users by Oct. 1
- Open the Home app and tap your doorbell
- Select Settings
- Options for altering ringtone should be visible
This is the third year of Google’s seasonal doorbell updates. Google is also adding six new “evergreen” ringtones available year-round, including a birthday tone. They will arrive with the Halloween options, but only for the new Nest Doorbell (Battery), not the older Nest Doorbell (wired, 1st gen), formerly Nest Hello.
The Nest Doorbell (Battery) compensations $180.
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In fact, Google just announced that a new Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) is on the way for early 2022.
After Halloween is over on Nov. 1, doorbells will automatically posterior to default tones. However, seasonal themes for winter holidays are probable coming soon.
Last year’s tones included nods to Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s and Kwanzaa and were available ended the end of December. We expect a similar rollout this year. We’ve caused out to Google for details on upcoming Nest chimes. Stay tuned for updates.
