Ambient music, background noise and calming sound effects have soothed the anxious, isolated and sleep deprived this year. By Zoë Beery The soundtrack to Maya Montoya’s year was white noise.

Some businesses in California are in the process of reopening. But many people working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic may face several additional months of hunching over their ...

Did you know that iOS includes built-in ambient noise options? Third-party white noise apps are great, but if you don’t need the extra features they offer, Apple’s own solution is already on your ...

If you need help falling asleep or staying focused while working at home, you may be familiar with “white noise,” a type of sound that includes all audible frequencies. It’s pretty common and ...

I use AirPods Pro 3 all day, every day while I work, and one hidden iOS feature pairs perfectly with the product: Background ...

When Apple released iOS 15 in 2021, the operating system brought a hidden feature called Background Sounds. It allows you to ...

Apple introduced Ambient Sounds on the HomePod back in 2019. Ambient Sounds is an accessibility feature that offers the ability to play different sound clips on the HomePod to block out background ...

The idea for a system that could distinguish between wanted and unwanted background noise was revealed in a new patent application discovered this week by AppleInsider. Entitled "Decisions on Ambient ...

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