New Background Sounds (FB20248929)

By Enes Deniz, 14 September, 2025

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Here's what I wrote to Apple. Hope they actually add those sounds.
Add the following to the background sounds as new options:
  • Fan Hum (quiet, smooth air conditioner/fan hum)
  • Computer (a computer running quietly with smooth fan noise and possibly hard drive clicks heard while reading/writing data)
  • Typing (typing on a keyboard, could be combined with the computer sound mentioned above)
  • Radio Static
  • Forest (birds chirping)
  • Desert (either silent desert with crickets, or a sandstorm, which could also be added as a separate option)
  • Swamp
  • Tundra/Arctic
  • Snowstorm
  • Thunder (with and without rain, in addition to the already available rain sounds)
  • Rowing
  • Sailboat
  • Underwater
  • Submarine
  • Car (idle)
  • Motorcycle (idle)
  • Truck (idle)
  • Hovercraft
  • Drone
  • Glider
  • Helicopter
  • Rocket Thrust
  • Martian Atmosphere (a 3-D simulation inspired by the real recording captured through Perseverance’ microphone, with every detail from the extremely thin atmosphere and low atmospheric pressure to dust particles moving in the wind)
  • Spacesuit (the equipment and systems inside, clearly audible, with absolute silence outside in outer space, except for faint noises that might be heard, depending on the current mission or situation)
  • Space Station
  • Digital Noise (brief, high-pitched digital beeps at random pitches, similar to the ringtone Digital, though shorter)

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Comments

By Enes Deniz on Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 20:16

Horse gallop/trot? Bike? Elevator? Washing machine? Dishwasher? Fridge? Morse code/telegraph? Typewriter? Wall clock? Grandfather clock? Library? Traffic?

By Igna Triay on Monday, September 15, 2025 - 04:22

instead of having apple add them... Make it so users can add sounds themselves. Of course this would require knowledge on how to say, properly loop audio for one but, instead of having god knows how many sounds; that could fit people a lot better.
That plus, the helicopter sound is a tough one to pull off, as some helicopters are really loud; so it might not fit with everyone. Same with jets; some jets are louder than others, parcially depending on what state the engine is in, cruzing? Take off thrust? Helicopters though; don't have different engine states, so what you hear at takeoff power is what you get, and as said, some helicopters are... Loud. Think huie? That thing is loud. A ecuriel b2? That one would likely fit as it’s a nice, fairly quiet, relaxing sound. A bell... Again; quite loud; yes; even at idle so... Helicopter is one of those sounds that, whilst neet, would have to be really... carefully chosen.

By Brian on Monday, September 15, 2025 - 06:48

Or, if nothing else, make it so you can download ringtones and/or alert tones from the iTunes Store app, and assign them as a background sound in iOS.