Google Pixel owners be warned: If theres an important meeting that absolutely cannot be missed, best not set your phones alarm to the 1988 signature tune of American alternative rock band Pixies.
Their catchy, electric guitar-heavy song Where Is My Mind?, which featured prominently in the final scene of David Finchers iconic film Fight Club, can inadvertently tell your phone to switch offa fact discovered by one frustrated Redditor who mysteriously kept waking up late once every couple of weeks.
Thats because Googles Quick Phrases feature allows Pixel owners to simply turn off the alarm merely by uttering one-word voice commands like stop and snooze.
For the past few months, I could not figure out why on random days, with seemingly no reason, sometimes my alarm would either not go off, or turn itself off very quickly, user Asevarte posted on the social media platform earlier this week.
Sorry about that! https://t.co/EtCQ2FPkIJ
PIXIES (@PIXIES) May 3, 2023
After waking up early one day, the Spotify subscriber cracked the code, as they put it.
The first line in the song is Ooohhh STOP, with the word stop said very clearly. My Pixel has been hearing that and turning the alarm off. Since its a playlist on shuffle, it only comes up every once in a while, so its not happening every morning,
When word reached the Pixies, they apologized (likely in jest) for the fateful start of their most popular song.
Sorry about that! their official account tweeted on Wednesday, including the alarm clock, mobile phone, and stop sign emoji.
To which a Twitter user replied tongue-in-cheek shortly later: Please write a song starting by Call Dad!
