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# Google Is Killing Hold Music
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/google-is-killing-hold-music/
- Published: 2020-10-02T14:23:53.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-02T14:23:55.000Z
- Description: Google is effectively killing hold music and I can’t say I’m upset about it. When you call a toll-free number and a business puts you on hold, Google Assistant can. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/10/google-is-killing-hold-music.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

Google is effectively killing hold music and I can’t say I’m upset about it.

When you call a toll-free number and a business puts you on hold, Google Assistant can now wait on the line for you.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/storage-googleapis-com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/dialer_atlas_marketing-flow_03-15s_dark_2.gif)

Google Assistant will [notify you](https://blog.google/products/pixel/hold-for-me/?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28The+Keyword+%7C+Official+Google+Blog%29) with sound, vibration, and a prompt on screen when a real person once is on the line and ready to talk. That means less wasted time and a whole lot less time listening to hold music.

Like most Google Assistant rollouts it is starting with an early preview on Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) in the U.S. But expect more phones and platforms to be added in the coming months.

Goodbye, hold music.

We will **NOT** miss you.