Is there some old-timey music playing in the background when you log into Gmail on Chrome? A glitch with a YouTube video intended to notify users abouthas resulted in some unwanted Gmail background music.The bug seems to only be affecting those running Chrome – though there was one report on the Google forums of its also affecting an Opera user – and those who have not yet activated Priority Inbox."Whenever I sign into my Gmail using Chrome, music automatically starts playing. This is a new issue. It's like old time dance music," according to the original complaint posted on . "Occasionally there will be a sound effect like a click, a bubble, cards shuffling, a dog growling. There is no music running on my computer. It only occurs in Google Chrome on one of my Gmail accounts, it does not occur in Firefox on anything."The noises described are actually the soundtrack to a video (below) Google launched explaining its new Priority Inbox service. The feature will organize your Gmail inbox to display the most important messages atop the inbox. To activate, users must click the new Priority Inbox link on the top, right-hand corner of the inbox. Doing so produces a drop-down menu with more information about Priority Inbox – including the offending video – and the option to opt-in to the service.A glitch in Chrome, however, now loads and starts playing the music to that video every time users sign into Gmail."We are working on fixing this," a Google employee named Michelle wrote in the forums on Tuesday. "Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your understanding.""This bug has been fixed for the majority of users, and should be resolved for everyone shortly," a Google spokeswoman said Wednesday afternoon. Tech-Recipes postedof the problem.Users were still reporting this issue earlier today. The problem can apparently be stopped by opting in to Priority Inbox – or by using Firefox or Internet Explorer."It was really freaking me out for a bit," another user wrote on the forums. "I kept thinking, 'This is seriously how horror movies start... soon a giant clown will pop out of my closet with an axe in hand and spray me with his fake boutonniere.'" The user said the issue continued even after he/she clicked the Priority Inbox link and paused the video.Editor's Note: This story was updated at 3pm Eastern time with comment from Google.Experience X mp3
Gmail Glitch Plays Music Upon Sign-In for Some Chrome Users
Is there some old-timey music playing in the background when you log into Gmail on Chrome? A glitch with a YouTube video intended to notify users abouthas resulted in some unwanted Gmail background music.The bug seems to only be affecting those running Chrome – though there was one report on the Google forums of its also affecting an Opera user – and those who have not yet activated Priority Inbox."Whenever I sign into my Gmail using Chrome, music automatically starts playing. This is a new issue. It's like old time dance music," according to the original complaint posted on . "Occasionally there will be a sound effect like a click, a bubble, cards shuffling, a dog growling. There is no music running on my computer. It only occurs in Google Chrome on one of my Gmail accounts, it does not occur in Firefox on anything."The noises described are actually the soundtrack to a video (below) Google launched explaining its new Priority Inbox service. The feature will organize your Gmail inbox to display the most important messages atop the inbox. To activate, users must click the new Priority Inbox link on the top, right-hand corner of the inbox. Doing so produces a drop-down menu with more information about Priority Inbox – including the offending video – and the option to opt-in to the service.A glitch in Chrome, however, now loads and starts playing the music to that video every time users sign into Gmail."We are working on fixing this," a Google employee named Michelle wrote in the forums on Tuesday. "Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your understanding.""This bug has been fixed for the majority of users, and should be resolved for everyone shortly," a Google spokeswoman said Wednesday afternoon. Tech-Recipes postedof the problem.Users were still reporting this issue earlier today. The problem can apparently be stopped by opting in to Priority Inbox – or by using Firefox or Internet Explorer."It was really freaking me out for a bit," another user wrote on the forums. "I kept thinking, 'This is seriously how horror movies start... soon a giant clown will pop out of my closet with an axe in hand and spray me with his fake boutonniere.'" The user said the issue continued even after he/she clicked the Priority Inbox link and paused the video.Editor's Note: This story was updated at 3pm Eastern time with comment from Google.Experience X mp3