Apple-owned Shazam has announced a new partnership with Instagram that will allow its users to share Shazams onto their Insta stories. The new feature is already available for iOS users who download the latest versions of both apps. Android users will be able to access the new functionality soon. Continue reading “Instagram Stories gets Shazam integration”
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the acquisition of Shazam by Apple under the EU Merger Regulation. The commission believes that the merger could reduce choice for users of music streaming services. Continue reading “Apple’s Shazam acquisition is now under investigation by the EU”
Shazam, known for its music identification capabilities is collaborating with Snapchat to expand its footprint. With this step, it is now possible for the user to Shazam from within Snapchat by pressing and holding on the Snapchat camera screen when music is playing nearby. Continue reading “Snapchat integrates Shazam, adds group chats, editing tools and more”
Shazam is moving beyond music. The popular music recognition app has launched a new image recognition feature that allows users to scan images.
Continue reading “Shazam can now recognize objects with “Visual Shazam””
Shazam will now work on your Android Wear smartwatch with the latest update. The popular music recognition app can now identify songs directly from your smartwatch.
Continue reading “Shazam now supports Android Wear and gets voice search integration”
Google already lets you do lots of day to day tasks with simple “OK Google” voice command. Today, the company has teamed up with third party apps including Shazam in order to launch them directly from Search app.
Continue reading “Google to deliver hands free music with Shazam”
Shazam, the popular music recognition service will soon identify objects, according to a report from Reuters. The company has already raised $30 which it will use to add new members to its team and sign partnerships with publishers and content companies.
Shazam has updated its Android app with Google Play integration. The latest update adds the ability for users to instantly buy music via Google Play directly from the app.
Continue reading “Shazam for Android adds purchase and streaming option in Google Play”
In a bid to enhance song recognition, Apple has added Shazam integration to Siri. Apple’s intelligent voice assistant will identify the song from Shazam’s database. If the user asks “What song is playing”, Siri will identify the song and ask the user to buy it from iTunes. This feature was previously leaked last month.
Continue reading “Apple adds wake up command and Shazam integration to Siri”
Apple has partnered Shazam to work on a song identification tool for iOS 8, according to reports from Bloomberg. The feature will allow users to identify a song using their iPhone or iPad’s microphone. The report states that users will be able to access the song identification feature via Apple’s digital voice assistant, Siri. Hence, Siri will answer once a user asks “What song is playing” as it will generate the data from Shazam which has more than 90 million users.
Continue reading “Apple reportedly teams up with Shazam to integrate song identification into iOS”
The recent update for Google Now brought a new song recognition patch, which works exactly like Shazam or Soundhound. Now Google has launched Song search widget as a part of Play Store which will not only search the song for you, but will also take you to the Play Store from where you will be able to buy that song or the entire album, sleek!
Continue reading “Sound search widget launched by Google for Play Store”
Shazam is one of the most popular applications on Android, and if you are a music listener, then this app is must for you. The main feature of Shazam is that if you are looking for any song but you don’t remember the name of it, you can simply speak the name and artist of a song Continue reading “LG to offer Shazam in future Android handsets”
