![]() “A song’s melody is like its fingerprint: they each have their own unique identity,” Kumar added. Users can then select the best match and explore information on the song and artist, view any accompanying music videos, find the lyrics, read analysis or listen to the song through their streaming app of choice. Kumar said that Google hopes to expand this to more languages in the future.Īfter a song is hummed, Google’s machine learning algorithm helps to identify potential song matches. It is initially available in English on iOS and in more than 20 languages on Android. The feature can also be used with Google Assistant if users say ‘Hey Google, what’s this song?’ and then hum the tune. Then start humming for 10 to 15 seconds.” Outlining how users can access the new hum-to-search feature, Kumar said: “Open the latest version of the Google app or find your Google Search widget, tap the mic icon and say ‘what’s this song?’ or click the ‘search a song’ button. While Midomi allows users to search for music by singing or humming a tune, Shazam currently only allows users to find songs if they are played by the original artist – not hummed or sang by users. Google’s new tool for song searching rivals technologies such as SoundHound’s Midomi and Apple-owned Shazam. “Google can now help you figure it out – no lyrics, artist name or perfect pitch required.” ![]() “We all know how frustrating it is when you can’t remember the name of a song or any of the words but the tune is stuck in your head,” Kumar wrote. It is available on the latest version of the mobile Google app or the Google Search widget. ![]() The new feature was announced in a company blogpost by Krishna Kumar, senior product manager at Google Search. Google is introducing a new feature that enables users to search for songs that they don’t know the name of by humming, whistling or singing the tune. Google Search has introduced a new tool to find music that rivals platforms such as Midomi and Shazam.
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