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EntertainmentStreamingGoogle’s making a Shazam rival and it’s a hum-dingerGoogle’s new feature is absolutely humming, and we mean that in a nice wayWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Google’s new feature is absolutely humming, and we mean that in a nice way
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: YouTube)
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How to get Google’s hum-powered music search
Unfortunately there’s nowhere to sign up for these experiments, no beta to download and no form you can fill out; Google simply rolls out the experiments to some users, and the first you’ll know about it is that your YouTube may look slightly different. As Google says, “these test features… are usually available for a short period of time and only for a small group of people.” This particular experiment is only being made available toAndroidusers accessing YouTube through the official app.
If you are one of the lucky few, though, you can toggle between voice search and the new song search feature. You can then hum or sing for at least three seconds – any less and the search feature won’t work – and YouTube will do its best to identify the song. If it finds a match, you’ll be taken to the appropriate YouTube content – videos, user-generated videos or shorts depending on what’s available.
We don’t know whether this will make it into the YouTube app after the experiment is over, or if it turns out that most Android users couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket and that the feature doesn’t generate the results that Google wants. But if you’ve got it in your YouTube app, it’s a fun thing to play around with. Especially if you’re searching for death metal.
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