Shazam allows users to use headphones to detect songs within apps.
A new version for the Shazam iOS app was made available by Apple on Thursday. The company claims that the most recent iteration of the software now enables users to recognize music while using headphone around them or even within other apps.
What’s new in the latest and most recent Shazam versions
Users of the iPhone and iPad Shazam app can now launch the app to identify an audio file that is playing while wearing headphones, as detailed in the release notes for version 17.3. The best part is that the recently introduced function is applicable to music that is playing in real-time or on other apps, like Instagram or TikTok.
“You can now recognize music when using wired or Bluetooth connectivity headphones.” About the Shazam update, Apple states, “Just open the app, look for the headphone icon to make sure your headphones have been linked, and then start recognizing music around you or within apps like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.”
I’ve used the new feature, and it performs as advertised. Shazam, for instance, can detect any music playing in any YouTube video when you launch the app and then navigate to another platform. This holds true for practically every other programmer that occupies your mind. The detected music appears when you return to Shazam.
Before this update, Shazam might previously be used for recognizing music within other apps, but not when headphones were on. Shazam will, predictably, identify the song running in the background if nothing else is on your phone. Notably, the feature doesn’t appear to require AirPods in particular.
Shazam had been bought by Apple in December 2017, and since then, all of its platforms have been steadily integrated with it. For instance, Apple included a Shazam-specific Command Centre widget for the iPhone in iOS 14.2. With macOS Sonoma 14.2, the identical feature is now accessible on the Mac.