Shazam is the closest thing we have to witchcraft. I'm sure plenty of HNers will chime in with "well acktually..." type comments about how they could write it in their basement in a weekend, but to do what it does, as quickly as it does, on the ridiculously enormous library of music that it does is really something special.
Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
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#22How long until they pull the Android version?
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#23This was essentially announced at the end of last year, and is now being closed. You can now search for songs on Apple Music by typing in the lyrics to the song.
How long ago did Siri integrate with Shazam? Seems like a year or two now.
I think it was quite a bit further, but every time I’ve tried it the app seems to work better than asking Siri for some reason.
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#24I have so badly wanted to be able to Shazam and automatically add something to a Spotify playlist via IFTTT or whatever. I wonder if that will be more or less possible now. Maybe with a Shortcut?
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#25It’s weird to think that I would find it strange if Apple acquired a company like Shazam and left the ads on, isnt it? In a day and age when all of their competitors are turning to ads to increase revenues, Apple is making great customer experiences ad-free. I think the idea that making Shazam ad-free “makes sense” is actually fascinating because if it were google or amazon buying Shazam, I would assume it would rema…
It's hardly "littered" though. I use Shazam a lot and always found the ads very unintrusive. It is good news that they're going completely ad-free however.
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#26Shazam is the closest thing we have to witchcraft. I'm sure plenty of HNers will chime in with "well acktually..." type comments about how they could write it in their basement in a weekend, but to do what it does, as quickly as it does, on the ridiculously enormous library of music that it does is really something special.
Agreed 100%. It's the one app that truly does feel magical to me. And it still impresses people I show who don't use it regularly when we are out somewhere and they ask the age old "what song is this?" Pull out my phone, click one button, and in less than 5 seconds it's there. Blows my mind every-time.
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#27Apple doesn't really need to mess with the tech behind Shazam too much, I've personally found it to be lightyears ahead of the competition. I switched to Soundhound for a few years back in 2010 when both were relatively new, but the difference is unbelievable now. Shazam can get popular songs in less than a second, it's like some sort of musical L1 cache.
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#28Shazam is the closest thing we have to witchcraft. I'm sure plenty of HNers will chime in with "well acktually..." type comments about how they could write it in their basement in a weekend, but to do what it does, as quickly as it does, on the ridiculously enormous library of music that it does is really something special.
>> Shazam is the closest thing we have to witchcraft.
I've never used Shazam, but I used a similar feature on my LG Chocolate back in the day. How is Shazam any different than what my LG Chocolate did (aside from the Spotify integration)?
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#29Shazam is the one app that has been around since about the birth of the iPhone that honestly still blows my mind in it's capabilities. The fact it can so quickly figure out any song in so many environments is incredible. Call me simple, but I use it almost daily, and it is accurate close to 98% of the time. I absolutely love Shazam's iOS app, and they have done a great job keeping up with UI/UX treads for it over the…
Yeah, Shazam was the last Zero to One moment I had with Tech. A true, visceral in-the-moment 'wow' that no social media giant or app has come close to emulating.
The user value to time investment ratio is off the charts for Shazam. I love music and what they have done for it, especially in the context of other music apps like Spotify et al.
Second the Don't Ruin It Apple plea, but congrats to the creators on a well-deserved exit.
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#30I wonder what this does to the Jamie Foxx gameshow. https://www.fox.com/beat-shazam/
I imagine a couple hundred fruity lawyers are wording a cease and desist letter to perfection right now.
Why would they do that? The show was developed with Shazam's blessing and probably a hefty license fee.
It's literally a 30-minute commercial for the app (including a play-along game you do with the app).