YouTube tests a search feature where users hum to identify songs

[TaylorSwift 162,669]

YouTube is testing a new feature for Android devices that would allow users to identify songs by humming.

The move, as reported and noted by TechCrunch, is an advancement compared to Apple‘s own music recognition app Shazam.

YouTube has initiated trials of a song search capability on the Android version of its app, according to Google’s support page. This feature enables users to identify songs on YouTube by humming, singing, or recording a part of the song.

Those granted access to the trial can switch from the regular voice search function to the new song search feature. Users can hum, sing, or record a song for three seconds or more.

The platform then identifies the melody and provides users with links to related YouTube videos containing the searched song, including official music videos, user-generated content, or Shorts.

“This experiment is rolling out to a small percentage of people across the globe who watch YouTube on Android devices,” YouTube said.

In comparison, Apple’s popular Shazam app and Siri are not able to recognize a tune that users sing or hum. Apple’s services require users to record a portion of the song to identify it.
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[Helxig 45,427]

You can already do that in the Google app and it's pretty accurate 

[River 127,752]

34 minutes ago, Helxig said:

You can already do that in the Google app and it's pretty accurate 

Once I hummed BTW and it identify it as EY

[SpookyKid 15,181]

*starts humming LDR's Ride intro*

 

[Ayesha Erotica 1,925]

I wish they would first improve their normal youtube search.

Whenever I search, youtube displays me some very recent and a few top results but not top results of the past , and then it recommends my videos that I did not search for, then it interrupts and displays me other recent videos and omits videos, and I have to switch to Google search if I want to find videos from a specific time range.