Download shazam for android old version. Update for Shazam with automatic music recognition. Shazam - a new way to search for music
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The Shazam application is very popular among active users of mobile devices. In 2017, it takes a strong place in the TOP-10 in terms of the number of installations. As a result, questions often arise as to whetherand settings? And if there is no possibility to use it without installation on a PC, then what are the analogues available online? Let's try to answer these questions.
What is Shazam
What has this program won over the public and why users, in addition to the mobile application, want to be able to use?
The utility makes it possible to find any song on the network, by short recording. That is, the user, having heard a melody that he liked even without knowing the artist or the name of the work, can organize a search by recording a short fragment of the sound of the song. In addition, you can search by several words for the song you like.
Shazam will provide not only suitable audio recordings as search results, but also clips or other videos if they are posted in .
A simple interface, free access and a unique opportunity to find almost any song make the application very popular. Statistics show that the application is regularly used by hundreds of millions of people, while the geography of use is comparable to the whole world.
The only disadvantage of the popular
The software is that it is developed only for mobile devices and does not have a desktop version.
How the program is used
Let's take a closer look at the process of using the Shazam utility using the example of an application for a mobile device. Imagine the situation, you heard a melody that you have been looking for for a long time, but, unfortunately, you do not know either the artist or the name of the track. And the words are hard to remember. Partial insight occurs only at the moment when the melody is directly heard. 
So, in order to replenish your personal music library with the desired composition, a person who has Shazam installed on his mobile must do the following:
In most cases, Shazam successfully recognizes the desired composition and produces exactly the desired tracks as a result.
The utility really provides the desired result in 95% of cases. In this connection, it fully justifies its popularity and the desire to be able to useShazam online on a computer without downloading.
So what about the personal PC program? Today, an online version of this particular utility does not exist. In this connection, it will not be possible to fully use the capabilities of the program without downloading; in case of urgent need, it remains to advise either using analogues or using workarounds.
In 2017, there is a PC app available only for MAC. That is, for the MacOS operating system, for Windows, a similar program is not currently available. This was not always the case, previously there was software available for using Shazam on a PC with the most common operating system, however, due to frequent complaints and application bugs in the summer of 2017, it was removed from access. 
As a result, today the only option that allows you to use Shazam on a Windows PC is installing an emulator. Everything, but it is worth saying that it is not the only one available, so you can try other options. In addition, this Android emulator is quite demanding on the capabilities of the PC and simply will not work on a low-powered device. If your PC has less than 2 cores in the processor and less than 2 GB, then you should not even try.
After installing the emulator (this is done using the wizard and does not cause even the slightest difficulty), you need to activate your Google account in it, according to all the rules for using Android devices. Then, in the Play Market, download the desired application, install and use all the features of the program.
By the way, this method will allow you to operate on a PC any software available only for the Android platform. The main thing is that the PC, in addition to accessing the Internet, also has, otherwise the idea will be a failure.
"Shazam" analogues
So, as a consequence of the previous part,not available. In order to take advantage of such opportunities without installing extra software on your computer, you should use Shazam online analogues. It should be noted that there are quite a few such services. Here is a small list with a brief description of the possibilities.
Midomi - the closest analogue
The closest service in terms of its capabilities and functionality. Despite the fact that the resource is implemented in English and does not have a Russian version, its use is intuitive and easy.
- We go to the main page of the site midomi.com and click on the "Click and sing" command.
- Allow access to the microphone.
- We record about 10-15 seconds of sound.
- At the end of the recording, click "Stop".
After completing all the above steps, the service will start processing the recording and searching for similar tracks. As a matter of fact, the service is almost similar to the expectations from using.
Another feature of Midomi is the ability to process and recognize as a melody even what the user hums or whistles. Therefore, if you have excellent hearing, and you are able to reproduce what you heard with sufficient quality, and an obsessive melody has settled in your head, then you are here, in search.
Audiggle is another similar service.
Perfectly recognizes sound without recording, simply through a microphone. It is enough to bring it closer to the speakers so that you can clearly hear what is being reproduced.
Foreign resource WatZatSong
The service is not suitable for those who speak only their native language, as it is completely executed in English. The main advantage of the resource is that it combines not only the ability to search for a melody, but also implements the basic functions of a social network.
That is, users identify the melody on their own. After downloading the desired fragment, network members listen and make suggestions what kind of melody it is or offer similar tracks, in their opinion. The service can be integrated with Facebook and receive notifications about comments on the post you are looking for.
Thus, despite the fact that it is impossible to use Shazam online from a PC, there are many options to solve the problem. You can install additional software and the program itself on a PC, or you can use online resources similar in functionality that do not require installation.
Just yesterday Shazam looked Badly. However, it still had to be fired up to find out the name of the track that was playing on the radio in the car right now.
But with the release of the next update, the application has changed. It received a fresh interface and a whole set of new features that music lovers will love. We appreciated it and fell in love. 😍
Let's tell you more.
Shazam sold to Apple, so it became cool
At its peak, Shazam, which can recognize music, TV shows and clips better than any other service in the world, was valued at a billion dollars.
However, the company failed to find the right approach to monetization, so its value quickly dropped to half that amount or even less.
There is no official data, but TechCrunch is sure that in December 2017 Apple bought Shazam for 400 million dollars.
“We are thrilled that the talented Shazam team will be joining Apple. Apple Music and Shazam are the perfect combination to enable our users to spark their musical passion.” (Apple for The Verge)
The Verge is confident that Shazam (≈150M active users) will be useful for the company to promote Apple Music (≈30M) and fight Spotify (≈60M).
After using the new version of Shazam, we were convinced that in its fresh role, the service is not just a MUST HAVE for music lovers, but also a cool addition to Apple Music for finding new music.
👉 Interesting facts about Shazam:
- Chris Barton launched Shazam back in 1999
- Today the service knows more than 11 million tracks
- Shazam was valued at $1 billion in 2014
- In 2016, the service earned only 56 million dollars
There is an opinion that Shazam should have become an independent streaming service a long time ago, but its management simply missed the moment.
But now it will be an addition to Apple Music, it's even better for you and me.
Now the application has a cool interface
The first thing that catches your eye is the new Shazam interface, which fits well into the Apple software ecosystem.
The service is divided into three sections:
- Central- here is a big button to search "Shame" and a key to search by photo
- Left- here is your account with search history, artist subscriptions for recommendations and other content
- Right- recommendations live here, which are collected based on your search history and list of favorite artists, as well as global ratings
Today, Shazam exists as a companion to Apple Music. It binds to a music service, allows you to use its subscription to listen to tracks, and constantly offers to go to it to search for something interesting.
A couple of times I came across the mention of Spotify, but it, along with Google Music, can be completely removed from here at any time. Or not, that's not yet clear.
There is no news regarding continued support for Shazam for Android today. However, given the presence of Apple Music for this OS, I doubt that the company will abandon this branch.
The new Shazam app looks great. It's comfortable and minimalist. I want to open it again and again.
Shazam - a new way to search for music
I will share the most interesting observations.
Popular in the world. You can open a map, which will mark the preferences of listeners at a given time.
It's great to hear what people are going crazy about on the other side of the world today.
Regional charts. Shazam understands where you are and offers charts for your location from the most played tracks of the past week.
This is a chance to get into your ears for local artists and they are OK.
Cool playlists. For example, today Shazam invites me to spend my day listening to Daft Punk, Hardwell or Chris Brown.
Only one of these artists is on my list of favorites.
The most shazamed. I really liked the ranking of the tracks that are most often searched through this service. These are those who do not listen out of inertia or out of love for a particular performer.
There are many interesting finds here.
What other interesting features does the service have?
Today it seems that this is how Shazam has always been. It has become new, diverse and convenient.
It is very important that Apple does not position the service as specifically its own. Therefore, there are transitions to the resources of competitors and many other interesting features.
More chips:
- YouTube clips for many popular songs
- Quick word search for tracks via Google
- Word sync to sing along to your favorite track
- Radio stations by specific artist
- List of tracks searched by favorite artists
To monetize all of this, Shazam has ads that can be disabled for 229 rubles. I liked the updated application, so I immediately paid.
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Is the ability to recognize fragments of the file being played by sound. Yes, included Shazam can specify the artist, song title, and album name. But the update of the iOS app has gone even further - from now on, recognition will be carried out automatically thanks to the "Auto Shazam" function.
It is noteworthy that, according to the creators of the service themselves, the implementation of the function was caused by numerous requests from users. The creators of the program have also added several additional features, including sharing results via WhatsApp, iMessage or Pinterest. 
The new feature allows automatic music recognition - for this you only need to activate it. You can do this by clicking on the switch, which is located on the main page of the program. Then for the next hour Shazam will continuously analyze the music. In this case, the application does not have to work in the main mode. Moreover, the user can safely close it or lock the screen of the device. 
In order to implement the new Auto Shazam feature, the developers used a program that records part of the track using the built-in microphone and then sends it to the server. The latter "responds" by sending all the data about the song. The main requirement for working with Shazam, of course, is the availability of access to the Internet, since it is necessary to communicate with the server. True, it is possible to recognize the track without connecting to the global network. This happens as follows: the application saves the recorded part and offers to perform recognition a little later.
It is worth noting that there are two versions of the application Shazam for iOS devices. One of them is available for download in the App Store absolutely free, while it allows you to recognize up to 5 times a month. The paid version will cost users 229 rubles and provide an unlimited number of track recognitions.