Subj : YouTube Music will finally let you look up tracks just by singing
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Mar 18 2024 19:15:05

YouTube Music will finally let you look up tracks just by singing into your 
phone

Date:
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:01:08 +0000

Description:
Reportedly seeing a limited release, this tool can help you find the name of 
the song that's on the tip of your tongue.

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It took a little while, but YouTube Music is, at long last, giving users the 
ability to search for songs just by singing a tune into a smartphones 
microphone. 

The general YouTube app has had this feature since mid-October 2023 , and 
judging from recently found images on Reddit , the version on YouTube Music 
functions in the exact same way. In the upper right corner next to the search 
bar is an audio chart icon. Tapping it activates song search where you then 
either play, sing, or hum a tune into your device. 

Using the power of artificial intelligence, the app will quickly bring up a 
track that, according to 9To5Google , matches the sound to the original 
recording. The tools accuracy may depend entirely on your karaoke skills. 
Missing details 

Because there hasn't an official announcement yet, there are a lot of missing 
details. For starters, its unknown how long you're supposed to sing or hum. 
The original tool required people to enter a three-second input before it 
could perform a search. Presumably it will take the same amount of time, but 
without official word from the platform, its hard to say with total 
confidence. 

Online reports claim the update is already available on YouTube Music for 
iOS. However, 9To5Google states they couldnt find the feature on either their 
iPhones or Android devices. Our Android phone didnt receive the patch either 
so its probably seeing a limited release at the moment. 

We reached out to Google asking if it would like to share official info about 
YouTube Musics song search tool alongside a couple of other questions. More 
specifically, we wanted to know if the feature is rolling out to everyone, or 
will it require a YouTube Music Premium plan? We will update if we get 
answers. 

You can't listen to music without a good pair of headphones. For 
recommendations, check out TechRadar's list of the best wireless headphones 
for 2024 . You might also like YouTube Music's web app now gives you offline 
downloads for travel tunes How to play YouTube in the background on Android 
Finally, Apple Music might be making it easier to leave Spotify  with your 
playlists



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/youtube-music-to-finally-let-you-
look-up-tracks-just-by-singing-into-your-phone


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