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It happens all the time: a song sticks in your head, you try to hum it for your friends and no one has any idea what you’re talking about. You keep thinking about it until you finally hear a snippet of it again, from a TV show, the radio, or a store. Fortunately, Google has a new tool which can identify songs when you hum, sing or whistle the melody on your phone.
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The technology for matching tones to a database of songs identified through singing, humming, and whistling, rather than just lyrics, has been around for more than a decade and was a staple in the music app. SoundHound. since 2009.
To start using the new Google feature, grab your phone and open the latest version of the Google app or the Google Search widget. Then touch the Microphone icon and say “what is this song?” You can also touch the Search for a song button. Finally, start humming, singing, or whistling the tune to get your results.
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If you are using Google Assistant, just say “Ok Google, what is this song?” and then start humming the melody. Google will show you the most likely results based on the tune you hummed. You can select the song to listen to and see if it is the one that got stuck in your head.
Google announced the new feature on Thursday and began rolling it out globally to iPhone and Android users. It is currently available in English for iPhone users and in more than 20 languages on Android. Please note that this new tool only works on mobile devices, so at this time it will not work on your Google Home or Nest speakers.
For more tips from Google, check out this new Google Maps tool that tells you how busy places are before you go, Six Useful Google Maps Tricks You Didn’t Know Until Today Y how to stop Google Home from giving you unsolicited advice.
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