YouTube is testing sound-based music search: sing a tune to find
Google Search on Android has long been able to turn up songs with vague descriptions and even with only a few seconds of humming. The YouTube feature, which is currently being tested with several users, will work on similar principles.
YouTube is testing a new feature for its Android app that allows users to identify songs by humming or recording a few seconds of a tune. You need to enter at least three seconds to accurately identify the song and display the corresponding official videos and content with that song.
Google Search on Android has long been able to turn up songs with vague descriptions and even with only a few seconds of humming. The YouTube feature, which is currently being tested with several users, will work on similar principles.
With YouTube’s built-in voice search feature, you can hum a song that’s stuck in your head or record it if it’s playing at a specific moment. To use this feature, you need to have the YouTube app for Android, as it is not supported on the web version of the video service.
This feature is currently undergoing limited testing and is only available to a small percentage of users. There’s a good chance you’re not part of this tiny test group and won’t see this feature until the programmers expand the testing circle or make the feature publicly available.
