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Shazam

by Yan Matusevich on 2/26/10 3:45 PM

Tested version: 1.3
Latest version: 3.14.0-JB78059
Requires Android: from 1.6

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Summary

Shazam is an application for music identification. To get it working simply place your device next to a speaker while an unknown song is playing. If things match up after approximately 30 seconds the title, artist, and the appropriate cover art for the given song is displayed.

Features & Use

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First impression: Amazing! This application turns a possibly hour-long excruciating search into a simple click of a button.

The following features are included in the application:

  • Music identification via microphone
  • Display of song title, artist, album, genre (upon identification)...
  • Search on Amazon MP3 Store for song titles
  • Search for additional information on Myspace and YouTube.

Out of curiosity we tried out identifying 10 music tracks with this application. Whereas newer songs we're easily identified, the application had a tough time identifying classical music pieces. Even really famous pieces, like the Toccata or the Ride of the Valkyries, unfortunately came up as unknown tracks. Merely 4 tracks were successfully identified.

Bottom line: The idea and layout of this application is really impressive. Unfortunately, the music identification itself fails to be consistently good in all musical genres.

Screen & Controls

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Very intuitive controls (access via two simple buttons). All navigation within the application is very user-friendly and scored highly in our test.

Speed & Stability

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The application is ready-to-go as soon as you click on the main icon. 10 seconds of any given song gets recorded and then analyzed. All in all it’s totally satisfactory. There were no stability issues during the tests.

Price/Performance Ratio

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The application is available to download for free from Android Market. Additional costs may apply when obtaining music tracks from the Amazon MP3 Store.

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Market Comments

Marcus, Sep 27, 2012
no good sucks
Kecia, Sep 27, 2012
Does not work ! Everytime i try to use this app,it says Could not establish connection...
Victor manuel bauyista, Sep 27, 2012
SE AGRADECE Bastante bueno.
Ed, Sep 27, 2012
SoundBoard MUCH BETTER Update ruined it. Now it only tells me the CD but not the song
josafath, Sep 27, 2012
Cool Its a cool app
aylaeh, Sep 27, 2012
Bad 85% of the songs that I attempted to tag came up unknown. Why keep an app that doesn't do what it says it is supposed to?
Ella, Sep 27, 2012
What the?! Doesn't work after the 9/21 update ugh! Fix it please :(
Sabrina, Sep 27, 2012
Life an time saver There's nothing more frustrating then hearing a song, having it stuck in your head, an not knowing the name of it. This app has saved so much time of searching. Love love love it!
John, Sep 27, 2012
Great recovery I allowed my shazam to update itself in the market and it deleted all of my tags!! However, customer service was able to assist me in fixing the error.
Federico, Sep 27, 2012
i love it samsung galaxy ace its wonder ful great job !!! :)
John, Sep 27, 2012
Crap Doesnt load at all
Carlos Augusto, Sep 27, 2012
You deserve my excellent rate... It's SIMPLY AMAZING.... CONGRATS
Brittany, Sep 27, 2012
Good app In my opinion this app is great. It picks up everything and does exactly what I wanted. Its so easy to use. It even gives you full lyrics after you are done tagging.
efrem, Sep 26, 2012
Very goods app 5 stars
Luka, Sep 26, 2012
This app is fail First idk how to use it second its sooo slow and last it cant play anything
Salma, Sep 26, 2012
its crap! i thought u could download the songs but its just a worser version of youtube so i uninstalled it straight away..dont get it..its crap
dmitri, Sep 26, 2012
It's awesome it does what it says. It still lacks a lot,but works on the famous songs. Only 4 stars because out of 10 songs it recognized 7
James, Sep 26, 2012
good
martin, Sep 26, 2012
The best I love this app...
Jessica, Sep 26, 2012
Ugh! It keeps telling me it can't establish a connection. It doesn't matter if I'm connected to a WiFi or not. Please fix soon!!!!
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