The interface in the Android version of Shazam is very simple to use, and it only takes a few seconds to look up a song. While Shazam can't recognize every song in the World, it managed to get most we tested it with. If it finds a match Shazam will provide you with the information immediately, and offers you the ability to email it to a friend if you wish. Easy listeningīut how can Shazam know so much about all this music? Well, Shazam 'hears' the song through your phone's microphone and uses your mobile internet connection to compare the sounds it receives with those recorded in a huge online database of music.
It also provides more detailed info about each song such as lyrics and related videos. If you connect your Spotify account, you will automatically get a 'My Shazam tracks' playlist in Spotify, so you have an easy to use record of the songs you Shazam.
Shazam now has Spotify integration, so you can listen to full songs in Shazam playlists. You can view a history of all the songs you've searched for using the 'My Tags' option. Shazam provides the option to play the song on Spotify, Rdio, and Google Play Store from where you can listen to the song and buy the track.
