Shazam works by creating an acoustic fingerprint of the music it hears through the microphone and it is then compared to a central database where it matches the song. Shazam is already available for Android, Blackberry and Nokia devices that have java. It has been downloaded over 165 million times since 2008 and it seems they have decided to expand their portfolio.
Shazam has decided to work on creating a new music player application the will compete against the stock music app on iOS devices. This brand new application is being billed as a free of charge replacement for the current iOS music app and it is promising to offer much more functionality than is given by Apple. This includes the ability to have synced lyrics, artist biographies, smart playlists and social sharing capabilities meaning that users can share their content on Facebook, Twitter and other services. LyricPlay is one of the great features of this new app and it allows users to view the lyrics from songs directly in their music library. This feature does require licenses from rights owners and at the moment there are approximately 50,000 sets of lyrics available.
If this sounds good to you then why not check out the Shazam app today and see if it is what you are looking for.
