YouTube is testing a new search feature powered by humming
If you have a song stuck in your head and just can't remember the words, YouTube is testing a new feature for you.
In a blog post, the platform announced this week it will be testing a new app feature on Android phones that allows users to search for a song by humming or recording it for more than three seconds.
The feature is only available to a select group of users, but if your account is one of the lucky few, you'll be able to toggle from the YouTube app's "voice search" to a new "song search" feature. Once you've hummed or recorded the song you're looking for and the track is identified, the app will surface related "official music content, user-generated videos, and/or Shorts."
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Apps like Shazam can help you name a song, too, but YouTube has access to a much larger library of both official and user-generated content. A similar hum-to-find feature has been available on Google Search since 2020.
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Elizabeth is a digital culture reporter covering the internet's influence on self-expression, fashion, and fandom. Her work explores how technology shapes our identities, communities, and emotions. Before joining Mashable, Elizabeth spent six years in tech. Her reporting can be found in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, TIME, and Teen Vogue. Follow her on Instagram here.
