Ever had a song stuck in your head you don’t know the words to? Don’t know the lyrics of a song quite enough to find it on the web by just typing the lyrics? Google has a solution for you. The Google app can identify a song by your humming or even whistling, making it easier to discover new music. This can be done right on your iPhone or iPad.
Shazam might be the best music recognition app out there, but not everyone’s actively listening to a song that they’re interested in, so the trick to use Siri on iPhone or iPad to figure out what music is playing won’t be available in that situation. A lot of people hear a part of a song somewhere and then it gets stuck in their head, even if they don’t know the lyrics. This is pretty common, so for these instances, Google’s Hum to Search feature certainly takes the cake. It’s unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Let’s take a look at this nifty feature and learn how to hum to search songs using the Google app on your iPhone and iPad.
How to Hum to Search Songs with Google
Before you get started, you’ll need the Google app installed on your device, since that’s what we’ll be using. Once you’re done, simply follow the steps below:
- Launch the Google app on your iPhone or iPad and tap on the microphone icon located on the right side of the search bar.
- Now, tap the “Search a song” option that appears below the animated dots.
- This will take you to the dedicated song search section of the app. All you need to do right now is just hum, whistle, or sing a line or a verse of the song you’re trying to find.
- Once the app identifies the song, it’ll display a list of the closest matches. In most cases, the first result is the most accurate.
As you can see, Google has made it really easy to search songs by just humming. How long did that take?
Tapping on the song will just initiate a Google search for it which may bring up the entire lyrics of the song. So, you can compare and see if that’s what you were actually listening to.
It’s important to note that Google may not fetch any results when it has trouble identifying your humming. We tested out around ten different songs using the app and it failed to detect three of them. In most cases, as long as the song is popular, you should get the result.
Are you unable to find the “Search a song” option in the Google app? This usually means your Google app is out of date, so head to the App Store and update it to the latest version. You can also try initiating the search by saying “What’s this song?” after tapping the microphone button.
Perhaps Siri will gain this feature too in the future, but for now Siri can only figure out songs that are actually playing if you hear one you like, not ones you hum.
Hopefully, you were able to discover new songs without even knowing the proper lyrics by making use of the Google app. Do you think Siri and Shazam should implement this feature as well? Feel free to share your personal opinions and leave your valuable feedback in the comments section down below.
See also: How to remove AI overview from Google search (iPhone & Mac)
