Shazam
By Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
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Description
Lovin’ that tune? Shazam gives you instant satisfaction when you want to know what song is playing. Just point your phone towards the music source to identify and buy the track, or share your discovery with friends and family.
If you are a new Shazam user you’ll be limited to 5 Tags a month. If you’ve been using Shazam on your current iPhone/iPod touch since before 9th November 2009, you still receive unlimited tagging.
Or why not buy Shazam Encore - the premium version of our app. Encore comes with extra features including unlimited tagging, previews, recommendations and Tag charts. Shazam Encore is the fastest, slickest way to discover and share music.
Start your music journey, and enjoy Shazam to:
• Discover and buy music: identify what song is playing; preview and buy the track direct on iTunes, or watch the video on YouTube.
• Share a music moment: Tweet your Tags, post track details to Facebook, or send a postcard to friends who share your music tastes.
• Learn more about music: read track and album reviews, view song lyrics* and artist biographies.
• Personalise your Tags: take and add a photo, or map your Tags, as a reminder of where you where when you captured the moment.
• Store pending Tags: when you don’t have a data connection, you can still capture the music moment. Untagged tracks will be sent when you’re back in WiFi or a data coverage area.
* Lyrics available in the US only
Buying music requires iTunes Music Store in your country.
A note to iPod touch users: Shazam needs to hear the music sample, which means using a microphone (on the iPhone it's built in, on the iPod touch you can attach an Apple Stereo Headset which has a small microphone capsule). Hold the mic towards the music source and Shazam will do the rest!
None of the competitions featured in Shazam are conducted by, or sponsored by Apple Inc. Please refer to competition pages for applicable terms and conditions before entering.
What's New in Version 1.8.5
• Get Tour Info: find out local and international tour dates for your tagged artist, and buy tickets to the gig.
Feature Updates:
• You still receive unlimited tagging if you’ve been using Shazam on your current iPhone/iPod touch since before 9th November 2009.
• Minor bug fixes.
Customer Reviews
Shazam Confirms -- No Hidden Fees or Trial Period
I absolutely love this app and was upset at the thought of a "trial period" or "hidden fees" so I immediately contacted Shazam. I received the following response, within the hour:
"Thanks for downloading the app. Just to clarify there is no “30 day free trial period”. The iPhone application is free to download and use. We are not trying to fool or trick people into paying for something they don’t want to. We do charge for music recognition through our UK dial up and WAP services, but not for the iPhone. Please do not hesitate to use Shazam and tag as many songs as you like!"
Needless to say, we can continue enjoying this app...worry free! Thanks Shazam!
This app is spectacular
It works so well- EVEN IN CROWDED RESTAURANTS OR WHEN MY CAR RADIO IS EXPERIENCING FEEDBACK.
If you are an iPod Touch owner, please STOP rating this 1 STAR just because it does not work on your device. How did you idiots think it was going to analyze the song without a microphone? The accelerometer?
"I'm rating the Nintendo Wii 1 STAR because I didn't realize I needed a TV to use it!"
IF YOU AGREE THAT THESE PEOPLE SHOULD SHUT UP, CLICK THE "FOUND THIS USEFUL" BOX.
Shame on Shazam
Shame on Shazam for crippling a previously great app. Not only will I NOT buy the Encore version because of this, I won't buy or use anything else you put out there. It's one thing to add ads to an app, but to take away functionality by limiting users to 5 tags per month is inexcusable. AVOID THIS UPDATE IF YOU ARE ALREADY RUNNING SHAZAM.
- Free
- Category: Music
- Updated: Feb 09, 2010
- Current Version: 1.8.5
- 1.8.5 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
- 0.7 MB
- Languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
- Seller: Shazam Entertainment Limited
- © 2009 Shazam Entertainment Ltd.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later.
