Shazam 5.0
The already classic song recognition tool is updated once again, this time only for iPhone In this way Shazam has its version 5.0 and a good list of what's new Although it's fair to say that these are really improvements rather than really new features , although there are some. This new version stands out, above all, for its speed, since its developers have focused on improving handling and general speedof this tool.
For those who don't know Shazam, it must be said that it is a curious tool that allows identify practically any song that plays on the radio, through television, a bar, a nightclub, etc That's right, it's able to indicate who is the artist and the name of the song But not only that. It also has biographical information, YouTube videos, the ability to purchase that song through iTunesand a long list of other possibilities.
Its list of new features highlights that Shazam now starts a second faster. A somewhat insignificant fact, but it improves when knowing that the speed when it comes to recognizing and tagging (tag) a song has also increased.To this we must add that listening to the song is done from the beginning. Taken together, this speed allows the user to know any song in just one second, according to its developers, thus avoiding knowing what song was playing in a song disco, for example, for taking time to start the application. Something that the most regular users of this tool have surely suffered.
And once the song is recognized, one of the new functions comes into play: customizable tweets about what is being heard. This function refers to the possibility of share on social networks the song that is playing. Specifically, when sharing on Twitter, it is now possible to modify the message or tweet previously Shazam sent by default, so with this version 5.0, the The user is the one who decides what he wants to say in the 140 characters that he has in the margin.
In addition to these issues, Shazam 5.0 includes general improvements typical of updates. The most noteworthy is the one that concerns its handling Now move through the different tabs, windows and menus of Shazam is much snapper and smoother as tactile feedback has been improved. The LyricPlay function has also been tweaked, which, for those unfamiliar with it, allows you to read the lyrics of songs while playing the music, like karaoke
In short, an update that sins of not containing striking news or new functions that expand the possibilities of this tool, but that does includes a significant improvement in its use and handling: the notable increase in speed This version 5.0 of Shazam is now available for both iPhone and iPad and iPod Touch And you can download completely free from iTunes Hopefully these improvements will eventually be applied to the platform Android , although for now the updates of Shazam for this platform are a few months behind the Apple products
