YouTube Will Soon Let You Hum a Song to Find Its Name

YouTube is often seen testing new features, which more often than not become official for all. The recent experiment works on improving its searching capabilities by helping you look for a song even when you don’t know its name. Here’s what the video-streaming platform is planning to do.

New YouTube Feature Being Tested

As per YouTube’ssupport page, a new feature is being tested, which will help youfind a song by humming it. Or, if the song is being played in the background and you just can’t recall its name, you can record it and find its name. And if this sounds familiar, it’s because apps like Shazam (owned by Apple) are known for these functionalities.

For this feature to work, you will have to tap the mic icon next to the search bar and either let it record the song or hum itfor over 3 secondsfor YouTube’s voice search to identify the song. Once and if the song is recognized, you will see the official song content and even some videos or Shorts by users in the YouTube app.

This feature is currently part of a test that includesselect Android users globally, so there’s no word on when it will be available for all, including iOS users. Plus, we don’t know how reliable is this and whether or not YouTube accurately picks the song or the humming sound to give the right result.

In addition to this, YouTube is testing aChannel shelf, which puts multiple uploads from one creator in one place. This will help people find content way more easily and even ease the process for creators. In the recent past, the platform was alsofound testingAI-based YouTube video summaries on watch and search pages for you to decide if you want to indulge in it or not. A lot of tests are underway and you can head to the support page for a better idea.

If you are able to make use of YouTube’s latest test, do try it out and share your thoughts and experience in the comments below. Bear in mind that it is available for YouTube’s Android app!

Vanshika Malhotra

Started off as a stranger but tech is more like a good friend, thanks to over 5 years in the industry. While everything is attractive about tech, phones, social media, and quirky gadgets attract me the most. When not working, I find my solace in shopping and everything that concerns doggos!

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