An Android feature that lets users search for songs they can’t stop talking about using their voice is beginning to roll out on YouTube Music.
When tapping search on YouTube Music, viewers should start to notice a wavelength icon next to the microphone symbol (to the far right of the search box), as observed by 9to5Google. As of release 7.02, users can conduct an AI-powered search across the platform by pressing the wavelength symbol, which opens a colorful screen asking them to “play, hum, or sing” a song.
Users are presented with a straightforward splash page that contains all of the song’s details as soon as YouTube Music finds a match. The album cover, title, group (or artist), and album title along with the year of release for each song are displayed on the “results” page. Users can also store the music to a new or existing playlist or play it directly there.
The same wavelength sign is available at the bottom of YouTube Music, so users may continue to identify new songs on the platform. Users can now resume their search instead of going back to the app’s search page thanks to its return.
The article also mentions that consumers have the option to download the song, which is probably hidden under the three-dot menu.
Although the new song identifier is visible in YouTube Music version 7.02, a server-side update is said to be required to enable the feature. Users should make sure they are using the most recent version of the app in the interim. The software version we are using is 7.02.51.
The Google app has allowed users to search for songs by humming for a few years now, so users will be familiar with the concept. You can even whistle or hum, and Search will attempt to match the melody to the appropriate music. Similar to this, a few months ago, Pixels received song recognition software that allowed the device to listen for music. If enabled, Pixel phones can detect the song that is playing through “Now Playing,” and they can alert the user so they don’t dread it later.
In other events, yesterday (May 23) saw the official release of YouTube Music’s Gemini extension for desktop and Android users. Users can start asking the AI to find specific songs by artists they know by connecting their YouTube Music account. On Android, you can ask Gemini to “play” a song; unfortunately, the web version is still not working properly.
