TikTok introduces a Shazam-like feature that allows you to find songs by humming the melody

You're probably familiar with Shazam, an Apple-owned app that lets you find the name of a song playing near you. However, TikTok wants to take this experience to the next level by introducing a Shazam-like feature that allows users to find songs by singing them.

TikTok's new "Sound Search" feature identifies songs being hummed

The company has been developing a new feature called "Sound Search", which allows finding songs by singing, humming or just playing the song. Since TikTok is a video-centric platform, the app will also show popular videos with identified songs.

What's interesting is that although TikTok told TechCrunch that the tool was created specifically to find songs, it appears it can also find some popular sounds and memes.

However, during testing, we found that the tool can detect TikTok sounds/memes like the popular saying "Oh my gosh, she's bald. She's bald, and she's torturing people who have hair! " , audio taken from an episode of "Totally Spies" and "Nobody's gonna know" audio created by TikTok users.

This feature can be accessed by tapping the microphone icon in the Search tab of the TikTok app. Unfortunately, the company says Sound Search is currently only available to a small group of users. There are no details on which regions TikTok users already have access to Sound Search.

While Apple's Shazam can't identify songs being hummed, last year's update introduced the ability to identify songs playing in apps like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

The TikTok app is available for free on the App Store and requires an iPhone or iPad running iOS 12 or later. Make sure you have the latest version of the app installed to get access to new features.

Kareem Winters

Update 27 July 2024