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Apple Adds Search to Shazam App, Makes Forgotten Shazam Encore App Free to Download
Apple today updated song identification app Shazam with a new feature that allows users to search for content.
The refreshed version of the app features a new Search button right on the Home screen that can be used to look up any artist, song, or song lyric.
The camera button was used for a visual feature that allowed Shazam users to scan images with a Shazam camera logo or a QR code. When the "See It, Shazam It" feature was released, Shazam had partnerships with Disney, Sports Illustrated, the WSJ, and more.
The camera functionality dates back to 2015, prior to when Apple acquired the Shazam app. It's likely that all of the prior partnerships Shazam had with outside companies have expired, leading the camera technology to become outdated.
The prior Shazam camera interface
Tapping on the new search icon that replaces the camera icon opens up a dedicated search interface where content can be searched for and then played right in the Shazam app for those who have Apple Music. Other app functionality, such as the library of saved Shazam songs and the top charts remains unchanged.
Along with adding search capabilities to the Shazam app, Apple today also updated the Shazam Encore app to make it free. Shazam Encore was a paid app that cost $2.99 and it was the counterpart to the free Shazam app, removing the ads that were in the free version.
When Apple purchased Shazam in 2018, all of the ads in the main Shazam app were removed, making it essentially identical in functionality to Shazam Encore. For some reason, though, Apple never made the Encore app free to purchase.
There's no point in downloading Shazam Encore if you have the standard Shazam app, and we wouldn't be surprised to see it discontinued in the future. Shazam and Shazam Encore can both be downloaded from the App Store for free.
The refreshed version of the app features a new Search button right on the Home screen that can be used to look up any artist, song, or song lyric.
Got a song on your mind? You can now tap the new Search button on the home screen to search for any artist or song. Can't remember the name of it? Try searching with lyrics instead!The search button replaces the camera icon that was previously in the Shazam app, and the camera functionality appears to have been eliminated from the Shazam app entirely.
The camera button was used for a visual feature that allowed Shazam users to scan images with a Shazam camera logo or a QR code. When the "See It, Shazam It" feature was released, Shazam had partnerships with Disney, Sports Illustrated, the WSJ, and more.
The camera functionality dates back to 2015, prior to when Apple acquired the Shazam app. It's likely that all of the prior partnerships Shazam had with outside companies have expired, leading the camera technology to become outdated.
Tapping on the new search icon that replaces the camera icon opens up a dedicated search interface where content can be searched for and then played right in the Shazam app for those who have Apple Music. Other app functionality, such as the library of saved Shazam songs and the top charts remains unchanged.
Along with adding search capabilities to the Shazam app, Apple today also updated the Shazam Encore app to make it free. Shazam Encore was a paid app that cost $2.99 and it was the counterpart to the free Shazam app, removing the ads that were in the free version.
When Apple purchased Shazam in 2018, all of the ads in the main Shazam app were removed, making it essentially identical in functionality to Shazam Encore. For some reason, though, Apple never made the Encore app free to purchase.
There's no point in downloading Shazam Encore if you have the standard Shazam app, and we wouldn't be surprised to see it discontinued in the future. Shazam and Shazam Encore can both be downloaded from the App Store for free.
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4 days ago at 12:37 am
If you have history built up in Shazam Encore, it might not transfer over to the other version, so summarily yanking it might be bad. Your thinking seems to be only considering new users coming to the app.
I've been happily using Shazam Encore for years.
4 days ago at 06:48 pm
If you have history built up in Shazam Encore, it might not transfer over to the other version, so summarily yanking it might be bad. Your thinking seems to be only considering new users coming to the app.
I've been happily using Shazam Encore for years.
My thinking considered that Shazam Account takes care of syncing history. I have been using that sync feature for some time now. So, what am I missing here?
I used to be on Encore, then when Apple bought Shazam and made it ad-free, and suggested that Encore will no longer be supported, I moved to Shazam. I did not lose any history.
5 days ago at 11:10 am
I always struggle to remember how to find songs that I’ve shazamed via Siri. It’s poorly integrated. They need to do a rethink.
4 days ago at 02:20 pm
It is bizarre. They state clearly that Encore version is not supported any longer, and yet they go and make it free to download. I do not know why don't they simply remove it and keep the standard version.
I've been happily using Shazam Encore for years.
4 days ago at 07:49 am
Location Data Stripped
Shazam Encore for me since January 2014. I used to enjoy seeing not just the tunes that I previously Shazamed but also where I was when I did so.
Not only does this not get recorded anymore, my oldest Shazams no longer display that information.
Why the sudden—and unwanted—location data privacy?
Shazam Encore for me since January 2014. I used to enjoy seeing not just the tunes that I previously Shazamed but also where I was when I did so.
Not only does this not get recorded anymore, my oldest Shazams no longer display that information.
Why the sudden—and unwanted—location data privacy?
5 days ago at 10:21 am
It is bizarre. They state clearly that Encore version is not supported any longer, and yet they go and make it free to download. I do not know why don't they simply remove it and keep the standard version.
21 hours ago at 04:21 am
Thanks, this is really good to know.
4 hours ago at 09:13 pm
I really miss the geotagging feature of Shazam. That disappeared soon after the Apple acquisition. It was neat to browse through the locations I visited, and have memories flood back when re-listening to a track that you know was captured in a specific place at a certain time. Sooo wish they'd bring that feature back.
5 days ago at 11:27 am
It looks like Apple has already taken Shazam Encore off of the App Store. Doing a search for "Shazam" or "Shazam Encore" only turns up the regular Shazam app now.
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