TikTok introduces a new function that allows you to search for songs by humming or singing them.
Introducing “Sound Search,” a new function that allows you to search for sounds by humming, singing, or playing them, TikTok is aiming to compete with Shazam and YouTube Music. We received confirmation from the company that while the service is not currently generally available, it is available to some customers in specific countries.
Another method on the app for finding what you’re looking for is Sound Search. Additionally, the tool could assist you in identifying and comprehending current trends on a platform where song-based patterns shift often.
TikTok’s Sound Search feature, which allows you to find a song’s name by singing, humming, or playing it, is akin to YouTube Music’s song recognition tool. Even while Shazam is likely the most well-known application for song
Unlike Shazam, which can only identify songs if you play the actual song, these new capabilities from TikTok and YouTube Music allow you to identify songs by humming or singing them.
Additionally, TikTok’s tool isn’t just meant to help you identify songs—it can also show you videos that incorporate the music, even though Shazam and YouTube Music can assist you in finding song names.
If the function is available to you, you can use it by opening the app’s search bar, clicking the microphone symbol, and choosing “Sound Search.”
TikTok is already widely used as a search engine, and this new function makes it even more effective. TikTok hopes that you will use its app rather than Shazam, YouTube Music, or even Google the next time you hear a catchy song in the wild or have a song stuck in your brain.
