Google Releases ‘Hum to Search’ Feature to Find That Song Stuck in Your Head
BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 22: The Google logo is on display during the press tour before the festive opening of the Berlin representation of Google Germany on January 22, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The official opening will take place tonight with Berlin Mayor Michael Mueller. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
Don’t you hate it when you get a song stuck in your head, and you can’t even remember what it is?
Google is coming to the rescue! Google is adding a fresh “hum to search” feature to its search tools that will allow you to hum, whistle or sing a song, and then use special machine learning techniques to try to figure out its identity.
The feature just arrived via the Google app on both iOS and Android or in Google Assistant.
To get the song help, simply ask Google, “What’s the song,” or click the “search a song” button and hum. Google will then give you some likely songs that fit the hum.
How wild is that? Check it out here.
Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.