With Apple’s acquisition complete, Shazam will soon go ad-free
Nearly 10 months after it was first announced, Apple’s acquisition of Shazam is now complete. The Shazam experience will soon be ad-free.
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Potentially bad news for Spotify as EU approves Apple’s planned acquisition of Shazam
The regulators have concluded that the proposed acquisition of Shazam by Apple would not reduce choice for users of streaming music services in Europe, like Sweden-headquartered Spotify.
Reuters: EU antitrust regulators will approve Apple-Shazam deal on September 18
EU’s antitrust regulators should approve Apple’s acquisition of the British music identification service on September 18.
European Commission is investigating Apple’s proposed acquisition of Shazam
Apple’s proposed acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam has reportedly sparked an in-depth antitrust investigation in Europe through September 4 because the European Commission is concerned the deal might give the iPhone maker an unfair advantage in poaching users from its rivals, like Spotify.
Shazam for iOS gets refreshed design, real-time lyric syncing, and more
Shazam for iOS received an update today, bringing the app to version 11.7.0.
EU regulators worried Apple-Shazam deal may hurt competition
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it is going to “assess the acquisition of Shazam by Apple.”
Shazam for iPhone brings offline mode
Shazam is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world across multiple platforms.
Apple confirms it’s buying Shazam: “We have exciting plans in store”
It’s official: Apple is actually buying Shazam.
Apple may buy Shazam for a reported $400 million
The transaction would file as Apple’s most high-profile acquisition since the $3 billion Beats deal in 2014.
How to automatically create an Apple Music playlist with songs you identified with Shazam
Not long ago, we’ve chatted all things song recognition through Siri, Apple’s increasingly potent virtual assistant on iOS and Mac. Today, on the heels of that, we are looking at the source of Siri’s acquired musical skills, Shazam, and bringing you another tip to eliminate friction between song identification on Shazam and listening to said track any time in the future on Apple Music.
Imagine yourself summoning Shazam a few times on your car ride home, then slumping onto your couch after arrival and immediately having all identified songs at the ready, waiting to be consumed inside Apple Music. Like that example case? If that’s a tacit yes, be sure to check out the walkthrough below, because you’re only one switch away from automatically embedding your shazamed tracks into your Apple Music Library.
How to see the full history of songs Siri has identified for you
Did you know that every time you ask Siri to identify a song for you, a record of that song is kept so you can go back to it in the future? In this tutorial, we show you how to see a list of songs you’ve identified using Siri.
NotifyMusic displays a banner notification each time a song changes on your device
NotifyMusic is a new free jailbreak tweak by gilshahar7 that will present you with a banner notification any time a currently playing song on the device changes.
The banner shows common metadata about the song, including the name of the song, the artist, and even a small preview of the album artwork; it also shows you what app is playing the media.