Youtube Setting Up Feature To Allow Users Find Music By Humming

Attention music lovers! Struggling to recall the name of that catchy tune stuck in your head? Relief may be on the horizon as YouTube Music appears to be testing a song identification feature that lets you hum the melody.

While some eagle-eyed Redditors (spotted by 9to5Google) have spotted the feature on their iPhones within the YouTube Music app, it hasn't rolled out widely yet.

A screenshot showcases a dedicated button for this new song search functionality, conveniently placed next to the search bar and microphone icon in the app.

This exciting development suggests that humming your way to song discovery is coming soon to YouTube Music.

It's worth noting that similar features already exist – Google Search introduced its hum-to-search function back in 2020, and Pixel phones have boasted background song identification with Now Playing since 2017 (though it doesn't work with humming).

Currently, the YouTube app (Android only) allows users to identify songs by humming.

This feature is activated by tapping the search button on the YouTube homepage, followed by the microphone icon.

This brings up the option to use voice search or switch to the "Song" tab where you can either hum the melody or utilize a Shazam-style song identification.

Many users have reported positive experiences with the humming identification feature on the YouTube app, making its absence from YouTube Music somewhat surprising.

However, with the test version surfacing on iOS devices, a wider rollout across platforms seems imminent in the coming weeks.

So, the next time a melody lingers in your mind but the lyrics escape you, fret no more! The ability to hum your way to song discovery on YouTube Music appears to be just around the corner.