New Feature For Facebook IOS, Android Apps Uses Microphones To Identify Songs, TV Shows, Movies
Facebook is adding a hint of Shazam to its flagship applications for iOS and Android in the form of an optional feature that allows users to use the microphones on their devices and identify songs, television shows, or movies for inclusion in status updates.
Facebook is adding a hint of Shazam to its flagship applications for iOS and Android in the form of an optional feature that allows users to use the microphones on their devices and identify songs, television shows, or movies for inclusion in status updates.
The social network said the feature will be made available to iOS and Android users in the U.S. “in the coming weeks.”
Users who elect to activate the feature will see audio icons on their screens while composing status updates, and the audio icon in the top-right-hand corner can be clicked at any time to disable the feature.
When music is shared, users’ friends can access 30-second previews of songs, and for TV shows, the stories that are created in News Feed will highlight the specific season and episode, in an effort to avoid spoilers.
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