YouTube Music Now Lets You Search Songs by Humming With New AI Feature

YouTube Music has introduced a new AI feature that enables users to search for songs by humming.

YouTube Music for Android now includes a new feature allowing users to search for songs by humming. This functionality, already available in other Google apps like Search and YouTube, as well as Pixel smartphones, utilizes machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to identify songs. With its integration into the YouTube Music app, users have a new method to discover songs heard on the radio or in public places.

The Hum to Search feature is accessible in YouTube Music for Android version 7.02. Users can find it represented by a waveform icon located at the top-right corner of the screen, next to the microphone icon. Tapping this icon brings up a vibrant page with the prompt "Play, sing, or hum a song." Once the search query is complete, the results display details such as the song title, artist, year, album, and artwork. Users also have the option to "Play" or "Save" the identified song.

According to a report by 9to5Google, the feature utilizes AI to match the sound with the original recording. Since it is a Google feature, it reportedly functions similarly to the Hum to Search feature found in the Google Search app. Introduced in 2020, this feature enables users to hum songs to search for them in over 20 languages on both Android and iOS devices. Google explains that it does not require perfect pitch, as a song's melody serves as its unique identifier. The feature converts the melody into a number-based sequence to identify and find matches.

The report also indicates that Google began testing this feature on YouTube Music in March 2024, but it was not made available to the public until now. We attempted to access this feature, and it functions as described. If you haven't received it on your device yet, it may take a couple of days as the tech giant typically rolls out its features gradually.