Raise your hand if you’ve come across a tune that lingers in your mind for a long time! Frustratingly enough, you might only be able to hum the tune and may not remember the lyrics. Thankfully, you can rely on apps like Shazam to search for music by recognizing the tunes. And now YouTube gives you a similar option, too.
You can now find a song stuck in your head by using the Shazam-like Hum-To-Search feature in the YouTube app on your Android phone. This post is a guide to how to use the feature to find and save new songs to your YouTube playlists.
How to Use the Hum-To-Search Feature
Hum-To-Search is like Shazam for YouTube. If you don’t remember the name of the song, you can search for it by humming its tune in the YouTube app. As of writing this post, this feature to search songs by humming is only available for the Android users of the YouTube app.
Here’s how to use it.
Step 1: Open the YouTube app on your Android phone.
Step 2: Tap the search bar at the top and tap on the Microphone icon at the top-right corner.
Step 3: Select Song from the tab at the top.
Step 4: Start humming the tune and let YouTube search it for you.
Wait for some time, and the results will be displayed for you. We also tried whistling the tune, and YouTube was mostly able to search for the correct song. Just like Shazam, you can also play the tune of the song.
If Shazam fails to help you discover a song, you can try your luck with the Hum-To-Search feature on YouTube.
Best Fixes for Hum-To-Search Not Working in YouTube App
If you cannot search for your favorite song on YouTube by humming, here are some basic troubleshooting methods to help you fix the issue.
1. Check Microphone Settings
The very first recommendation is to ensure that your Android phone has given access to Microphone for the YouTube app. Here’s how.
Step 1: Long-press the YouTube app icon and select App Info.
Step 2: Tap on Permissions and select Microphone.
Step 3: Ensure that you have allowed the Microphone to be used by the app.
Step 4: Close App Info and open YouTube to check if you can search for a song by humming its tune.
2. Check Your Internet Connection
If YouTube is taking too long to search for the song, you need to check the status of your internet connection. You can switch to a 5G network on your Android phone or connect it to a 5GHz Wi-Fi network. This should improve the internet speeds and search songs faster.
3. Disable Data Saver Mode
You should also ensure that the Data Saver Mode has been disabled on your Android phone. This applies to both Mobile Data and Wi-Fi.
Step 1: Open Settings and tap on Network and Internet.
Step 2: Tap on Data Saver and ensure that it has been disabled.
Step 3: Once done, close Settings and open the YouTube app to check if the problem is solved.
4. Force Quit and Relaunch YouTube
Another simple yet effective method that gives the YouTube app a fresh start is force quitting and relaunching it.
Step 1: Long-press the YouTube app icon and select App Info.
Step 2: Tap on Force Stop and select Ok to confirm.
Step 3: Close App Info and relaunch the YouTube app.
5. Update YouTube
If none of the solutions have worked, you should consider installing the latest version of the app on your Android phone. Since this feature is rolling out to users worldwide, it might not be very stable right now. So we suggest updating the YouTube app via the link below.
Search Songs by Humming
You can use this Shazam-like Hum-To-Search feature in the YouTube app on your Android phone to quickly find the names of your favorite tracks that you discover. When it comes to discovering new music on YouTube, you can also use the new Samples tab in the YouTube Music app. This tab works just like YouTube Shorts, and it lets you discover new songs depending on your listening history. You can watch a short preview of the song and choose to listen to the full track.
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