Shazam Revamps iOS Apps

Shazam has launched a complete redesign of its iPad app, with a focus on widening its exploration and discovery capabilities. As well as the standard UI overhaul – and the new app, it must be said, looks very sleek – the revamp boasts a host of new features. 

Chief among them is Auto-Tagging, exclusive to the iPad, which runs in the background on the device and automatically captures any media playing nearby –  meaning users can go back and find out what the track was that they heard in a shop half an hour ago.

The redesigned app also enables users to browse both tracks and TV shows by whats currently most popular, in real time, both on a global basis and in individual cities around the world, using an interactive mapping feature. Users can also browse and preview tracks tagged by their friends.

“We have seen amazing growth and expansion in both the number of people who use Shazam on iPad and their level of engagement,” said Shazam CEO Rich Riley.  “During the last year, we have seen triple-digit growth in the number of downloads of the iPad version of our app.

“iPad offers an ideal way to experience more on the second screen as people watch television, giving them more space to engage in additional content.  Our new app gives our fans the most efficient way to experience more of the media around them whether they are in their home or anywhere throughout the world.”

The updated app is also available for iPhone and iPod Touch, minus the Auto-tag and Tag Chart features.

You can watch Shazams video for the revamped app, showing off these features and the new look, below.