Shazam, the music recognition app turns 20 this August, 2022. The 2 decades old journey for app has been with every growing fanbase. But what it appears as its final version is certainly different to its version in its nascent stage. The world was not accustomed to the smartphone like today. Yes, hence, it was a text message service based in the United Kingdom. Let’s understand how the journey has been like for the music app and what it stands for before its huge userbase across the world.
Back in early 2000s, a user had to dial number over their mobile’s hard number pad. The service was not free and chargeable by the telecom operators. However, it was still so reliable and efficient that all musical inquisitiveness would be put to rest by Shazam’s usage. and that too without any prolonged process. Maybe, a GOOGLE for the auditory space, if one may call.
Shazam has more than 1 billion searches/uses across the world every month. And this number is only witnessing a rise with days passing. The App is now acquired by the Apple. In the year 2018 Apple bought Shazam given its rising popularity and promising demand.
David Guetta, the world famous DJ & producer became the first artist to hit 100 million mark in the year 2015 and Drake has the set the record for the most Shazamed artist of all time. Apple now is constantly working to make the interface even more loved by its user. And just to stand true to its purpose, an iPhone user, now, can find the app in the control center thereby helping using quickly reach out to the app and recognize the app even before it finishes and leaves the user dissatisfied. The great thing is, the app is also available for android users. Why should iPhone users have all the fun!
