Google presents improvements in its Search Engine offering song results when the user does not remember the title but is able to hum or whistle the melody.
The company has improved its search algorithms so that they are able to identify songs, or at least offer the ” most probable options “, when the user hums, whistles or sings them. The hit list also provides additional information about the artist and song, as well as videos or lyrics.
In order to offer this function, algorithms have learned to transform a melody into a numerical sequence in such a way that when the user presents their search request, whether singing, whistling or humming, it converts it into a numerical sequence with which they can match it. with that of a melody, as he explains on his official blog.
Although the company has offered a song recognition function with Pixel 2 since 2017, the novelty is that it is now able to match potential songs with a search request without needing the original song or lyrics.
This feature is available in both the Finder and the Assistant for iOS (in English) and Android (in more than 20 languages).
Source: Europa Press