This document was last updated for Android 2.0 on 12th July 2010.
In addition, our premium application - Encore, features:
On the home screen, touch the MENU button and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and touch the About Shazam option to find out which version you have.
If you’ve never installed Shazam before, it’s very easy. Open Android Market on your device then search for Shazam. From there you can simply click 'Install'.If you already have an earlier version of Shazam
from Android Market installed on your device, open Android Market on your device then search for Shazam. From there you can simply click 'Update'.
Shazam works on Android devices from version 1.5 of the Android OS up to and including the latest Android 2.2 OS. 2.2.
Shazam requires a microphone to hear and Tag playing music
On your device open “Settings” then “About phone”. Toward the bottom of the page (you may have to scroll), it will list “Firmware Version” or “Android Version”.
Your Tag List will be retained when you update. However, please ensure that you don't delete the current version of Shazam before updating.
You’ll only lose your Tag List if you delete the free version of Shazam from your device. We’re constantly improving the Shazam service and aim to implement features to make it easy for users to import tags from Shazam to Shazam Encore.
Once you’ve upgraded
to the premium version of our application, your free application will
automatically include unlimited tagging and Recommendations.
Shazam 2.0 supports the following languages:
English, German, French, Spanish, Spanish (LATAM), Dutch, Czech, Polish, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) and Russian (new in V2.0)
Wherever possible we supply relevant content such as reviews and biographies. Where we do not have a localised version, we have chosen to give you the English content rather than nothing at all.
When you download Shazam 2.0 you will be given a 7 day free* trial with unlimited access to full features and functionality. When your 7 day trial ends, you can continue using Shazam for free* with limited features and tagging; or pay once for Shazam Encore to enjoy additional features: unlimited Tagging, Tag Chart, Recommendations, Artist Bios, Reviews and Discographies.
There are two versions of the application on Android Market.
*Standard operator data charges apply.
This is a limitation of Android Market/Google Checkout. Shazam on Android is built in London, United Kingdom and because we publish the app here, the price on the market is fixed in Pounds Sterling.
If you are not based in the UK,
Google Checkout will show an estimate of the local price which will be
charged to your credit card before you complete your purchase. The
price will only be an estimate as your credit card company may charge a
small surcharge
Shazam will continue to support its free application on tAndroid Market. We've always put our customers first and have had fantastic feedback from them on what they would like to see in Shazam. We built Shazam Encore so we could include many of the features that our fans have requested and from what our research tells us, our users are happy to pay a one-off fee for the extra features.
We’ve also not forgotten about our users from the early days, so if you’ve been using Shazam before 13th July 2010, you’ll still get unlimited tagging when you update to Shazam 2.0. This offer if limited to your current device.
Shazam Encore is a separate application and you don’t need to keep Shazam if you have upgraded, but you will lose any tags which you have made in Shazam. We’re working on a mechanism to import your Tag History from Shazam to Shazam Encore, so if that is of interest, we suggest you keep Shazam for now.
We carry out a lookup on YouTube and we get the best match. However, we rely on YouTube to maintain their content and ensure the appropriate videos appear with the right tags.
You can link your Facebook or Twitter accounts to Shazam when you first choose to share your Tag details with your friends and followers. At this point, you will be presented with a Facebook Connect or Twitter OAuth where you can enter your login details. Once you’ve linked your social network accounts, you will not need to do it again.
You can disconnect your social networks from Shazam by going into Settings> Scroll down to Social and Logout of your Facebook or Twitter accounts.
To delete Shazam from your device,go to Setting > Application Settings > Manage Applications. Click on Shazam and on the Application Info Screen click 'Uninstall'.
To re-install the application at a later date, simply visit Android Market, search for Shazam, and select Install – in the same way as before.
Shazam is available across a wide range of handsets and Mobile Application Stores. Visit the Get Shazam page on our website for more info.
The application file size is approximately 2MB when installed, and a little less to download.
To Tag a track Shazam will record and send data from your device and receive tag information and artwork which will normally total around 55KB of data. The audio recording is not stored permanently on the handset. The total amount of data you will download will be dependent on the number of times you view the page and what's displayed on the page. You'll use anything between 1KB and 30KB when you download an advert.
You can contact Shazam's Android Support here.
You can also follow Shazam on Twitter for music news and support issues.