Shazam Encore

Music and TV show audio recognition app Shazam pushed out an update on Monday, bringing faster performance for older Apple handsets as well as deeper social media integration with Twitter.

Shazam, Shazam Encore, and Shazam RED for iOS have today been updated with a number of new features and improvements. In addition to faster recognition on older iOS devices, and improved recognition in “difficult” environments, the release also brings Twitter previews and new TV experiences for those in the United States.

The $6 Shazam Encore by Shazam Entertainment is one of the original music search apps available for the iPhone and iPod touch. For the unfamiliar, Shazam (and other apps in this category) listens to music playing around you and identifies the song, artist, and album with other relevant information.

The $6 Shazam Encore by Shazam Entertainment is one of the original music search apps available for the iPhone and iPod touch. For the unfamiliar, Shazam (and other apps in this category) listens to music playing around you and identifies the song, artist, and album with other relevant information.

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Shazam Encore and Shazam Red both have a new feature called LyricPlay. It's pretty much like karaoke, the app will display and animate (scroll, jump or slide) the lyrics of the song you're listening to for you to sing along.

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