Uh-oh, new Android Users... Shazam's going freemium...

[MowDownJoe]

Well, if you didn't have Shazam before their current update, I have bad news for you. New users who download the free version are now limited to 5 uses per month. If you already had Shazam installed, don't worry about it. If you didn't... well, Soundhound is starting to sound like a better alternative...

 

[sk8skanj]

...I think I just unknowingly updated

 

[whitenack]

...I think I just unknowingly updated

The updates states that if you were a user before, you still have unlimited tags.

 

[Crimson]

If you update will you go from unlimited to 5 uses? Either way I was planning on trying Soundhound.

 

[Krzr93]

I bet at some point it will be like this for people that had it before too.

 

[mr.saving]

blocking that update

 

[whitenack]

As I said earlier, on the details page of the update, it says "If you've used Shazam on your phone prior to 13 Jul 10, you're still entitled to unlimited tagging".

By the way, Soundhound limits you to 5 songs a month, too.

 

[davidnc]

Dam! I am totally So Outta Luck then cause I have never used either of those .

 

[whitenack]

Dam! I am totally So Outta Luck then cause I have never used either of those .

Me too. I downloaded it a couple of days ago, but never opened it up until today.

 

[buya97]

i updated today, i looked at payment status and it said it was still unlimited, so this must be for the people that are downloading for the first time and NOT updating

 

[mr.saving]

i updated today, i looked at payment status and it said it was still unlimited, so this must be for the people that are downloading for the first time and NOT updating

Agree..i went ahead and updated and its still unlimited.

 

[whitenack]

i updated today, i looked at payment status and it said it was still unlimited, so this must be for the people that are downloading for the first time and NOT updating

Awesome! That's what mine says too! I figured since I hadn't opened the app, I was toast.

I read the terms of use, and you are still limited to 300 tags per month.

 

[mr.saving]

I wonder how this program works,it's so accurate

Interesting...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shazam_(service)

 

[DenverRalphy]

I wonder how this program works,it's so accurate

How does the music-identifying app Shazam work its magic? - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine

 

[mr.saving]

How does the music-identifying app Shazam work its magic? - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine

Thanks

 

[whitenack]

Does it usually take a long time to find the song? I have just searched one song, "Don't Cry" by GnR, and it took a long time to find it. It took maybe...2 or 3 minutes.

 

[Prospekt]

Lol haven't used it but I'm sure glad I installed it when I first got my incredible a month ago.

 

[Super Noob]

I think I'll back up my current version to the sdcard just in case.

 

[DenverRalphy]

Does it usually take a long time to find the song? I have just searched one song, "Don't Cry" by GnR, and it took a long time to find it. It took maybe...2 or 3 minutes.

I've never had it take more than 10-20 seconds. If it took you 2-3 minutes, I'd venture to guess it was a result of a poor data connection.

 

[whitenack]

i updated today, i looked at payment status and it said it was still unlimited, so this must be for the people that are downloading for the first time and NOT updating

Uh oh. Oh just d/l this on my wife's phone today and hers says the same thing.