Spotify users can now search for songs by lyrics if you can't remember its name
The update is available on both iPhones and Android devices
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Your support makes all the difference.Spotify users will now be able to search for song lyrics in its iPhone and Android apps.
This will allow users who do not know the title, album, or artist of the song will be able to type in the lyrics inton the Spotify search bar to find them.
Many songs can share similar lyrics, and so Spotify will show a list of recommendations with a “Lyrics match” label underneath the artist’s name.
Spotify product designer Lina Wang first tweeted about the update.
As well as both of Spotify’s mobile apps, the feature is also available through its desktop client.
Spotify did not say how many languages the lyrics search function works with, but at time of writing lyrics in English, French, Korean, and Russian all surfaced results.
However, lyrics in Chinese and Arabic did not bring up their respective songs, despite being on Spotify.
While such a feature will be useful for Spotify users, it is not the only music streaming service to offer it.
Apple Music has had the ability to search for songs using their lyrics since 2018.
Currently, it is unclear whether the update will affect the ability of smart speakers using Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant or Google Assistant to search for music.
It is also not known what company is working with Spotify to provide transcriptions for lyrics, although the streaming service has partnered with both Musixmatch and Genius in the past.
The Independent has reached out to Spotify for clarification.
Recently, Spotify also announced the launch of video podcasts, which come free to both Free and Premium Spotify users.
To watch video podcasts, navigate to the show’s feed and pick and episode, which will then play on desktop or mobile – both for iPhones and Android users.
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