New in 6.0: Auto Tagging, available only on the iPad, can be toggled on/off on the home screen. Auto Tagging allows Shazam to recognise music and media around you automatically, but it can’t recognize what you’re saying.

New on iPhone in 6.1:
○ Shazam Pulse – Find fresh new music and preview from the trending real time charts
○ Friends – Smoother loading
○ New look tab bar:
-Settings is now located on the top left of the home screen
-When a Friend tags, they appear in the tab bar
-Chart updates are displayed in the tab bar

New on iPad in 6.1:
○ Easier to delete tags from Favorites, tap edit then select tags
○ Improved stability in Friends feed

New on iPhone and iPad in 6.1:
○ Shazam Pulse – Discover new music by sampling of what’s being tagged right now. To find it on your iPad, swipe right on the home screen. To find it on your iPhone swipe right in Pulse.

Explore the world with Shazam’s interactive maps. Zoom from your current location to cities, countries and continents across the globe to discover what’s popular.
Welcome iPad users: Shazam is now a universal app – we have some awesome new features coming first to the iPad:
○ If you turn on Auto Tagging (exclusively on iPad), Shazam will recognise music and media around you - like songs featured in a TV show or music playing on your device.
○ On the iPad Shazam can even run in the background (if you've enabled auto tagging) so you can tag while you check your emails or play a game.
○ Dynamic new home screen: Browse real time updates of what’s being tagged on TV right now (US only) and the hottest music tracks globally.
○ Flip through your recent matches - add the ones you like to your favorites

New in 5.5.3:
○ Minor bug fixes
○ Improved Stability

New in 5.5.2:
○ Fixes ordering of tag lists jumbled in the last update. Tags will re-sort when My Tags is opened.
○ Notifications of Friends’ tagging now opens the app on their track so you can preview and learn more

Bug Fixes:
○ Fixes ordering of tag lists jumbled in the last update. Tags will re-sort when My Tags is opened.
○ Notifications of Friends’ tagging now opens the app on their track so you can preview and learn more

New in 5.5:
○ All new Tagging screen that responds to the sounds around you
○ Tagging without coverage? Shazam now matches automatically when you next have a connection
○ Search My Tags – scroll up to the top of the My Tags to search for artists, titles, tag dates and tag locations
○ Share tags on Google+
○ For VoiceOver users, Shazam now has a “magic tap”: start tagging immediately with a two-finger double-tap from anywhere in the app

Fixes & Improvements:
○ Pull to Refresh restored to Shazam Friends
○ Sharing Tags on Facebook now uses the iOS native sharing screen

New in 5.5.1:
○ Fixes a bug which can cause over-use of networking
○ In-App Upgrade buttons working again
○ Minor bug fixes for Notifications

○ All new Tagging screen that responds to the sounds around you
○ Tagging without coverage? Shazam now matches automatically when you next have a connection
○ Search My Tags – scroll up to the top of the My Tags to search for artists, titles, tag dates and tag locations
○ Share tags on Google+
○ For VoiceOver users, Shazam now has a “magic tap”: start tagging immediately with a two-finger double-tap from anywhere in the app

Fixes & Improvements:
○ Pull to Refresh restored to Shazam Friends
○ Sharing Tags on Facebook now uses the iOS native sharing screen

New in 5.1:
○ Optimised for the fabulous new iPhone 5 and iPod touch.

○ Comment on your friends’ tags! See what they’re tagging with Shazam Friends and chat about your favorite finds.

○ Improved Tag result design - now see artwork in all its glory.

○ And now in the US tag and comment on TV shows as you’re watching. Tag shows, get content, go social.

Important note:
This release, Shazam 5.1 supports iOS 5.0 and upwards, but now iOS 6 is here, and we think it's amazing, so much so that the next version of Shazam (v6.0), will require iOS 6, so why not update now. It's free and easy to update wirelessly on your phone or iPod Touch: simply open the Settings app, go to "General" and then "Software Update".

New in 5.1.1: Minor bug fixes

○ Optimised for the fabulous new iPhone 5 and iPod touch.

○ Comment on your friends’ tags! See what they’re tagging with Shazam Friends and chat about your favorite finds.

○ Improved Tag result design - now see artwork in all its glory.

○ And now in the US tag and comment on TV shows as you’re watching. Tag shows, get content, go social.

Important note:
This release, Shazam 5.1 supports iOS 5.0 and upwards, but now iOS 6 is here, and we think it's amazing, so much so that the next version of Shazam (v6.0), will require iOS 6, so why not update now. It's free and easy to update wirelessly on your phone or iPod Touch: simply open the Settings app, go to "General" and then "Software Update". From offline Reading Lists to turn by turn directions, you'll love iOS 6…

○ Improved recognition rate
○ Faster application startup time

New:
○ Invite Friends – now there’s an easy way to invite friends to share their discoveries

Numerous bug fixes, including:
○ Crash fixes (including an occasional crash while tagging)
○ Fixed an audio capture issue that would sometimes cause repeated 'No Match' results until the app was restarted
○ Improved messaging around tagging issues (We hear you - it’s not always a Connection Issue!)

Note: We are still investigating a reported periodic tagging screen UI glitch and expect a fix in the near future

Bug Fixes
○ Add To My Tags now shows the correct time in Shazam Friends

New
○ Shazam with Friends: Share your tags on your Facebook timeline, and instantly see what your friends are tagging.

STILL ON IOS 4?
Shazam’s next update will require iOS 5. Tip: Upgrading to iOS 5 has to be done via your desktop computer. If you are reading this update on your iPhone, it can be upgraded, which will keep the Shazam updates coming (plus you’ll get a cool Lock Screen camera).

New in 5.0.4

○ A feature restored: Add discoveries from your Friends feed and Shazam Charts to your Tag List.

New in recent versions:

○ Lightning fast tagging and recognition
○ Instant listening on start-up
○ Start-up time over a second quicker
○ Editable tweets – as requested! (iOS5)
○ Smoother, more responsive navigation and scrolling
○ Shazam Friends feed works even faster
○ Improved sync on LyricPlay - see streaming lyrics in time to the music
○ New language support: Korean and Brazilian Portuguese

○ Vibration was causing app crashes for some of you. We've removed it temporarily until iOS supports audio and vibration reliably, together.
○ Crash fixes for tagging.
○ iOS 4 people – we’ve fixed crash issues in Lyric and Artist Info screens.

Minor Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes!
○ Tagging will time out if there is a connection problem: your Tag is stored to submit later
○ Fix for jumbled cover art
○ Crash fixes
○ Fix for a problem affecting startup

New in v5.0
○ Lightning fast tagging and recognition
○ Instant listening on start-up
○ Start-up time over a second quicker
○ Editable tweets – as requested! (iOS5)
○ Smoother, more responsive navigation and scrolling
○ Shazam Friends feed works faster
○ Improved sync on LyricPlay - see streaming lyrics in time to the music

○ Lightning fast tagging and recognition
○ Instant listening on start-up
○ Start-up time over a second quicker
○ Editable tweets – as requested! (iOS5)
○ Smoother, more responsive navigation and scrolling
○ Shazam Friends feed works faster
○ Improved sync on LyricPlay - see streaming lyrics in time to the music

Notes:
If you have made a Lifetime purchase and see ads after re-installing Shazam, go to "Settings -> Upgrade to Encore" and tap "Restore Purchases".

If tagging animation continues without showing a result, please quit the app from the multi-tasking menu. Restarting should solve the issue in most cases and a fix is coming in the next update.

Fixed in 4.8.10
○ Fixed intermittent LyricPlay loading issue

New in Recent Versions:
LyricPlay™
○ Full-screen visualization of lyrics that play in time to the music you’re tagging - learn the lyrics you thought you knew.
○ Available in US, CA, UK, FR, IT, DE, ES, AU, NZ

○ Look for the Shazam logo on-screen in TV shows and commercials to interact, get exclusive content and other surprises.

Shazam Friends
○ See what your friends on Facebook are tagging
○ Instantly listen to a preview, add to your tag list and buy on iTunes if you like it
○ Share your own discoveries with your friends as well
○ It only takes a few taps to get it setup: look for the “Friends” tab at the bottom of your screen

Fixed in 4.8.7:
○ Fixed intermittent “Connection Issue” on startup/tagging
○ Improved stability for the super fast iPhone 4S

New in Recent Versions:
LyricPlay™
○ Full-screen visualization of lyrics that play in time to the music you’re tagging - learn the lyrics you thought you knew.
○ Available in US, CA, UK, FR, IT, DE, ES, AU, NZ

○ Look for the Shazam logo on-screen in TV shows and commercials to interact, get exclusive content and other surprises.

Shazam Friends
○ See what your friends on Facebook are tagging
○ Instantly listen to a preview, add to your tag list and buy on iTunes if you like it
○ Share your own discoveries with your friends as well
○ It only takes a few taps to get it setup: look for the “Friends” tab at the bottom of your screen

New in 4.8.4:
○ Enhancement to recognition quality, for more successful tags!

Fixed in 4.8.4:
○ Restores the ability to tag music being played via your iPhone. Really sorry about this, we were trying to fix something else. It's not easy being blue.

New in Recent Versions:
LyricPlay™
○ Full-screen visualization of lyrics that play in time to the music you’re tagging - learn the lyrics you thought you knew.
○ Available in US, CA, UK, FR, IT, DE, ES, AU, NZ

○ Look for the Shazam logo on-screen in TV shows and commercials to interact, get exclusive content and other surprises.

Shazam Friends
○ See what your friends on Facebook are tagging
○ Instantly listen to a preview, add to your tag list and buy on iTunes if you like it
○ Share your own discoveries with your friends as well
○ It only takes a few taps to get it setup: look for the “Friends” tab at the bottom of your screen

NEW in 4.8: LyricPlay™
○ Full-screen visualization of lyrics that play in time to the music you’re tagging - learn the lyrics you thought you knew.
○ Available in US, CA, UK, FR, IT, DE, ES, AU, NZ

New in recent Versions:
○ Look for the Shazam logo on-screen in TV shows and commercials to interact, get exclusive content and other surprises.

Shazam Friends
○ See what your friends on Facebook are tagging
○ Instantly listen to a preview, add to your tag list and buy on iTunes if you like it
○ Share your own discoveries with your friends as well
○ It only takes a few taps to get it setup: look for the “Friends” tab at the bottom of your screen

Now with unlimited tagging. Shazam for more music, more lyrics, more everything. No limits.

New in 4.7.4
○ Bug fix

New in 4.7
○ Look for the Shazam logo on-screen in TV shows and commercials to interact, get exclusive content and other surprises.

Was new in 4.6: LyricPlay for Encore subscribers
○ An incredible full screen visualization of lyrics in time with the song you identified
○ Sing along or just discover lyrics in a fun new way
○ Over 25,000 songs supported
○ Available in the US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia & New Zealand.
○ Get it for free if you’ve upgraded to Encore or upgrade from your Settings tab

Was new in 4.5: Shazam Friends
○ See what your friends on Facebook are tagging
○ Instantly listen to a preview, add to your tag list and buy on iTunes if you like it
○ Share your own discoveries with your friends as well
○ It only takes a few taps to get it setup: look for the “Friends” tab at the bottom of your screen

Now with unlimited tagging. Shazam for more music, more lyrics, more everything. No limits.

New in 4.7.3
○ Bug fix: Amended upgrade text in settings screen – everyone gets unlimited tagging!

New in 4.7
○ Look for the Shazam logo on-screen in TV shows and commercials to interact, get exclusive content and other surprises.

Was new in 4.6: LyricPlay for Encore subscribers
○ An incredible full screen visualization of lyrics in time with the song you identified
○ Sing along or just discover lyrics in a fun new way
○ Over 25,000 songs supported
○ Available in the US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia & New Zealand.
○ Get it for free if you’ve upgraded to Encore or upgrade from your Settings tab

Was new in 4.5: Shazam Friends
○ See what your friends on Facebook are tagging
○ Instantly listen to a preview, add to your tag list and buy on iTunes if you like it
○ Share your own discoveries with your friends as well
○ It only takes a few taps to get it setup: look for the “Friends” tab at the bottom of your screen

Now with unlimited tagging. Shazam for more music, more lyrics, more everything. No limits.

New in 4.7
○ Look for the Shazam logo on-screen in TV shows and commercials to interact, get exclusive content and other surprises.

○ Bug fixes: squashed some of these critters

Was new in 4.6: LyricPlay for Encore subscribers
○ An incredible full screen visualization of lyrics in time with the song you identified
○ Sing along or just discover lyrics in a fun new way
○ Over 25,000 songs supported
○ Available in the US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia & New Zealand.
○ Get it for free if you’ve upgraded to Encore or upgrade from your Settings tab

Was new in 4.5: Shazam Friends
○ See what your friends on Facebook are tagging
○ Instantly listen to a preview, add to your tag list and buy on iTunes if you like it
○ Share your own discoveries with your friends as well
○ It only takes a few taps to get it setup: look for the “Friends” tab at the bottom of your screen

Minor Bug Fixes: Shazam Friends.

New in Version 4.0:
Shazam Friends: See what your friends are tagging – preview their tags, buy the track, watch videos and more! To get started Shazam will find your friends through Facebook and see who’s already sharing their music on Shazam.

New for users who have bought Shazam Encore: Shazam Encore now has LyricPlay, adding a new dimension to your music discoveries. For over 25,000 of our hottest tagged tracks you can see synced lyrics as the music plays. Sing-along or just find out the words you’re curious about!

New for all users in V4: Shazam Friends feature: See what your friends are tagging – listen to their tags, buy the track, watch videos and more! To get started Shazam will find your friends through Facebook and see who’s already sharing their music on Shazam.

Shazam Friends:
Shazam Friends setup even easier.

Notifications:
Be the first to know about exclusive promotions and get alerts when your tagged artists release a new album or are playing nearby.

Fixes:
Improved stability for resuming Shazam after background tagging and for switching to Discover tab.

Shazam Friends feature: See what your friends are tagging – listen to previews of their tags, buy the track, watch videos and more! To get started Shazam will find your friends through Facebook and see who’s already sharing their music on Shazam.

Fixes:
• Corrects a fault where user’s default Shazam Charts are not being selected based on their country.
• VoiceOver support improved: fixed muting of voice.

• Enables Tagging for special events.
• Minor bug fixes

• Shazam 1.8 now works on iPhone OS 2.0 as well as OS 3
• Improved stability, navigation and UI handling.
• Send Tags to Facebook mini-feed

PLEASE NOTE
As an existing user when you update to Shazam 1.8. you will keep unlimited tagging.

• Get Tour Info: find gig and concert tickets and tour schedules, locally and internationally plus buy tickets or send a reminder mail. Even if your tagged artist isn’t on tour, see local gigs from artists recommended from your tag.
• Minor bug fixes.