Deezer launches SongCatcher for iOS

SongCatcher, which was first launched for Android in April last year, is a proprietary audio recognition feature that identifies songs that users do not know or cannot remember.

The service enables music fans who hear a song on TV, in a cafe, on the radio or anywhere within hearing range of SongCatcher to immediately discover the name of the unknown track, much like the Apple-owned Shazam.

“We’re excited to bring SongCatcher to our iOS users,” Deezer chief product and growth officer Stefan Tweraser said. “We’ve all had that moment when you hear a song somewhere and can’t remember the name of the track or artist. Now with SongCatcher, music fans can discover a forgotten tune, as well as add the song immediately to their personal library.”

Deezer’s SongCatcher features include:

• Ability to instantly recognise any song from a library of over 56 million tracks worldwide.
• Add newly identified tracks to your favourites and/or playlists within Deezer.
• Immediately play saved and favourite tracks on Deezer Premium from SongCatcher.
• Available for all Deezer users, including free.

How to use SongCatcher

Music fans follow the below steps to find and use the SongCatcher feature in the Deezer app.

• Open the Deezer app on your smartphone.
• Tap the search screen.
• Tap the SongCatcher button, positioned just below the search bar.
• SongCatcher will begin listening to the song to identify it and will display its results shortly.
• When it’s successful, it will display the song name and artist. Uers will also have the option to add the song directly to My Music or a playlists.