Shazam for iOS gets a new UI, shares our lack of music knowledge with Google+

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Some [Shazam](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Shazam/) users run the app to discover new music; for us, it's an all-too-frequent admission that we're out of touch with the kids' music these days. We can at least take comfort in the 5.5 update for iOS giving us a friendlier interface for catching up on our culture. Along with a new listening screen that reacts to the tunes, there's bigger album artwork as well as automatic resubmissions if the connection gets sketchy. Those of us unafraid to reveal our tastes in music can also share to [Google+](http://www.engadget.com/tag/googleplus), and listeners with visual impairments now just have to double-tap to start sampling tracks whenever VoiceOver is turned on. We have yet to see a matching Android update, but any iPhone or iPod touch owner who can live with a little musical humility can hit the source for the new release.

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**Via:** [iMore](http://www.imore.com/shazam-iphone-new-listening-screen-offline-use-google-plus)

**Source:** [App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/app/shazam/id284993459?mt=8)

URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/11/shazam-for-ios-gets-a-new-ui-shares-our-lack-of-music-knowledge/