Not long after Shazam was acquired by Apple, the iOS app has been updated to include an offline mode.
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Since it won’t have access to the information it needs to identify whatever it’s listening to, the offline mode of the app will simply save the sample and then produce a result once the device is back online.
Sources claim Apple could have paid more than $400 million for the company, and it’s still unclear exactly how Apple plans to use the technology — and whether it will continue to make the service available for use on Apple Music competitors like Spotify.
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