August 12 – For the first time in two years, Apple has updated its Shazam Music God Search app for Mac, introducing Apple Silicon chip support for M1 and M2 Macs, and adding an updated icon logo consistent with the macOS Monterey look.
The Shazam app for Mac now uses Apple’s universal binaries, so it runs natively on Intel Macs and Macs with Apple-designed chips built-in.
Apple completed its acquisition of Shazam back in 2018 for $400 million, but the Mac app has received almost no updates since then, making it the most notable update since the acquisition.
The Shazam app adds an icon to the Mac menu bar that can be clicked to identify the song being played. The feature is built into Siri, so Mac users can access Shazam without installing the app, but some users may prefer an easy-to-access menu bar app.
