But Facebook wants to make it even easier.
The social network on Wednesday said it's rolling out an audio-recognition feature
that lets you automatically tag music, TV shows or movies in status
updates. The feature employs your phone's microphone to identify the
song or TV show while it's playing and tag it in your post, saving you
the trouble of typing it yourself.
In this way, the new tool acts sort of like Shazam, the mobile app that can tell you what song is playing on the radio.
Facebook said the unnamed feature will be available to U.S. users on Android and iOS devices "in the coming weeks."
Of course, the more
information Facebook users share about themselves and their tastes, the
more Facebook can target ads at its 1.2 billion users.
Here's how it works: If
you've turned the feature on, you'll see an audio icon jiggling on your
phone's screen as you write a status update. That means the feature is
listening and trying to find a match; if it does, you can then add the
song, TV show or movie to your post.
As with any Facebook
post, you can choose which of your friends can see it. You can also turn
the feature off at any time by clicking an audio icon at the top right
of the screen.
Facebook said that if you
choose to share a song, your friends can listen to a 30-second snippet.
For TV shows, Facebook said your News Feed post will highlight the
specific season and episode you're watching, "so you can avoid any
spoilers and join in conversations with your friends after you've caught
up."
That's probably for the best -- nobody wants overeager commenters revealing unforseen deaths in "Game of Thrones."
For movies, the feature
will presumably work best for people watching at home, since most movie
houses (and moviegoers) frown on glowing screens in the theater.
Article credits:cnn
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