TrackID

Last updated
Developer(s) Sony Mobile Communications
Initial release2005
Platform Android, Symbian, Wear OS
Website trackid.sonymobile.com

TrackID was a mobile music and audio search engine for Sony Ericsson (now Sony Mobile) feature phones, Android devices and some Sony television sets. TrackID was developed by Sony Mobile and allowed users to identify music using Gracenote's music database. [1] Gracenote was acquired by Sony in 2008. [2] The acquisition was completed on June 2, 2008. [3] The revised Android application was released in March 2015. [4]

The service has been present on select Sony Ericsson handsets since around 2005. [5] [6]

TrackID was discontinued by Sony Mobile on 15 September 2017 and Sony recommended that users install Shazam to 'continue discovering music'. [7]

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References

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  2. Gracenote News: Sony Corporation of America to Acquire Gracenote Archived June 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Sony Corporation of America Completes Gracenote Acquisition Archived May 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Sony Updates TrackID By Pulling It Out Of Beta And Giving It Material Design". Android Headlines. 4 March 2015.
  5. "TrackID - it's pure bloody genius". 4 April 2007.
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  7. "TrackID music recognition service closing down | Xperia Blog".