Apple completes Shazam acquisition, will make app ad-free for everyone

Apple has successfully completed its acquisition of Shazam, the popular song identification app. The company confirmed it was buying Shazam and its development team for a reported $400 million last December. In what’s sure to be welcome news for Shazam users, Apple has announced that it will be removing all ads from the app “soon.” And yes, that includes the Android version, which isn’t going anywhere.

Source: Apple completes Shazam acquisition, will make app ad-free for everyone

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