▁such ▁as ▁i T unes , ▁Sp ot ify , ▁YouTube , ▁or ▁Gro ove ▁Music . ▁ ▁Sh az am ▁can ▁identify ▁music ▁being ▁played ▁from ▁any ▁source , ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁background ▁noise ▁level ▁is ▁not ▁high ▁enough ▁to ▁prevent ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁finger print ▁being ▁taken , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁software ' s ▁database . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁free ▁app , ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁released ▁a ▁paid ▁app ▁called ▁Sh az am ▁En core . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁service ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁enable ▁TV ▁users ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁identify ▁featured ▁music , ▁access ▁cast ▁information , ▁and ▁get ▁links ▁to ▁show ▁information ▁online , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁added ▁social ▁networking ▁capabilities . ▁ ▁Sh az am ▁red es igned ▁their ▁app ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ ▁and ▁added ▁additional ▁features . ▁ ▁Comp at ible ▁devices ▁Sh az am ▁runs ▁on ▁Android , ▁iOS ▁( including ▁Apple ▁Watch ), ▁Black Ber ry ▁OS , ▁and ▁Windows ▁Phone ▁systems . ▁Sh az am ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁for ▁Mac , ▁as ▁a ▁desktop ▁application ▁that ▁when ▁enabled , ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁background ▁and ▁automatically ▁recogn ises ▁any ▁song ▁played ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁computer . ▁Apple ' s ▁launch ▁of ▁iOS ▁ 8 ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁Sh az am ▁into ▁Apple ' s ▁Si ri ▁function . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁