Google Search Gets New Feature to Help You Tune Your Guitar

Google Search’s built-in instrument tuner has a simple interface, but its effectiveness will depend on the quality of the microphone in use.

By Nithya P Nair | Updated: 8 October 2021 17:32 IST

Google Search Gets New Feature to Help You Tune Your Guitar

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You can access the feature by typing "Google tuner" in the Google Search bar

Highlights

Google Search gets an inbuilt guitar tuner feature
Google instrument tuner uses the microphone of the device
Google launched the instrument tuner feature on October 7

Google has added a new feature that allows users to tune their stringed instruments with ease. The internet giant has added an instrument tuner to its search engine that will let you tune a guitar using the microphone of your device. The new inbuilt tuner works like any other guitar tuning app available on different app stores. The feature is now live and users just need an updated browser and a phone or a computer with microphone access to try it. You can access the tuner by simply typing "Google tuner" in the Google Search bar.

The rollout of the latest feature was first spotted by Android Police. The report says that Google unveiled the instrument tuner feature on the search platform on Thursday, October 7. The interface of the chromatic tuner is familiar and works just like any other popular instrument tuning app on Google Play store or Apple's App Store — much like a physical tuner. When the user plays a string on their guitar, the tuner will quickly catch the note and give suggestions to play the note aimed.

In order to use the feature, you need to provide Google the permission to use your device's microphone. The output from the instrument tuner will depend on the quality of the microphone of your mobile phone or computer, but should generally work fine with most devices.

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