How do i get shazam on my iphone

When Apple announced that it would acquire Shazam in 2017, analysts and trade pundits were stunned by Cupertino’s interest in the popular song-identification app. Although Shazam already boasted 120 million active users and over a billion app downloads, its loyal user base and recurring revenue paved the way for Apple to acquire the music-recognition service for a reported $400 million. Years after acquiring the service, Shazam has been natively integrated into iOS. That’s right – you don’t have to download the app separately on your iPhone. With Shazam recently turning 20, we thought of introducing you to the service and how you can instantly identify a song with the iPhone’s built-in music recognition feature.

What is Shazam?

Founded in 1999, Shazam introduced something that was unique to the platform: song recognition. When you hear a song playing in the background, launch Shazam and it instantly recognises it for you. The idea behind Shazam is simple: let the user identifies a song and then stream that song – be it on Spotify or Apple Music or download it from the iTunes store.

Despite Apple acquiring Shazam, the app is still available on Android as well as iOS. And if you don’t have the Shazam app on your iPhone, worry not. Apple debuted Music Recognition as a built-in iOS feature in 2020 with iOS 14.2. What we like about this feature is that it keeps track of songs identified with the Music Recognition feature across devices sharing the same Apple ID. You can also sync your Shazam and Apple Music app and create a playlist of Shazam’d songs that have been identified over time from various Apple devices. 

How do i get shazam on my iphone
It’s easy to use Shazam on your iPhone. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)

How to use Music Recognition on your iPhone

# First, make sure you are running the latest version of iOS on your iPhone. To do that, go to Settings > General > Software update. You need to be on iOS 14.2 or newer.

#Update the iPhone to the newest version of iOS.

#To add a Shazam shortcut on iPhone, go to Settings, Control Center, then tap the Add button next to Music Recognition. Swipe down to More Controls and click the plus icon next to Music Recognition. You can now access the Shazam feature from your iPhone’s Control Center.

It’s time to recognise the music

If you have newer iPhones with FaceID, all you need to pull down the Control Center shade by swiping down from the top-right of the phone and tapping the Shazam icon. For older iPhones, just swipe down the bottom of the screen to access the menu and find the icon.

Now, whenever you hear a song on the radio, hit the Shazam icon and the Music Recognition feature in iOS recognises the song. A banner will pop up at the top of your screen showing the song’s name, the artist, and a thumbnail image of the album. That’s it.

Apple acquired music-discovery app Shazam in 2018, and quickly made it an ad-free experience. While Shazam has remained a standalone app available across mobile operating systems, Apple has now integrated Shazam more tightly into its ecosystem with iOS 14, allowing iPhone and iPad users to name that tune without opening a separate app. Here's how to use it.


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About Terrance Gaines

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How do i get shazam on my iphone

Terrance Gaines is an Apple-based IT professional, consultant, and personal technology specialist in Atlanta, GA who is driven by the motto, “Technology shouldn’t change how you do things, it should make you better at the things you do." In addition to being a nerd/geek (he hasn't figured out the difference between the two), he is a husband, father, gamer, and stock trading and real-estate investing newbie with an borderline unhealthy Peanut M&M’s obsession. Follow him on Twitter or get in touch on the BrothaTech contact page.

Does iPhone have inbuilt Shazam?

Identify songs in Control Center on iPhone or iPad To identify songs, open Control Center, then tap the Shazam button . Shazam can identify songs playing on your device even when you're using headphones. To find songs you've identified, touch and hold the Shazam button in Control Center to open your History View.

Where is Shazam on my phone?

Use Notification to identify music with a swipe and tap While you're in another app, you can access Shazam in the notification bar to identify music: Swipe down to see Shazam in the notification bar. Tap Shazam to start identifying music.

Is Shazam app for iPhone free?

Shazam will identify any song in seconds. Discover artists, lyrics, videos & playlists, all for free.