How to Add the Shazam Shortcut on iPhone

Quick Tips

• To access Shazam from the Control Center, Open Settings app, go to Control Center and add Music Recognition to the list of Included Settings.
• You can also add the Shazam Shortcut widget, or the app widget on your home screen.
• Alternatively, you can also map a double tap/triple tap action using the Back Tap feature to access Shazam.

Method 1: Add Shazam to the Control Center

Now that Shazam is a part of Apple, we can add a Shazam button directly to the control center, and here’s how you can do it.

Step 1: Open the Settings app and select Control Center. Tap and add Music Recognition. Once you select it, you will see that it appears in the Included Controls section.

Step 2: Now open the Control Center. When you want to recognize a song, select the Shazam icon, and wait for your song to be recognized.

After the song is recognized, you will be notified. To see the list of songs that you recognized, you can tap on the icon again to see the list of all the recognized songs.

Method 2: Add a Shazam Shortcut Icon to the Home Screen

The Shortcuts app on iPhone lets you automate and add useful tools at your fingertips. It also has a readymade shortcut for music recognition via Shazam, that you can add to your Home Screen.

Step 1: Open the Shortcuts app. You will see the Shazam Shortcut in the Starter Shortcuts list. If not, you can search for ‘Shazam’ in the search bar.

Step 2: Long-tap on the shortcut and select Share. Tap on Add to Home Screen.

Step 3: Tap on Add to confirm.

The shortcut is now added to your Home Screen. Tap on the icon when you want to recognize music and you will be notified with a list of actions.

Also Read: How to fix Shortcuts app crashing on iPhone.

Method 3: Add a Shazam Widget to the Home Screen

You can add a shortcut via the Shortcuts app as a Home Screen widget. Pretty handy, right? Here’s how you can add the Shazam shortcut as a widget on your Home Screen.

Step 1: Long-tap on your Home Screen until the icons wiggle. Select Shortcuts from the list of widgets.

Step 2: Select your preferred type of widget and tap on Add Widget.

Step 3: Now, tap on the Shortcut widget while it’s still wiggling.

Step 4: We need to ensure the widget is mapped to the Shazam shortcut, so select the Shortcut in the box.

Step 5: Select and check Shazam Shortcut.

Now, tap on the widget to recognize a song. After the song is recognized, you will be notified along with the set of options.

Method 4: Add Shazam Shortcut to Back Tap

Back tap lets you add an action when you physically tap the back of your phone. You can also connect a Shazam shortcut to the back tap feature.

Step 1: Open the Settings app, and select Accessibility.

Step 2: Select Touch and tap on Back Tap.

Step 3: Choose whether you want to Double Tap or Triple Tap to summon the shortcut. Lastly, choose the Shazam shortcut.

When you trigger the shortcut to recognize music, you will be notified along with a set of actions via a pop-up box.

Also Read: How to fix back tap not working on iPhone.