If you have an iPhone or iPad, you don’t really need to use this method—you can just use Control Center to identify the music in a video instead of downloading the app. But if you want features like the ability to connect Shazam with Spotify or Apple Music, you can download the Shazam app. Auto Shazam is especially handy if you want to automatically identify many songs from different videos without having to toggle back and forth between apps.
If it’s your first time using Shazam, you’ll be asked to give the app permission to access your microphone. Be sure to grant this permission.
Auto Shazam will keep identifying music it hears as long as the feature is turned on—you don’t need to activate Shazam for each video if Auto Shazam is enabled. If the video is quiet or contains more obscure music that’s hard to identify, it might take Shazam longer to identify its artist and title. If nothing appears in the app, try letting Shazam listen for a little bit longer.
Auto Shazam will keep identifying music it hears as long as the feature is turned on—you don’t need to activate Shazam for each video if Auto Shazam is enabled. If the video is quiet or contains more obscure music that’s hard to identify, it might take Shazam longer to identify its artist and title. If nothing appears in the app, try letting Shazam listen for a little bit longer.
Open your iPhone’s Settings. Scroll down and tap Control Center. Tap + next to “Music Recognition. "
You can check out your Shazam history at any time from the Control Center. Just tap and hold the Shazam to open History View. If you’re using Siri on your iPhone or iPad, you can also ask Siri to identify the music in your video. While the video is playing, just say, “Hey Siri, what song is playing?”
If you haven’t already installed Shazam, you can get it from the Play Store. Open the Shazam app and swipe to the Library tab. Tap the gear icon and turn on “Shazam from Pop-Up. " Tap Go To Settings and turn on “Allow display over other apps. "
You can get rid of the floating icon at any time—just tap and drag the icon down to the X at the bottom of the screen. To bring the floating icon back after identifying a song, swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification panel, then tap the Shazam notification. If you don’t have Shazam notifications enabled, you can just open the Shazam app and Shazam any song—the floating icon will reappear after that.
Open Google Chrome (or a Chrome-compatible browser like Edge). Go to https://www. shazam. com/home. Click Chrome Extension at the center of the page. Click the blue Add to Chrome button. Click Add extension.
