How to Identify a Song Using Siri
If you have an iPhone or iPad, Siri can be useful in several ways, including checking the weather, sending messages, and even recognizing songs that are playing around you. Shazam music recognition is now built into iOS and iPadOS, and it only takes Siri a few seconds to name that tune, even if the song is playing in your headphones .
How to Identify a Song with Siri Using Voice Commands
When a song you want to know is playing near you, all you have to do is say, “Hey Siri, what’s the name of this song?” or “Hey Siri, Shazam this song.” (If this voice command doesn’t work, make sure your Siri settings are set correctly.) After Siri identifies the song, you should see the song title and artist in a pop-up window. Up. Clicking on the pop-up will open it in the Shazam app. In the Shazam app, you can swipe up to see other recent songs you’ve identified using Siri and Shazam.
How to identify a song in Control Center
In addition to using Siri to identify a song, you can also use the Music Recognition quick setting in Control Center. To set this up, go to Settings , then Control Center , then tap the green plus sign next to Music Recognition. After that, the next time a song is playing, swipe down from the top right corner of the home screen to access Control Center, then tap the Shazam icon. Shazam will start listening to the song and identify it if it can. Long pressing the Shazam icon in Control Center will allow you to view your Shazam history.