At this point, nearly everyone has heard of Shazam. The music recognition app is almost a verb in its own right—“Quick, Shazam it!”
But did you know Shazam has a bunch of underrated and overlooked features?
1Shazam Widgets
Widgets are designed to offer convenient and immediate access to specific information, reducing the steps needed to access various apps. Shazam can add two widget options directly to your device’s interface: the music identification widget, which identifies songs from your lock screen without unlocking your phone, and the newer song identification widget, which displays your most recent song identifications.
Adding Shazam widgets to your device follows the same steps as adding widgets for other applications.
Add Shazam Widgets Directly to Your iOS Home Screen
to add a Shazam widget to your home screen on an iPhone or iPad, here are four easy steps.
Add the Shazam Widgets By Modifying Your iOS Wallpaper
You can also add the Shazam widget to your lock screen on an iPhone or iPad with the following steps:
Add the Shazam Widgets to Your Android Home Screen
you’re able to add the Shazam widget to your Android home screen using a similar process:
Hold either option to place it on your home screen, and you’re good to go.
2Offline Mode
Thanks to the offline mode feature, you do not need to have a stable Wi-Fi connection to identify songs. When offline, Shazam will alert you that it will identify the song once you’re back online. Upon reconnecting to Wi-Fi, you can check theShazamssection to find out which song was playing when you did not have service.
When you’re back online, you will be able to see the identified song located in yourShazam libraryorRecent Shazams,as well as view the details about the artist, watch music videos, and sing along with the lyrics of the song(s).
3Auto Shazam
Auto Shazam allows the app to continuously recognize songsin different environments, such as at a party, while watching TV, and so on. Even while running in the background or when your device is locked, Auto Shazam is designed to be battery efficient, ensuring minimal battery drain despite its continuous operation.
Steps To Turn On the Auto Shazam Feature for iOS and Android
If you wish to turn off the Auto Shazam feature, open the app and tap the Shazam button.
4Find Upcoming Concerts
If you’re only using the Shazam app to identify songs, you’re missing out on its ability to find upcoming concerts.
How to Locate Concerts on Shazam on iOS
Here’s how to find upcoming concerts for your recent Shazams and favorite artists on iOS:
How to Locate Concerts on Shazam on Android Devices:
It’s a similar process on Android devices, but it does have some specific differences.
If concerts aren’t your thing, but you enjoy discovering and listening to music, Shazam also generates playlists tailored to you based on recommended songs from your Shazams. To find your playlists, open the app, swipe up, and navigate toPlaylists For You.
5Connecting Shazam With Music Streaming Services
If you only open Shazam to identify songs, remember that it is integrated with various music streaming services. you may connect Shazam to various music streaming services, including (but not limited to) Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, and more.
What Do You Do to Integrate Music Streaming Services?
Integrating Shazam with music streaming services such as YouTube Music, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music, or Apple Music streamlines music discovery and instantly adds identified songs to your preferred music service’s library or playlist. Connecting music streaming services to Shazam on bothiOSandAndroiddevices is simple.
For both iOS and Android, once you have identified a song and ensured the music service is downloaded (such as YouTube Music), tap on the song(s) you wish to integrate (for iOS) or open the track screen (for Android) by selecting the song’s cover art or name. Then, tap on theMore Button or Shortcut Menu,which looks like three vertical dots next to the identified song(s) of your choice. Lastly, select the music service underListen On (iOS) or Open (Android)to connect and listen to your favorite artists.
