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The Secret’s Out: Uncover the Hidden Song Identifier on Your iPhone

As an iPhone user, you can easily discover new songs to add to your playlist with a simple built-in feature.

3 September, 2024

Apple iPhone now comes with a built-in music recognition feature, powered by the popular app, Shazam. This convenient tool allows users to identify songs by listening to a short clip and analyzing its data. The best part? It’s already installed on your device, so there’s no need for any complicated setups or additional downloads.

Setting Up the Music Recognition Feature

Step 1: Go to your Settings and select Control Center to begin customizing your control panel.

Step 2: In the Control Center settings, under the More Controls section, find and tap the Music Recognition option. Add it to your control center by tapping the ‘+’ sign next to it.

Now that you’ve added the music recognition feature to your control center, let’s move on to using it to identify songs with just one tap.

To access this feature, open your Control Center. For iPhones without a Home button, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen. For iPhones with a Home button, simply swipe up from the bottom of the screen. You should now see the Shazam icon (a stylized letter ‘S’) that you added to your control center earlier.

Whenever you hear a song you like, simply tap the Shazam icon, and the app will listen to and analyze the music. Within seconds, it will display the song’s name and the artist who performed it.

Additionally, Shazam keeps a history of your identified songs. To access this list, simply long-press the Shazam icon in the Control Center, and your previously identified songs will be displayed. No more worrying about forgetting the name of that catchy tune you just heard!

Frequently asked questions

A hidden song identifier is a feature on iPhones that allows users to identify songs playing in their vicinity without using any third-party apps. It is integrated directly into the iOS operating system.

To access this feature, simply swipe right on your home screen to bring up the ‘Today View’. Scroll down and look for the ‘Listen for a Song’ option. Tap on it and your iPhone will start listening to the song playing nearby and identify it for you.

When you activate the ‘Listen for a Song’ feature, your iPhone uses its microphone to listen to the song playing in the background. It then analyzes the audio and matches it against a database of songs to find a match. Once it identifies the song, it will display the song’s name, artist, and other relevant information.

If the song identification feature is not working as expected, make sure that your iPhone’s microphone is not blocked and that you are in an area with good acoustic clarity. Additionally, ensure that you have a stable internet connection as the feature requires accessing Apple’s servers to match the song.

No, the song identification feature is designed to listen to songs playing externally from your iPhone’s speakers. It will not identify songs playing directly from your device.

Yes, while there might not be a built-in feature on all Android devices, there are several third-party apps available on the Google Play Store that offer similar song identification functionalities, such as Shazam and SoundHound.