Shazam at a glance
There’s much more to Shazam than you think. As music plays around you, a single tap opens a whole world of music discovery (and a little bit of magic). You can use Shazam on iPhone, iPad, Android devices, Apple Watch, Mac, and HomePod.
Click a link below to learn how to:
Identify music playing in apps, or through headphones or earphones on iPhone, iPad, or Android
Explore upcoming concerts, get reminders, and see ticket details for your favorite artists
Open an identified song or add it to any playlist in Apple Music
Open an identified song in Spotify on iPhone or iPad
Open an identified song in Spotify, Deezer, or YouTube Music on Android
Share your identified songs with friends or family, or on social media using Messages and other apps
Follow along with time-synced lyrics or watch official music videos from Apple Music or YouTube
Listen to artists around the world with the most Shazam matches
Purchase your identified songs to support the artists you love
Add your own music to the Shazam music catalog
Allow haptic feedback, turn video previews on or off, or change other preferences on iPhone, iPad, or Android
Shazam works by quickly matching a digital fingerprint of the music you’re hearing to one of millions of songs in the Shazam catalog.
Where are my identified songs saved?
On Apple devices with iCloud Sync and two-factor authentication turned on, identified songs are saved in the Shazam app and in your Music Recognition history in Control Center. You can access your songs from any iPhone or iPad when you’re signed in with your Apple ID.
On Android devices, identified songs are saved in the Shazam app when you’re signed in with your email or Google account.
To make sure your songs are synced between your devices, see Before you use Shazam.
Additionally, if you connect to Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, or Android, songs identified by the Shazam app are added to a “My Shazam Tracks” playlist in the Music app. If you connect to Spotify on iPhone, iPad, or Android, your new songs are added to a “My Shazam Tracks” playlist in the Spotify app.