Quick Scoop

To add Shazam to Control Center on iPhone or iPad, open Settings , tap Control Center , then add Music Recognition by tapping the plus button next to it. After that, open Control Center and tap the Music Recognition button whenever you want to identify a song.

Steps

  1. Open Settings.
  1. Tap Control Center.
  1. Find Music Recognition under the available controls.
  1. Tap the + next to it to add it.
  1. Open Control Center and tap the new button to start listening for music.

What It’s Called

On Apple devices, Shazam usually appears as Music Recognition rather than “Shazam” in the Control Center list. That’s why searching for “Shazam” may not show the control at first.

Quick note

If you want to move it, you can usually edit Control Center and rearrange the button placement after adding it.

Would you like the same steps for iPhone with iOS 18 or for iPad?