Shazam shortcut doesn’t work

Shazam on control center doesn’t recognize songs anymore. Do I have to have the app installed in order for this to work again? I used to be able to identify songs without the app.

Posted on Jul 26, 2022 03:26 PM

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ColleenD1

Community Specialist

Jul 27, 2022 12:28 PM in response to AshK89

Hi AshK89,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're having an issue with Shazam playing from Control Center. We'd like to help.

Check out this resource to make sure things are set up correctly: Use Shazam on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac - Apple Support

If they are set up correctly, you may want to try adding the Shazam app to see if that changes the behavior. It doesn't specify if you need the app or not but it's worth testing it out both ways.

Let us know how that goes.

Take care!

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