Shazam in Control Center doesn't sync identified songs to Apple Music

Shazam in Control Center doesn't sync identified songs to Apple Music. I have synced both, Music Recognition and Shazam, with iCloud and have toggled on "Sync Shazams to Apple Music" in Shazam's settings.


When I identify a song with the Shazam app the song is automatically added to Apple Music's "My Shazam Tracks" playlist as intended. However, when I identify a song with the Shazam widget in Control Center the song appears in the Shazam app but is not added to the playlist on Apple Music.


The songs are only added to the Apple Music playlist after toggling the "Sync Shazams to Apple Music" setting on and off.


I know I can add the songs manually but I wish the process would be automatic like when using the app as it doesn't seem like a difficult problem to fix.

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 20, 2023 12:36 PM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2023 03:18 PM

I'm having the same issue, exactly as described by the OP.


Songs added by the Music Recognition Control Center widget are added to Shazam like expected, however they do not get added to the My Shazam Tracks playlist.


The playlist will update if you manually toggle the "Sync Shazams to Apple Music" setting off and then back on in the Shazam settings. Songs identified with the Shazam app update the My Shazam Tracks library as expected.


Sync Library is turned on.


The Music Recognition widget is not working correctly (iPhone 14 w/ iOS 16.3.1)

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Feb 22, 2023 03:18 PM in response to TammyW_03

I'm having the same issue, exactly as described by the OP.


Songs added by the Music Recognition Control Center widget are added to Shazam like expected, however they do not get added to the My Shazam Tracks playlist.


The playlist will update if you manually toggle the "Sync Shazams to Apple Music" setting off and then back on in the Shazam settings. Songs identified with the Shazam app update the My Shazam Tracks library as expected.


Sync Library is turned on.


The Music Recognition widget is not working correctly (iPhone 14 w/ iOS 16.3.1)

Feb 21, 2023 03:22 PM in response to RealJerzy

Hey RealJerzy,


In your troubleshooting did you also make sure that the Sync Library option is turned on with Apple Music? We found "If you can’t add songs to a playlist, make sure to sync your music library with Apple Music." that leads to turning on the Sync Library feature here: Use Sync Library to access your music library across your devices - Apple Support


The above details can be found under "Apple Music" here: Use Shazam with Apple Music, Snapchat, and more - Apple Support


Let us know what you find.


Take care!


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