With streaming music services like Apple Music and others in full swing, we are increasingly open to discover new music. So sometimes we listen to a song in a mall, on the radio or in a bar and we want to have it on our list. Sometimes the achievement of that song is not simple and you have to turn to Google, but there are faster ways. With your iPhone you can know the exact name of a song and we tell you how.
Shazam, an app that is already from Apple and integrates with Siri
Shazam has been the app par excellence in the smartphone with which to detect which song is playing and get the exact title and you will even have a link to the Apple platform to listen to it. Since 2018 this app belongs to Apple, so it has been fully integrated into the ecosystem and invoking Siri we can have this extension.
You just have to open Siri , either by means of its corresponding button or by saying the famous “Hey Siri”. Once you are in the assistant you must say “What song is this?” or some other similar like “What is playing?”. At that moment Siri will be listening and in a few seconds he will tell you what song it is. For this it will not be necessary to have the app installed on your iPhone.
However, if you find it more convenient to use the Shazam app , you can continue using it. It is still available for download in the iOS App Store. Once you have been granted permission to access the microphone, it will be ready to use. Each time the app opens, it will automatically start listening.
It is possible that both the app and Siri may not recognize the song. This may be due to multiple factors. The first one is that the microphone is far from the speakers or the volume is not loud enough to be detected clearly. There is also the possibility that some noise in the environment or interference such as radio may be preventing proper detection. An already extreme case is that you have damaged the microphone, for which you must already contact Apple and request a repair.
As we said before, we have several advantages with Shazam. Being able to directly access Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube or other platforms is an advantage. That way you can start listening to that song completely and without interruptions. You also have other songs by the same artist or other related songs from the same interface. You can also save it to your favorites list and even take a screenshot to later search for the song. It should be noted that Shazam stores your searches in case you want to consult your list of ‘shazameadas’ songs at some time.
