Practical iOS: How to use Siri to recognize and find songs, Shazam inside!

2018 update: article revised for adaptation to iOS 11


Siriis a very practical companion to
multiple hats: calculations, internet research, translations,
definitions, etc., he can do almost everything. Since iOS 8, Siri has been inspired
of a certain Shazam to gain a new functionality,the
song recognition
. Besides, surely to go again
further into this voice assistant built-in music ear capability to
the apple, Apple hasacquired Shazam
at the end of 2017
.

So to control a little bettermusical talentsof
Siri, innotre
series of files “In practice”
, here are some tips:

First of all, you should know that Siri is capable of launching its
music analyzer withdifferent questions. But the most
common and simpler to use remains without a doubt"Who
sing?"

It remains that other more imperative and direct alternatives such as
“What is this song?”or"Find me the name of this song
!"
work just as well.

Once the question is asked, Siri searches for a few moments then displays
normally the result quite quickly. An option allowsto go
directly on iTunes
to purchase the song in question.

But how and where to find the songs that we recognize
?

Let's rest assured, it is possible, as in the Shazam application, to
find ahistory of identified songs. For there
to access, you have to go tol’app iTunes Store, Then
click onthe small list icon at the top right. Ici,
the Siri tab then indicates all the titles that have been searched for by
l’assistant vocal.

Please note, if the requested song is not present in the iTunes store,
it will not appear in this history.

To nevertheless keep a history of requests, regardless of
the iTunes Store, you need togo through the Shazam appin
clicking on the button of the same name under the result of a request
music identification to Siri.

And to master even morel’assistant vocal d’iOS, here are some
very practical articles:

Finally, find even more iPhone and iOS tipsin our section
dedicated here
.

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Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.