How to Use Shazam With Spotify

Learn how to connect Spotify and Shazam so you never forget to add a song to your playlist again.

If you’re into music like most of us, you probably have Shazam on your phone. In fact, you probably use it a lot to find music playing around you. Luckily, Shazam saves your history so you can always go back and listen to your tracks.

Another amazing benefit of Shazam is the ability to use it with your streaming apps like Apple Music and Spotify where you already listen to all your favorite music. This article covers using Shazam with Spotify.

How to connect Spotify and Shazam

If you have Spotify, it’s a good idea to connect it to Shazam so you can enjoy your Shazam tracks. There’s no point listening to your Shazams on one platform and all your other music on another.

To connect to Spotify on Shazam:

1. Open Shazam on your phone.
2. On iPhone or iPad, swipe up to see the settings Symbol. On Android, swipe left library from the main screen.
3. Beat settings in the top left corner of the screen.
4. Now tap Connect next to Spotify.
5. If you’re currently connected to Apple Music, Shazam will show you a pop-up message explaining that Spotify is disconnecting Shazam from Apple Music. Beat Connect to Spotify.
6. Beat Open at the next prompt.
7. Shazam will now ask you to authorize it to access Spotify on your behalf. Read the terms and tap Agree.

How to sync your Shazams with Spotify

This important step allows you to access and listen to your Shazam playlist in the Spotify app. The process is similar to syncing your Shazams to Apple Music.

To sync your Shazams to Spotify:

1. After you connect Shazam to Spotify, Shazam will show you a pop-up message asking you to sync. Tap the OK Button. If you don’t get the prompt immediately, try opening one of your Shazams after connecting both apps.
2. The My Shazam Tracks playlist is now created in the Spotify app.

Shazam isn’t the only music recognition app out there, but it’s one of the most accurate song-finding apps out there. And it is also the most popular. That’s why you’re often referred to Shazam when you ask for details about a song that’s playing around you.

Here’s how to listen to your Shazams on Spotify

Once you’ve connected and synced Shazam to Spotify, you can stream your Shazam tracks in two ways – directly from Shazam and via the My Shazam Tracks playlist on Spotify.

How to quickly play a Shazam on Spotify

With this method, you can stream a full song on Spotify through the Shazam app.

1. Open Shazam
2. On iPhone, swipe up to go to your music history. On Android, tap library in the top right corner of your screen.
3. Tap on the song you want to listen to.
4. Now tap on the Spotify Button.
5. If you get a prompt saying Shazam wants to open Spotify, tap Open.

Here’s how to find your Shazams on Spotify

With this method, you can stream your full Shazam playlist on Spotify even if you are using the free version of Spotify.

1. Open the Spotify app on your phone.
2. Beat your library at the bottom of the screen.
3. Now tap playlists in the top left corner of the screen.
4. Scroll down and tap My Shazam tracks playlist.

There is so much more to discover in the world of Spotify such as these useful Spotify tips and tricks that every user should know.

Enjoy your Shazams on Spotify

There are so many ways to enjoy music on your phone these days. Unlike some music streaming services, Spotify lets you enjoy your favorite music and discover new sounds—even without a paid subscription.

And when you connect Shazam to Spotify, you can easily find and stream the music you’ve recently discovered. This allows you to consolidate your music streaming to avoid using multiple apps for the same purpose.