What Is “Shazam on App Start” and How Does It Work?

When Shazaming a song, you don’t always have the luxury of time—probably because the song is often about to end by the time you realize you like it.

Thankfully, Shazam offers multiple ways to identify a song playing around you—most of which allow you to do that fast.

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This article will show you how to find a song using the Shazam on app start feature, which is one of the quicker ways to Shazam a song. Let’s get started.

What Is Shazam on App Start?

Shazam on app start is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a feature that automatically lets Shazam listen to a song as soon as you start the app.

Not to be confused with the Auto Shazam feature, Shazam on app start activates immediately when opening the app and stays on until you cancel it or close the app.

Photo of a man wearing sunglasses listening to music through headphones while looking at a phone

Auto Shazam works differently—it stays on and continues to identify songs playing in near you, even if you return to the home screen or switch apps.

How to Use Shazam on App Start

To use Shazam on app start, you’ll first need to enable this feature by following these steps:

When you enable Shazam on app start, you won’t have to tap the Shazam button to prompt the app to start listening. It does that automatically every time you open the app. But before you can use the feature, you have to enable it first.

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That’s it. The only work required on your end is launching the app. Afterward, Shazam will automatically identify any song playing without you having to tap the button, saving you a bit of time, although an insignificant amount.

The feature can get annoying if you don’t need it at the time, like when you open the app tocheck your Shazam historyor for something else. Fortunately, you can also disable it by following the steps above.

shazam mobile app listening for music

Find Music Fast With Shazam on App Start

In the bigger scheme of things, Shazam on app start isn’t a standout feature—it doesn’t make a huge difference in the amount of time it takes to Shazam a song. However, it’s an option to consider if you want to find music fast.

Shazam can identify almost any song, almost instantaneously. But how does Shazam actually work?

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