How do you disable Shazam from popping up randomly?

The Shazam "listening" thing just pops up randomly on my screen. I can't see that I'm doing anything to trigger it, and there's no music playing. I can't find anywhere in settings to stop it. How do I disable or uninstall Shazam on my iPhone 12 Pro/iOS 15.1.1? I don't mind having the app (though I'll probably never use it), but I want the option to control it.

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Jan 31, 2022 10:42 AM

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Posted on Feb 1, 2022 10:09 AM

Hi edward60463454563534536532654,


Thanks for reaching out about the Shazam notification. We can help with this. We see you came from this article: Use Shazam on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac.


Were you able to check to see if Auto Shazam is turned on in the Shazam app? This quote is from the article you came from:


"Use Auto Shazam

To have Shazam automatically identify what’s playing around you, touch and hold (or double-click on Mac) the Shazam button . When Auto Shazam is on, Shazam matches what you’re hearing with songs in the Shazam database—even when you switch to another app. Shazam never saves or stores what it hears.

You can then find the Shazams identified with Auto Shazam in My Music, grouped together by date.

To turn off Auto Shazam, tap or click the Shazam button."




Take care.

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Feb 1, 2022 10:09 AM in response to edward60463454563534536532654

Hi edward60463454563534536532654,


Thanks for reaching out about the Shazam notification. We can help with this. We see you came from this article: Use Shazam on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or Mac.


Were you able to check to see if Auto Shazam is turned on in the Shazam app? This quote is from the article you came from:


"Use Auto Shazam

To have Shazam automatically identify what’s playing around you, touch and hold (or double-click on Mac) the Shazam button . When Auto Shazam is on, Shazam matches what you’re hearing with songs in the Shazam database—even when you switch to another app. Shazam never saves or stores what it hears.

You can then find the Shazams identified with Auto Shazam in My Music, grouped together by date.

To turn off Auto Shazam, tap or click the Shazam button."




Take care.

Feb 2, 2022 7:56 AM in response to barberlives123

There is no button to click. When the thing pops up, there's just this:



I can't find an actual Shazam app, and except for a shortcut (that opens the above) there's no "Shazam" to be found under Settings, Music, or Search. All there is is a "Music Recognition" button in Control Centre, but even when it's turned off there the Shazam thing still pops up at random trying to identify music that isn't playing.





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