How to Identify Songs Using Snapchat

This wikiHow teaches you how to Shazam a song with Snapchat, which shows you information about a song that’s playing near you.

1

Open the Snapchat app.

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    Snapchat has a yellow and white ghost icon. Once you launch the app, it will open to the camera screen.
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2

Hold your phone near a song that’s playing.

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    You don’t necessarily need to be right by the music source, but being close will help. Try your best to not have background noise because it may be harder to hear.
3

Press and hold on the camera screen.

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    As you hold down your finger, two lines will circle each other. This means Snapchat's Shazam feature is listening to the song.
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Release after the Shazam popup appears.

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    Your phone will vibrate and display the song and artist. You can tap Song Info to see more information. Swipe up from listen and scroll down to see details such as lyrics and recommended songs.
    • You can also long press the screen after tapping Song Info. This will make a Snap that you can send to your friends and includes a preview of the song.
    • If you can’t get Shazam to work, you may need to update Snapchat.

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Tap and hold on the Snapchat camera screen while a song is playing, then release when the Shazam icon appears.

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