In the iOS 14.2 update, Apple gave us the ability to add a Shazam button to Control Center. Open Settings, tap Control Center, then add the Music Recognition feature to your list of available. With iOS 14.2 you’ll be able to use it direct from Control Center. Swipe down, tap and you’re there. This is a quicker way to identify a song than the current options, scrolling to the app.
Christian Zibreg, iDownloadMac:
Apple-owned Shazam is the most popular music-identification service in the world. Starting with iOS 14.2, your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch can identify music playing around you or in apps via Shazam-powered music recognition available from the Control Center.
In a nutshell, if you’ve got the iOS or iPadOS 14.2 beta installed:
- Go to Settings > Control Center
- Tap the green + to add Music Recognition to Included Controls
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Do that, and you’ll see the Shazam icon in Control Center. Tap it, it’ll do its thing.
Me, I ask Siri:
“What song is this?”
Both seem to work equally well. I’m guessing they fire up the same exact bit of code. The Control Center approach is much more subtle if you’re in a room with others. Good to have both.
Ios 14.2 Release
Premiere pro cross dissolve shortcut. Apple seeded iOS 14.2 beta 1 — the first iOS 14 point release — to registered developers on Thursday. Here's everything that's new.
It isn't clear why Apple has jumped to the iOS 14.2 build. The company may release iOS 14.1 separately as a bug-fixing update, or it could simply skip that point release entirely.
Most of the beta's changes appear to be focused on the iOS Control Center. For example, there's a new music recognition Shazam icon that users can add to Control Center.
The Magnifier in Control Center also has a new 'people detection' option that lets users measure the distance between themselves and another person.
Additionally, there are some aesthetic and design changes to the Control Center's media player, including larger artwork and a refined interface.
Lastly, the Apple Watch app icon has been given a minor revision with slightly different colors and a new band watch icon similar to the Solo Loop.
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This is the first beta version of the upcoming iOS 14.2 update, and Apple will likely release a public testing variant soon. Apple officially released iOS 14 to the general public on Wednesday.
As always, this is a non-exhaustive list of the changes we've spotted so far. See any others not on our list? Let us know on Twitter @Andrew_OSU and we'll add them.
Ios 14.2 Control Center Update
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