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Play music on iPhone

Use Now Playing in the Music app to show lyrics and play, pause, skip, shuffle, and repeat songs.

Control playback

Tap the player near the bottom of the screen to show the Now Playing screen, where you can use these controls:

Control

Description

the Play button

Play the current song.

the Pause button

Pause playback.

the Next button

Skip to the next song. Touch and hold to fast-forward through the current song.

the Previous button

Return to the song’s beginning. Tap again to play the previous song in an album or playlist. Touch and hold to rewind through the current song.

the Hide Now Playing button

Hide the Now Playing Screen button.

the More button

Tap for more options.

the Lyrics button

Show time-synced lyrics (lyrics not available for all songs).

the Playback Destination button

Stream music to Bluetooth or AirPlay-enabled devices.

the Up Next button

See the Up Next queue.

The Now Playing screen showing the album art. Below are the song title, artist name, More button, playhead, play controls, Volume slider, Lyrics button, Playback Destination button, and Up Next button. The Hide Now Playing button is at the top.

Adjust the volume, see song details, and more

The Now Playing screen contains additional options for controlling and accessing music.

  • Adjust volume: Drag the volume slider.

    You can also use the volume buttons on the side of iPhone.

  • Navigate to the artist, album, or playlist: Tap the artist name below the song title, then choose to go to the artist, album, or playlist.

  • Scrub to any point in a song: Drag the playhead.

See time-synced lyrics

You can see time-synced lyrics for many songs in Apple Music.

  1. Tap the player to open Now Playing.

  2. Tap the Lyrics button to show lyrics that scroll in time with the music.

  3. Tap the Lyrics button again to return to Now Playing.

To see all of a song’s lyrics, tap the More button, then tap View Full Lyrics.

Note: You need an Apple Music subscription to view lyrics.

Use the Up Next queue

  1. Tap the player to open Now Playing.

  2. Tap the Up Next button, then tap a song to play it and the songs that follow.

    To reorder the list, drag the Reorder button.

  3. Tap the Up Next button again to return to Now Playing.

To add music and videos to the Up Next queue when browsing or playing music, touch and hold the song, album, playlist, or video, then tap Play Next to play the music or video right after the currently playing item. Tap Play Later to add the item to the end of the queue.

Tip: If you’re using HomePod to stream music and your friends are on the same Wi-Fi network, they can add and reorder items in the Up Next queue. To learn more about HomePod speaker access, see the HomePod User Guide.

Get audio controls from the Lock screen or when using another app

Open Control Center, then tap the audio card.

Stream music to Bluetooth or AirPlay-enabled devices

  1. Tap the player to open Now Playing.

  2. Tap the Playback Destination button, then choose a device.

See Connect Bluetooth devices to iPhone and Stream audio and video to other devices from iPhone.

Note: You can play the same music on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled devices, such as two or more HomePod speakers. You can also pair two sets of AirPods to one iPhone and enjoy the same song or movie along with a friend. See Control audio on multiple devices with iPhone and Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones from iPhone.

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