iOS 12

Play music on iPad

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

Control playback

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

		Play the current song.
		Pause playback.
		Skip to the next song. Touch and hold to fast forward through the current song.
		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.
		Hide Now Playing.
		Add the song to your library.
		Download the song to iPad. See Download music from Apple Music to your iPad.
		Stream music to Bluetooth or AirPlay-enabled devices.
		See additional options such as Add to a Playlist, Share Song, Lyrics, and more.
		Tap to play your songs in random order. Tap again to turn off shuffle.
		Tap to repeat an album or playlist. Double-tap to repeat a single song.

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

Adjust volume, see lyrics, 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 iPad.
Navigate to the artist, album, or playlist: Tap the artist, album name, or playlist 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 lyrics: In landscape orientation, swipe up to see Lyrics, then tap Show; tap Hide to hide them.
Lyrics aren’t available for all songs. Viewing lyrics requires Apple Music.

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

Use the Up Next queue

Tap the player to open Now Playing.
Swipe up, then tap a song to play it and the songs that follow.
To reorder the list, drag .

To add music and videos to the Up Next queue when browsing music, tap , 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 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

Tap the player to open Now Playing.
Tap , then choose a device.

To get audio controls on the Lock screen or when using another app, open Control Center, then tap the audio card.

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

Note: You can play the same music on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled devices, such as two or more HomePod speakers. See Control audio on devices with iPad.

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iPad User Guide