How to shuffle and repeat music on your iPhone or Android

Find out how to turn shuffle and repeat on or off in the Apple Music app on your iPhone or Android.

How to turn repeat on or off in the Apple Music app

  1. Tap the player at the bottom of the screen.

  2. Tap Up Nextnull.

  3. Tap the Repeat buttonnull to:

    • Repeat All

    • Repeat Song

    • Repeat Off

      An iPhone showing the Apple Music expanded player and queue. The Shuffle, Replay and Autoplay buttons are at the top with a populated queue below it. The Repeat and Autoplay buttons are on.

How to turn shuffle on or off in the Apple Music app

  1. Tap the player at the bottom of the screen.

  2. Tap Up Nextnull.

  3. Tap the Shuffle buttonnull to:

    • Turn Shuffle On

    • Turn Shuffle Off

      An iPhone showing the Apple Music expanded player and queue. The Shuffle, Replay and Autoplay buttons are at the top with a populated queue below it. The Shuffle and Autoplay buttons are on.

If you can't turn shuffle or repeat on or off in the Apple Music app

If you're currently in your Autoplay queue, the Repeat and Shuffle buttons are inactive. You can't repeat or shuffle songs in your Autoplay queue. If you're playing music on repeat, you won't see your Autoplay queue until you turn off repeat.

Find out more about Autoplay

Apple Music availability may vary by country or region. Find out what's available in your country or region.

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