On your iPhone, iPad,
On your Mac or PC
On your Apple WatchOpen Now Playing on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android phone
When playing music on your iOS device or Android phone, a player appears at the bottom or lower-right corner of the screen. Tap the player to open Now Playing. From the Now Playing screen, you can control playback or volume, turn on shuffle or repeat, download the song, and more.
Shuffle songs
Open the Now Playing screen and scroll down.
Tap 
to set Music to always shuffle a list of songs selected. Any album, playlist, or set of songs will play in a random order.
If shuffle is on, you'll see 
. To turn it off, tap the button until you see .
Repeat songs
Open the Now Playing screen and scroll down.
Tap 
once to turn on repeat for an entire playlist or album. Tap 
again to turn on repeat for one song. Tap 
a third time to clear the repeat.
If repeat is on, you'll see or . To turn it off, tap the button until you see .
More options
Under the Shuffle and Repeat buttons on Now Playing, you'll find the song's Lyrics1 and a list of songs that will play Up Next. To reorganize Up Next, drag songs with 
to rearrange their order, or swipe left to remove a song that you want to skip. If you don't see , turn off repeat.
Control your music on your Mac or PC
When you play music in iTunes on a Mac or PC, you can control it at the top of the iTunes window. From there, you can rewind, pause, or fast forward a song, control the song's volume, share a song, use AirPlay to stream the song, and more.
Shuffle songs
Click 
to turn on shuffle for the songs in a playlist or album. When shuffle is on, you'll see 
.
Repeat songs
Click 
once to turn on repeat for an entire playlist or album. Click 
again to turn on repeat for one song. Click 
a third time to clear the repeat.
If repeat is on, you’ll see or .
Open Music on your Apple Watch
When you play music in the Music app on your Apple Watch Series 3, you can control it from either Now Playing or the Music app. You'll need AirPods or Bluetooth headphones to listen to music through your Apple Watch. Use the Dock to open the Music app to control shuffle and repeat.
From the Music app, you can play a song, twist the Digital Crown to control the song's volume, turn on shuffle, set repeat, and more.
Shuffle songs
Open the Music app, then choose a playlist, artist, or album to play. From the playing screen, tap 
.
Tap 
to set Music to always shuffle a list of songs selected. Any album, playlist, or set of songs will play in a random order.
If shuffle is on, you'll see 
. To turn it off, tap the button until you see .
Repeat songs
Open the Music app, then choose a playlist, artist, or album to play. From the play screen, tap .
Tap 
once to turn on repeat for an entire playlist or album. Tap 
again to turn on repeat for one song. Tap 
a third time to clear the repeat.
If repeat is on, you'll see or . To turn it off, tap the button until you see .
Learn more
- Learn more about using Apple Music in the Music app.
- Learn how to access your music collection on all of your devices.
- Learn how to add and download music from the Apple Music catalog.
- You can also play music from Control Center on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Learn how to use Control Center.
- On your HomePod, you can also ask Siri to turn on or off repeat and shuffle. Learn how to control music on HomePod with Siri.
Apple Music and iTunes features might vary by country or region.
1 Lyrics are not available for all songs. Learn more about lyrics in Apple Music.