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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. You can also use Now Playing to view album art.

Note: Not all features are available in the Apple Music Voice Plan. For more information, see the Apple Support article How to use Apple Music Voice.

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 Repeat button.

Open the queue, then tap to repeat an album or playlist. Double-tap to repeat a single song.

The Shuffle button.

Open the queue, then tap to play your songs in random order. Tap again to turn off shuffle.

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 Queue button.

Show the 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 Queue 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

Time-synced lyrics appear for many songs in Apple Music.

Tap the player to open Now Playing, then tap the Lyrics button. Lyrics scroll in time with the music.

To hide lyrics, tap the Lyrics button.

Tip: Tap a specific lyric—the first line of the chorus, for example—to go to that part of the song.

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.

Share lyrics

You can share up to 150 characters of a song’s lyrics if time-synced lyrics are available.

  1. Tap the player to open Now Playing.

  2. Tap the More button, then tap Share Lyrics.

    You can also touch and hold a lyrics line to open the sharing screen.

  3. Tap the first and last lyrics you want to share, then choose a sharing option.

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

Report a concern

To report a concern about time-synced lyrics, touch and hold a lyrics line, then tap Report a Concern at the bottom of the screen.

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 Play audio from iPhone on HomePod and other wireless speakers.

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 Play audio on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled devices in this user guide and Share audio with AirPods and Beats in the AirPods User Guide.

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