Play music on iPad

Use Now Playing in the Music app to play, pause, skip, shuffle, and repeat songs. You can also use Now Playing to view album art.

Control playback

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

Control	Description
	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.
	Tap to repeat an album or playlist. Double-tap to repeat a single song.
	Tap to play your songs in random order. Tap again to turn off shuffle.
	Hide the Now Playing Screen button.
	Tap for more options.
	Show time-synced lyrics (lyrics not available for all songs).
	Stream music to Bluetooth or AirPlay-enabled devices.
	See the queue.

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

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.

Open Control Center, then tap the audio card.

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 iPad 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 headphones in the AirPods User Guide.

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