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Use the music player controls on iPad

You can play and control music in the Music app in two different ways—the MiniPlayer and the Now Playing screen.

Use the MiniPlayer

The MiniPlayer shows the song that’s currently playing. You can use the MiniPlayer to play or pause music, or skip to the next track.

The Library Recently Added screen, showing the MiniPlayer near the bottom. The MiniPlayer shows the title of the song that’s playing. The Pause and Next Track buttons are to the right of the song title.

Use the controls in the Now Playing screen

The Now Playing screen showing the various controls and buttons.

  1. Go to the Music app on your iPad.

  2. While a song is playing, tap the MiniPlayer to open to the Now Playing screen.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Adjust the 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 an option.

    • Turn animated album cover art on or off: Go to Settings  > Apps > Music, then tap Animated Art and choose an option.

For additional control over your music, tap any of these buttons:

Control

Description

The Dismiss Now Playing Screen button.

Dismiss the Now Playing screen.

The Favorite button.

Mark the song as a favorite. See Mark items as favorites.

The More button.

Tap for more options.

The Previous Track button.

Go back to the beginning of the song. Tap again to play the previous song in an album or playlist. Touch and hold to rewind through the current song.

The Pause button.

Pause playback.

The Play button.

Play the current song.

The Next Track button.

Skip to the next song. Touch and hold to fast-forward through the current song.

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 Playing Next button.

Show the queue.

Stream music to Bluetooth® or AirPlay-enabled devices

  1. Go to the Music app on your iPad.

  2. While a song is playing, tap the MiniPlayer to open the Now Playing screen.

  3. Tap the Playback Destination button, then choose a device.

See Play audio 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 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.

See alsoAdjust the sound in Music on iPadPlay music on iPadUse Siri to play music on iPad
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