Queue up your music on iPad

Use the queue in the Music app to see a list of upcoming songs, add songs and videos to the queue, and see what you’ve recently played.

Use the queue

Tap the player to open Now Playing.
Tap , then tap a song to play it and the songs that follow.
To reorder the list, drag .
Tap again to hide the queue.

By default, if you’re an Apple Music subscriber, Autoplay adds music similar to what you last played to the end of the queue. To turn off Autoplay, tap .

Note: When you turn off Autoplay on a device that uses your Apple ID—your iPad, for example—Autoplay is turned off on all other devices that use the same Apple ID.

Add music and videos to the queue

When browsing or playing music, touch and hold a song, album, playlist, or video, then choose an option.

Add music right after the currently playing item: Tap Play Next.
Add music to the end of the queue: Tap Play Last.

Tip: If you’re using HomePod to stream music and your friends are on the same Wi-Fi network, they can add and reorder items in the queue. To learn more about HomePod speaker access, see the HomePod User Guide.

See what you’ve recently played

Tap the player to open Now Playing.
Tap , then swipe down to see your playing history.
To play a song in the history, tap it. To remove your playing history, tap Clear.

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iPad User Guide

Queue up your music on iPad

Use the queue

Add music and videos to the queue

See what you’ve recently played