Play music

Control playback. Tap a song to play it and show the player. Tap the player to show the Now Playing screen, where you can do the following:

The Now Playing screen showing the album art. Below are the playhead, song title, artist and album name, play controls, Volume slider, Add button, Playback Destination button, and More button. The Hide Now Playing button is at the top

Skip to any point in a song. Drag the playhead.

Quickly navigate to the album. Tap the track, artist, or album name in Now Playing.

Hide Now Playing. Tap the Hide Now Playing button at the top of the Now Playing screen.

Share music. Tap the More button, then tap Share Song.

Shuffle. Swipe up, then tap the Shuffle button to play your songs in random order. Tap again to turn off shuffle.

When viewing the contents of a playlist or album, tap Shuffle All.

Repeat. Swipe up, then tap the Repeat button to repeat an album or playlist. Double-tap the Repeat button to repeat a single song.

Add the song to your library. Tap the Add button.

See lyrics. Swipe up to see Lyrics, then tap Show to see them. Tap Hide to hide them.

Access additional options. Tap the More button.

See what’s up next. Swipe up. Tap a song to play it and the songs that follow. Drag the Reorder button to reorder the list.

Get audio controls from the Lock screen or when using another app. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then swipe left. See Control Center.

Stream music to a Bluetooth or AirPlay-enabled device. Tap the Playback Destination button in Now Playing, then choose a device. See Bluetooth devices and AirPlay Mirroring.