Play music on iPad

Use Now Playing in the Music app to show lyrics and play, pause, skip, shuffle, and repeat songs.

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.
		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 Playing Next 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 Playing Next 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 iPad.
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

You can see time-synced lyrics for many songs in Apple Music.

Tap the player to open Now Playing.
Tap to show lyrics that scroll in time with the music.
Tap again to return to Now Playing.

To see all of a song’s lyrics, tap , then tap View Full Lyrics.

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

Use the Playing Next 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 return to Now Playing.

To add music and videos to the Playing Next queue when browsing or playing music, touch and hold the song, album, playlist, or video, then tap Play Next to play the music or video right after the currently playing item. Tap Play Last to add the item to the end of the queue.

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 Playing Next queue. To learn more about HomePod speaker access, see the HomePod User Guide.

See what you recently played

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

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

Tap the player to open Now Playing.
Tap , then choose a device.

See Play audio on HomePod, Apple TV, or a smart TV.

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 Control audio on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled devices and Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones.

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iPad User Guide