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Play music on iPad

Use Now Playing in the Music app to show lyrics and play, pause, skip, shuffle, and repeat songs. You can also use Now Playing to view album art and choose what plays next in the queue.

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 showing the album art. Below are the song title, artist name, More button, playhead, play controls, volume slider, Lyrics button, Playback Destination button, and Queue 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

Time-synced lyrics appear for many songs in Apple Music.

Tap the player to open Now Playing, then tap . Lyrics scroll in time with the music.

To hide lyrics, tap .

Tip: Tap a specific lyric—the first line of the chorus, for example—to go to that part of the song.

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

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

The lyrics screen showing the album art, song title, artist name, and More button at the left. Below are the play controls. The current lyric is highlighted with succeeding lyrics dimmed.

Share lyrics

In iPadOS 14.5 and later, you can share up to 150 characters of a song’s lyrics if time-synced lyrics are available.

Tap the player to open Now Playing.
Tap , then tap Share Lyrics.
You can also touch and hold a lyrics line to open the sharing screen.
Tap the first and last lyrics you want to share, then choose a sharing option.

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

Report a concern

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.

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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