Controlling Song Playback

When you play a song, the Now Playing screen appears:

The Now Playing Screen showing the song that's playing. At the top of the screen is the title bar containing from left to right: the Back button, the artist's name and the title of the song and album, and the Track List button. Below the title bar is the album cover. At the bottom of the screen are from left to right: the Previous/Rewind button, the Play/Pause button, and the Next/Fast-forward button, with the Volume slider below the buttons.

Pause a song: 

Tap Pause icon, or press the center button on the iPhone headset (or the equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset).

Resume playback: 

Tap Play icon, or press the center button on the iPhone headset (or the equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset).

Raise or lower the volume: 

Drag the volume slider or use the buttons on the side of iPhone. You can also use the volume buttons on the iPhone headset (iPhone 3GS only).

Restart a song or a chapter in an audiobook or podcast: 

Tap Rewind icon.

Skip to the next song or chapter in an audiobook or podcast: 

Tap Fast forward icon, or press the center button on the iPhone headset (or the equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset) twice quickly.

Go to the previous song or chapter in an audiobook or podcast: 

Tap Rewind icon twice, or press the center button on the iPhone headset (or the equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset) three times quickly.

Rewind or fast-forward: 

Touch and hold Rewind icon or Fast forward icon. The longer you hold the control, the faster the song rewinds or fast-forwards. On the iPhone headset, press the center button (or the equivalent button on your Bluetooth headset) twice quickly and hold to fast forward, or three times quickly and hold to rewind.

Return to the iPod browse lists: 

Tap Back button icon, or swipe to the right over the album cover.

Return to the Now Playing screen: 

Tap Now Playing.

Display a song’s lyrics: 

Tap the album cover when playing a song. (Lyrics appear if you’ve added them to the song using the song’s Info window in iTunes.)

You can display playback controls at any time when you’re listening to music and using another application—or even when iPhone is locked—by double-clicking the Home Home button icon button. See Home.

If you’re using an application, the playback controls appear on top of the application. After using the controls, you can close them or tap Music to go to the Now Playing screen. If iPhone is locked, the controls appear onscreen, then disappear automatically after you finish using them.