Playing Songs

The high-resolution Multi-Touch display makes listening to songs on iPhone as much a visual experience as a musical one. You can scroll through your playlists, or use Cover Flow to browse through your album art.

For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the Important Product Information Guide.

Browse your collection: 

Tap Playlists, Artists, or Songs. Tap More to browse Albums, Audiobooks, Compilations, Composers, Genres, iTunes U, or Podcasts.

Browse Genius Mixes: 

Tap Genius. If Genius doesn’t appear, you need to turn on Genius in iTunes 9 or later, and then sync iPhone with iTunes. See Using Genius on iPhone.

Play a song: 

Tap the song.

Shake to shuffle: 

Shake iPhone to turn shuffle on and immediately change songs. Shake anytime to change to another song.

You can turn the “Shake to Shuffle” feature on or off in Settings > iPod (it’s on by default). See Music.