Podcast and Audiobook Controls

From the Now Playing screen, tap the cover.

The email, 30-second repeat, and playback speed controls appear along with the scrubber bar. You can see elapsed time, remaining time, and the episode or chapter number.

The scrubber bar lets you skip to any point along the timeline. You can adjust the scrub rate from high-speed to fine by sliding your finger down as you drag the playhead along the scrubber bar.

The top portion of the New Playing screen showing from left to right: the Email button, the scrubber bar, the 30-second repeat button, the playhead, and the playback speed button.

Send an email link to this podcast: 

Tap Email icon.

Skip to any point: 

Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar. Slide your finger down to adjust the scrub rate. The scrub rate becomes slower the farther down you slide your finger.

Play back the last 30 seconds: 

Tap 30-second repeat icon.

Set the playback speed: 

Tap White playback speed icon with 1x. Tap again to change the speed.

Blue playback speed icon with 2x = Play at double speed.

Blue playback speed icon with 1/2x = Play at half speed.

White playback speed icon with 1x = Play at normal speed.