Music Apps
Your phone lets you discover, download, and listen to your favorite music through a variety of
applications.
Note: For information about loading music onto your phone, see Transfer Files Between Your
Phone and a Computer.
Google Play Music
Google Play Music lets you browse, shop, and play back songs purchased from the Google Play
Store app, as well as songs you have loaded from your own music library. The music you choose is
automatically stored in your Google Music library and instantly ready to play or download.
For more information about Google Play Music, visit music.google.com.
Note: For information about loading music onto your phone, see Transfer Files Between Your
Phone and a Computer.
Note: Play Music is part of the Google group of apps.
Press
a nd tap
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Music
The Music app plays music files. Use Music to browse your music library, play songs, and create
playlists. You can also set songs as ringtones for incoming calls, or as alarm tones.
Note: For information about loading music onto your phone, see Transfer Files Between Your
Phone and a Computer.
When you close the Music screen, playback will continue in the background, so you can listen to
music while you use other features of your phone. When music is playing in the background, you can
access playback controls from Notifications.
Play Music
1. Press
a nd tap
2. Tap the category tabs at the top of the screen. The default tabs are Songs, Playlists, Albums,
Artists, Folders, and Nearby devices (if the Nearby devices option is turned On in Settings).
You may have to swipe your finger right or left along the tabs to see all of them.
3. Scroll through the list and tap a song to begin. While playing music, use these controls:
Apps and Entertainment
Apps
Google >
Apps >
Music.
Play Music.
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