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
and 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:
Tap
to move to the previous song. Tap
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Tap the repeat button to control playback. Choose
l
repeat all songs. Choose
Tap the shuffle button to control the order songs are played. Choose
l
order they appear in the list. Choose
Tap
to mark a song as a favorite. When a song is a favorite, the star is orange. Favorite
l
songs are included in the Favorites playlist.
Tap
to set the volume. You can also set volume by pressing the Volume Key on the side
l
of the phone.
Tap
to share music with nearby devices using Group Play.
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4. To close Music and stop playback, tap
Use Playlists
Create playlists to group songs, so you can listen to them together.
1. Press
and tap
2. Tap the Playlists tab, and then use these options:
Tap an existing playlist to play its songs.
l
Apps and Entertainment
Apps >
Music.
to repeat the current song.
to play songs in random order.
> End.
Apps >
Music.
to move to the next song.
to play all songs once. Choose
to
to play songs in the
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