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Playing Music
To play a song:
1. From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music
.
2. Touch a song in your library to listen to it.
– or –
While viewing a list of songs, touch next to a song and
touch
Play
.
– or –
While viewing a list of albums, artists, playlists, or genres,
the label area under an item and touch
Play
.
The
Now playing
screen opens and the song you touched
or the first song in the album or playlist starts to play. The
tracks in the current list play in order until you reach the
end of the list (unless you choose a repeat option).
Otherwise, playback stops only if you stop it, even when
you switch applications.
Note:
If you navigate away from the
Now playing
screen in the Music
application, the Now Playing bar appears at the bottom of the screen.
You can use this to control playback or touch
Menu
➔
Hide
now-playing bar
.
Displaying the Now Playing Screen
If you navigate away from the
Now playing
screen, to return to
the
Now playing
screen from other Music screens:
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Touch the name of the current song in the Now Playing bar.
– or –
Touch the Music notification icon in the System bar,
and in the Status Details opens, touch the song title. You
can also pause and resume playback and skip to the next
or previous song in the panel. For more information, refer
to “Notifications” on page18.
Options While Playing a Song
When you play a song, the
Now playing
screen displays. There
are various options and controls available while a song is playing:
1. From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music
.
2. Touch an album or song.
3. Touch
Menu
to display the following options:
• Add to playlist
: Add the song to a new playlist or an existing
playlist.
•More by artist
: View any other music in your library by the artist
that performs this song.