Now Playing brings your playback controls and helpful features together in one place. Control what’s playing, view lyrics, see what’s next, or switch to video when one is available.
Control playback
Use Previous and Next to go back or skip ahead.
For podcasts, you can skip forward or go back 15 seconds.
On iOS, swipe left to skip to the next song or right to go back. You can do this from the Now Playing screen or the minimized player.
Switch between song and video
When a video is available, select Switch to video.
To return, select Switch to song.
Like and download songs
Like songs you enjoy to help improve your recommendations.
You can also download songs and listen offline.
More while you listen
From Now Playing, you can:
- View
Lyrics.
- See what’s
Up Next.
- Choose a playback device.
- Save to My Music.
- Add to a playlist.
Visual Covers
Songs may include Visual Covers, short video loops that play behind the artwork and bring you closer to the artist’s vision.
Prefer a still cover? Go to Settings → Content & Quality and turn off Visual Covers.