Additional audio controls – Apple iPod touch iOS 4.3 User Manual

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Display audio playback controls from another app or from the Lock screen
(iPod touch 3rd generation or later):
Double-click the Home button, then flick from
left to right along the bottom of the screen.

The controls operate the currently playing app, or the most recent app that played, if
the audio is paused. The icon for the active app appears on the right. You can tap the
icon to open the app.

If iPod touch is locked and music is playing, double-click the Home button.

Additional Audio Controls

To display additional controls, tap the album artwork on the Now Playing screen.

The repeat, Genius, and shuffle controls appear along with the scrubber bar. You can
see elapsed time, remaining time, and the song number. The song’s lyrics also appear,
if you’ve added them to the song in iTunes.

Use the scrubber bar to 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.

Repeat

Ping like

Scrubber bar

Shuffle

Genius

Ping post

Playhead

Set iPod touch to repeat songs

Tap . Tap again to set iPod touch to repeat only the
current song.

= iPod touch is set to repeat all songs in the current

album or list.

= iPod touch is set to repeat the current song over

and over.

= iPod touch isn’t set to repeat songs.

Skip to any point in a song

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.

Tell your Ping followers you like
a song

Tap .

= You’ve already said that you like this song.

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