Apple IPhone IOS 31 User Guide

iPod
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iPhone syncs with iTunes on your computer to get songs, videos, and other content 
you’ve collected in your iTunes library. For information about adding music and other 
media to your iTunes library, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Getting Music, Video, and More
To get music, video, and other content onto iPhone, you can set up iTunes on your 
computer to automatically sync content in your library, or you can manually manage 
the media you put on iPhone.
Syncing Content from iTunes
You...

Only songs and videos encoded in formats that iPhone supports are transferred to 
iPhone. For information about which formats iPhone supports, see “Song, Video, or 
Other Items Won’t Play
”  on page 200.
If there are more songs in your iTunes library than can fit on your iPhone, iTunes   
offers to create a special playlist to sync with iPhone. iTunes fills the playlist with 
random selections from your library. You can add or delete songs from the playlist   
and sync again.
If you listen to part of a...

Transferring Purchased Content to Another Computer
You can transfer content on iPhone that was purchased using iTunes on one 
computer to an iTunes library on another authorized computer. The computer must be 
authorized to play content from your iTunes Store account. To authorize the computer, 
open iTunes on the computer and choose Store > Authorize Computer.
Transfer purchased content:  Connect iPhone to the other computer. iTunes asks if 
you want to transfer purchased content.
Converting Videos for...

Controlling Song Playback
When you play a song, the Now Playing screen appears.
Next/Fast-forwardPlay/PauseTrack List
Back
Volume
Previous/
Rewind
Pause a songTap , or press the center button on the iPhone 
headset (or the equivalent button on your 
Bluetooth headset).
Resume playback Tap 
, or press the center button on the iPhone 
headset (or the equivalent button on your 
Bluetooth headset).
Raise or lower the volume Drag the volume slider or use the buttons on 
the side of iPhone. You can also use...

Return to the iPod browse listsTap , or swipe to the right over the album 
cover.
Return to the Now Playing screen Tap Now Playing.
Display a song’s lyrics Tap the album cover when playing a song. (Lyrics 
appear if you’ve added them to the song using 
the song’s Info window in iTunes.)
You can display playback controls at any time when you’re listening to music and 
using another application—or even when iPhone is locked—by double-clicking the 
Home 
 button. See “Home” on page 14 7 . 
If you’re using...

Set iPhone to repeat songsTap . Tap  again to set iPhone to repeat only 
the current song.
 = iPhone is set to repeat all songs in the 
current album or list.
 = iPhone is set to repeat the current song 
over and over.
 = iPhone isn’t set to repeat songs.
Skip to any point in a songDrag 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.
Make a Genius playlist Tap 
, and the Genius playlist...

Send an email link to this podcastTap .
Skip to any pointDrag 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.
Play back the last 30 seconds Tap 
. 
Set the playback speedTap . Tap again to change the speed.
 = Play at double speed.
 = Play at half speed.
 = Play at normal speed.
Using Voice Control with iPod
You can use Voice Control (available only on iPhone 3GS) to control music playback on...

Browsing Album Covers in Cover Flow
When you’re browsing music, you can rotate iPhone sideways to see your iTunes 
content in Cover Flow and browse your music by album artwork.
Browse album coversDrag or flick left or right.
See the tracks on an album Tap a cover or 
.
Play any trackTap the track. Drag up or down to scroll through 
the tracks.
Return to the cover Tap the title bar. Or tap 
 again.
Play or pause the current songTap  or . You can also press the center button 
on the iPhone headset (or the...

Viewing All Tracks on an Album
See all the tracks on the album that contains the current song:  From the Now 
Playing screen tap 
. Tap a track to play it. Tap the album cover thumbnail to return to 
the Now Playing screen.
Rating bar
Back to Now 
Playing 
screen
Album tracks
In track list view, you can assign ratings to songs. You can use ratings to create smart 
playlists in iTunes that dynamically update to include, for example, your highest rated 
songs.
Rate a song:   Drag your thumb across the...

Genius Mixes are created in iTunes. iTunes creates different mixes depending on the 
variety of music you have in your iTunes library. For example, you may have Genius 
M
ixes that highlight R&B songs, or Alternative Rock songs. 
T

o use Genius on iPhone, first turn on Genius in iTunes, then sync iPhone with iTunes. 
Genius Mixes are synced automatically, unless you manually manage your music and 
choose which mixes you want to sync in iTunes. Genius is a free service, but requires 
an iTunes Store...