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Apple iPhone
iPod
Tap iPod to listen to songs, audiobooks, and podcasts, and watch videos.
iPod on iPhone works . . . just like an iPod! iPhone syncs with iTunes on your computer to get the songs, videos, and other content you've collected in your iTunes library.
Syncing iPod Content from Your iTunes Library
If you've turned on syncing, iTunes automatically syncs content from your iTunes library to iPhone each time you connect it to your computer. iTunes lets you sync all of your media, or specific songs, videos, and podcasts. For example, you could set iTunes to sync selected music playlists and the three most recent episodes of your favorite video podcast.
If there are more songs in your iTunes library than can fit on your iPhone, iTunes asks if you want to create a special playlist and set it to sync with iPhone. Then iTunes randomly fills the playlist. You can add or delete songs from the playlist and sync again. If you set iTunes to sync more songs, videos, and other content than can fit on iPhone, you can have iTunes automatically delete random content from iPhone to make room, or you can stop the sync and reconfigure your sync settings.
When you sync podcasts or audiobooks on iPhone with those on your computer, both iTunes and iPhone remember where you last left off and start playing from that position.
For information about using iTunes to get music and other media onto your computer, see "Syncing iPhone with Your Computer" on page 7.
Transferring Purchased Content from iPhone to Another Authorized Computer
Music, video, and podcasts sync from your iTunes library to iPhone, but not from iPhone to your iTunes library. However, content you purchased using the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPhone is automatically copied to your iTunes library.
You can also transfer content on iPhone that was purchased using iTunes on one computer to an iTunes library on another authorized computer.
Transfer content from iPhone to another computer
Supported Music and Video Formats
Only songs and videos encoded in formats that iPhone supports are transferred to iPhone. For information about which formats iPhone supports, see "Tips and Troubleshooting chapter".
Converting Videos for iPhone
You can add videos other than those purchased from iTunes to iPhone, such as videos you create in iMovie on a Macintosh or videos you download from the Internet.
If you try to add a video from iTunes to iPhone and a message says the video can't play on iPhone, you can convert the video.
Convert a video to work with iPhone
- Select the video in your iTunes library and choose Advanced > "Convert Selection for iPod."Then add the converted video to iPhone.
Playing Music
The high-resolution multi-touch display makes listening to songs on iPhone as much a visual experience as a musical one. You can scroll through your playlists, or use Cover Flow to browse through your album art.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the Important Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/iphone.
Playing Songs, Audiobooks, and Podcasts
Browse your collection
- Tap Playlists, Artists, or Songs. Tap More to browse Albums, Audiobooks, Compilations, Composers, Genres, or Podcasts.
Play a song
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| Pause a song
| Tap the Pause button or click mic on iPhone headset.
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| Resume playback
| Tap the Play button or click mic on iPhone headset.
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| Raise or lower the volume
| Drag the volume slider or use the buttons on the side of iPhone.
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| Restart a song or a chapter in an audiobook or podcast
| Tap .
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| Skip to the next or previous song or chapter in an audiobook or podcast
| Tap the Previous button twice to skip previous song. Tap Next to skip to the next song, or click mic on iPhone headset quickly.
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| Rewind or fast-forward
| Touch and hold the Rewind or Fast-forward button.
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| Return to the iPod browse lists
| Tap the Back button or swipe to right over album cover.
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| Return to the Now Playing screen
| Tap Now Playing.
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| See the tracks in your collection from the current album
| Tap the Track List button. any track to play it.T
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| Display a song's lyrics
| Tap the album cover when playing a song. (Lyrics appear only if you've added them to the song using the song's Info window in iTunes.)
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Displaying playback controls at any time
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 Button" on "Settings chapter"). If iPhone is active, the playback controls appear over the application you're using. After using the controls, you can close them or tap Music to go to the Now Playing screen. If iPhone is locked, the controls appear onscreen, then disappear automatically after you finish using them.
Additional Controls
- From the Now Playing screen tap the album cover. The repeat and shuffle controls and the scrubber bar appear. You can see time elapsed, time remaining, and the song number. The song's lyrics appear also, if you've added them to the song in iTunes.
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| Set iPhone to repeat songs |
Tap  . Tap again to set iPhone repeat only current song.
 = iPhone is set to repeat all songs in album or list.
 = iPhone is not set to repeat songs.
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| Skip to any point in a song |
Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar. |
| Set iPhone to shuffle songs |
Tap  . Tap again to set iPhone play songs in order.
 = is shuffle songs.
 = iPhone is set to play songs in order. |
| Shuffle the tracks in any playlist, album, or other list of songs |
Tap Shuffle at the top of the list. For example, to shuffle all the songs on iPhone, choose Songs > Shuffle. Whether or not iPhone is set to shuffle, if you tap Shuffle at the top of a list of songs, iPhone plays the songs from that list in random order. |
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.
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| See Cover Flow |
Rotate iPhone sideways. |
| Browse album covers |
Drag or flick left or right. |
| See the tracks on an album |
Tap a cover or the Information button. |
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| Play any track |
Tap the track. Drag up or down to scroll through the tracks. |
| Return to the cover |
Tap the title bar. Or tap Information button again. |
| Play or pause the current song |
Tap the Play button or Pause button. Or, if you're using included stereo headset, click mic Tap the Play button or Pause button. Or, if you're using included stereo headset, click the mic button |
Viewing All Tracks on an Album
See all the tracks on the album that contains the current song
- From the Now Playing screen tap Track List button. Tap a track to play it. Tap the album cover thumbnail to return to the Now Playing screen.
In track list view, you can assign ratings to songs. You can use ratings to create smart playlists in iTunes that dynamically update to show, for example, your highest rated songs.
Rate a song
- Drag your thumb across the ratings bar to give the song zero to five stars.
Making Playlists Directly on iPhone
Make an on-the-go playlist
- Tap Playlists and tap On-The-Go.
- Browse for songs using the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Tap any song or video to add it to the playlist. Tap Add All Songs at the top of any list of songs to add all the songs in the list.
- When you finish, tap Done. When you make an on-the-go playlist and then sync iPhone to your computer, the playlist is saved on iPhone and in your iTunes library, then deleted from iPhone. The first is saved as "On-The-Go 1," the second as "On-The-Go 2," and so on. To get a playlist back on iPhone, select iPhone in the iTunes source list, click the Music tab, and set the playlist to sync.
Edit an on-the-go playlist
- Tap Playlists, tap On-The-Go, tap Edit, then do one of the following:
- To move a song higher or lower in the list, drag Position icon next to song.
- To delete a song from the playlist, tap Delete button next to song, then Delete. Deleting song from the on-the-go playlist doesn't delete it from iPhone.
- To clear the entire playlist, tap Clear Playlist.
- To add more songs, tap the Add button.
Watching Videos
With iPhone, you can view video content such as movies, music videos, and video podcasts. Videos play in widescreen to take full advantage of the display. If a video contains chapters, you can skip to the next or previous chapter, or bring up a list and start playing at any chapter that you choose. If a video provides alternate language features, you can choose an audio language or display subtitles.
Playing Videos on iPhone
Play a video
- Tap Videos and tap the video.
Display playback controls
- Tap the screen to show the controls. Tap again to hide them.
"Say It Right" by Nelly Furtado is available on iTunes in select countries.
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| Play or pause a video |
Tap the Play button or Pause button. |
| Raise or lower the volume |
Drag the volume slider. |
| Start a video over |
Drag the playhead on scrubber bar all way to left, or tap Rewind button if video doesn't contain chapters. |
| Skip to the previous or next chapter (when available) |
Tap the Previous button to skip previous chapter. Tap the Next button to skip next chapter. |
| Next next Start playing at a specific chapter (when available) |
Tap the Chapter List button, then choose a chapter from list. |
| Rewind or fast-forward |
Touch and hold the Rewind button or Fast-forward button. |
| Skip to any point in a video |
Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar. |
| Stop watching a video before it finishes playing
| Tap Done. Or press the Home button.
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| Scale a video to fill the screen or fit to the screen
| Tap the Scale button to make video fill screen. Tap it again to make video fit the screen. You can aso double-tap toggle between fitting and filling. When you scale a video to full screen, sides or top may be cropped from view. When you scale it to fit the screen you may see black bars on above below video.
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| Select an alternate audio language (when available)
| Tap the Language button, and choose a language from Audio list.
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| Show or hide subtitles (when available)
| Tap the Language button, and choose a language, or Off, from Subtitles list.
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| Play the sound from a music video or video podcast without showing the video
| Browse for the music video or podcast through lists other than the Videos list. To play the video for a music video or podcast, you must browse for it through the Videos list.
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Watching Rented Movies
You can rent movies from the iTunes Store and watch them on iPhone. You use iTunes to rent the movies and transfer them to iPhone. (Rented movies are not available in all regions. iTunes version 7.6 or later is required.)
Rented movies are playable only for a limited time. The time remaining in which you must finish watching a rented movie appears near its title. Movies are automatically deleted when they expire. Check the iTunes Store for the expiration times before renting a movie.
Transfer rented movies to iPhone
View a rented movie
- On iPhone, choose iPod > Videos and select a movie.
Watching Videos on a TV Connected to iPhone
You can connect iPhone to your TV and watch your videos on the larger screen. Use the Apple Component AV Cable, Apple Composite AV Cable, or other iPhone compatible cable. You can also use these cables with the Apple Universal Dock to connect iPhone to your TV. (The Apple Universal Dock includes a remote, which allows you to control playback from a distance.) Apple cables and docks are available for purchase separately at www.apple.com/ipodstore.
Deleting Videos from iPhone
You can delete videos directly from iPhone to save space.
Delete a video
- In the videos list, swipe left or right over the video, then tap Delete.
When you delete a video (not including rented movies) from iPhone, it isn't deleted from your iTunes library and you can sync the video back to iPhone later. If you don’t want to sync the video back to iPhone, set iTunes to not sync the video (see page 8).
If you delete a rented movie from iPhone, it is deleted permanently and cannot be transferred back to your computer.
Setting a Sleep Timer
You can set iPhone to stop playing music or videos after a period of time.
- From the Home screen choose Clock > Timer, then flick to set the number of hours and minutes. Tap When Timer Ends and choose Sleep iPod, tap Set, then tap Start to start the timer.
When the timer ends, iPhone stops playing music or video, closes any other open
application, and then locks itself.
Changing the Browse Buttons at the Bottom of the Screen
You can replace the Playlists, Artist, Songs, or Videos browse buttons at the bottom of the screen with ones you use more frequently. For example, if you listen to podcasts a lot and don't watch many videos, you can replace the Videos button with Podcasts.
- Tap More and tap Edit, then drag a button to the bottom of the screen, over the button you want to replace.
You can drag the buttons at the bottom of the screen left or right to rearrange them.
When you finish, tap Done.
Tap More at any time to access the buttons you replaced.
iPod Settings
From the Home screen choose Settings > iPod to adjust settings for music and video playback on your iPod. See "Settings chapter".
See Also
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