How to Repeat Songs on iOS

Tap your Home button., Tap the "Music" app., Tap the "Library" tab in the lower left corner of your screen., Tap the "Songs" tab., Tap a song., Tap the song's play bar at the bottom of the screen., Swipe up on the song page., Tap the "Repeat"...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Tap your Home button.

    If you have a passcode enabled, this will prompt you to enter your passcode; otherwise, this will take you to the Home screen.
  2. Step 2: Tap the "Music" app.

    This will open your Music app to the last song, playlist, album, or similar item that you had open. , This will open your music library. , This will take you to your song list; you can select a song from here. , This will begin to play your selected song.

    You should see a bar pop up at the bottom of your Music app with the song's name and pause button. , This will open your song's specific menu; if your song's menu is already open (e.g., displaying artwork in the middle of the page), proceed to the next step. , This will scroll down the page; you should see an option entitled "Up Next" with two buttons next to it. , This is the option with two arrows pointing in opposite directions; when you tap it, it should become highlighted in red, meaning that your playlist will repeat without ending.

    You can also enable "Shuffle" from here by tapping the button with two intertwined arrows. , This will place a small number "1" in the top right corner of the Repeat button icon; your individual song will now repeat until you disable this option! Tapping the "previous song" or "next song" buttons while on repeat will now change the song that's playing, regardless of the repeat function.
  3. Step 3: Tap the "Library" tab in the lower left corner of your screen.

  4. Step 4: Tap the "Songs" tab.

  5. Step 5: Tap a song.

  6. Step 6: Tap the song's play bar at the bottom of the screen.

  7. Step 7: Swipe up on the song page.

  8. Step 8: Tap the "Repeat" button.

  9. Step 9: Tap the Repeat button again.

Detailed Guide

If you have a passcode enabled, this will prompt you to enter your passcode; otherwise, this will take you to the Home screen.

This will open your Music app to the last song, playlist, album, or similar item that you had open. , This will open your music library. , This will take you to your song list; you can select a song from here. , This will begin to play your selected song.

You should see a bar pop up at the bottom of your Music app with the song's name and pause button. , This will open your song's specific menu; if your song's menu is already open (e.g., displaying artwork in the middle of the page), proceed to the next step. , This will scroll down the page; you should see an option entitled "Up Next" with two buttons next to it. , This is the option with two arrows pointing in opposite directions; when you tap it, it should become highlighted in red, meaning that your playlist will repeat without ending.

You can also enable "Shuffle" from here by tapping the button with two intertwined arrows. , This will place a small number "1" in the top right corner of the Repeat button icon; your individual song will now repeat until you disable this option! Tapping the "previous song" or "next song" buttons while on repeat will now change the song that's playing, regardless of the repeat function.

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