iPod

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 podcasts 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 can get music, video, and more onto iPhone by syncing content from iTunes. You can sync all of your media, or you can select specific songs, videos, and podcasts.

Set iTunes to sync iPod content:

1 Connect iPhone to your computer.
2 In iTunes, select iPhone in the sidebar.
3 On the Music, Podcasts, and Video tabs, select the content you want to transfer to iPhone. For example, you could set iTunes to sync selected music playlists and the three most recent episodes of your favorite video podcast.
4 Click Apply.

To set iTunes to sync iPod content and other info automatically, click the Summary tab and select “Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected.”

Important: If you delete an item from iTunes, it will also be deleted from iPhone the next time you sync.

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 197.

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 selections from your library. You can add or delete songs from the playlist and sync again.

If you listen to part of a podcast or audiobook, your place in the story is included if you sync the content with iTunes. If you started listening to the story on iPhone, you can pick up where you left off using iTunes on your computer—or vice versa.

For more information about using iTunes to get music and other media onto your computer, see “What You Need” on page 9.

Manually Managing Content

The manually managing feature lets you choose just the music, video, and podcasts you want to have on iPhone.

Set up iPhone for manually managing content:

1 Connect iPhone to your computer.
2 In iTunes, select iPhone in the sidebar.
3 Click the Summary tab and select “Manually manage music and videos.”
4 Click Apply.

Add items to iPhone: Drag a song, video, podcast, or playlist in your iTunes library to iPhone (in the sidebar). Shift-click or Command-click (Mac) or Control-click (Windows) to select multiple items to add at the same time.
iTunes syncs the content immediately. If you deselect “Manually manage music and videos,” the content you added manually is removed from iPhone the next time iTunes syncs content.

Remove items from iPhone: With iPhone connected to your computer, select the iPhone icon in the iTunes sidebar. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the icon to show the contents. Select a content area, such as Music or Movies, then select the items you want to delete and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
Removing an item from iPhone doesn’t delete it from your iTunes library.

Purchasing and Downloading Content from the iTunes Store

You can use the iTunes Store on iPhone to purchase and download songs, albums, TV shows, movies, music videos, and audiobooks directly to iPhone. You can also stream and download audio and video podcasts. See “About the iTunes Store” on page 159.

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 iPhone

You can add videos other than those purchased from the iTunes Store to iPhone, such as videos you create in iMovie on a Mac or videos you download from the Internet and then add to iTunes.
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 > “Create iPod or iPhone Version.”Then add the converted video to iPhone.

Music and Other Audio

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

Browse your collection: Tap Playlists, Artists, or Songs. Tap More to browse Albums, Audiobooks, Compilations, Composers, Genres, or Podcasts.
Play a song: Tap the song.
Shake to shuffle: Shake iPhone to turn shuffle on and immediately change songs.
Shake anytime to change to another song.
You can turn the “Shake to Shuffle” feature on or off in Settings > iPod. It’s on by default. See “Music” on page 156.

Controlling Song Playback

When you play a song, the Now Playing screen appears.

Pause a song	Tap or press the center button on the iPhone headset.
Resume playback	Tap or press the center button on the iPhone headset.
Raise or lower the volume	Drag the volume slider or use the buttons on the side of iPhone. You can also use the volume buttons on the iPhone headset (iPhone 3GS only).
Restart a song or a chapter in an audiobook or podcast	Tap .
Skip to the next song or chapter in an audiobook or podcast	Tap or press the center button on the iPhone headset twice quickly.
Go to the previous song or chapter in an audiobook or podcast	Tap twice or press the center button on the iPhone headset three times quickly.
Rewind or fast-forward	Touch and hold or . The longer you hold the control, the faster the song rewinds or fastforwards.
Return to the iPod browse lists	Tap . 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 only 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 1 46.

If you’re using an application, the playback controls appear on top of the application.

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 Song Controls

From the Now Playing screen, tap the album cover.

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.

The scrubber bar lets you 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.

Set iPhone to repeat songs	Tap . 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 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.
Make a Genius playlist	Tap . The Genius playlist appears. See “Using Genius on iPhone” on page 80.
Set iPhone to shuffle songs	Tap . Tap again to set iPhone to play songs in order. = iPhone is set to 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.

Podcast and Audiobook Controls

From the Now Playing screen, tap the cover.

The email, 30-second repeat, and playback speed controls appear along with the scrubber bar. You can see elapsed time, remaining time, and the episode or chapter number.

The scrubber bar lets you 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.

Send an email link to this podcast	Tap .
Skip to any point	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.
Play back the last 30 seconds	Tap .
Set the playback speed	Tap . 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 (iPhone 3GS only) to control music playback on iPhone.

Note: Voice Control may not be available in all languages.

Use Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep. Then use the commands described below to play songs.
You can also press and hold the center button on the iPhone headset to bring up Voice Control.

Control music playback	Say “play,” or “play music.” To pause, say “pause,” or “pause music.” You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”
Play an album, artist, or playlist	Say “play,” then say “album,” “artist,” or “playlist” and the name.
Shuffle the current playlist	Say “shuffle.”
Find out more about the currently playing song	Say “what’s playing,” “what song is this,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this song by.”
Use Genius to play similar songs	Say “Genius,” “play more like this,” or “play more songs like this.”
Cancel Voice Control	Say “cancel.”

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 covers	Drag or flick left or right.
See the tracks on an album	Tap a cover or .

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 again.
Play or pause the current song	Tap or . You can also press the center button on the iPhone headset.

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.

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 rating bar to give the song zero to five stars.

Searching Music

You can search the titles, artists, albums, and composers of songs, podcasts, and other content you’ve synced to iPhone.

Search music: Enter text in the search field at the top of a song list, playlist, artist list, or other view of your iPod content. (Tap the status bar to scroll quickly to the top of a list and reveal the search field.)
Search results appear automatically as you type. Tap Search to dismiss the keyboard and see more of the results.
You can also use Spotlight to search for music. See “Searching” on page 36.

Using Genius on iPhone

Genius automatically creates a playlist of songs from your library that go great together. It’s like having a built-in DJ who knows your tastes well enough to make the right mix just for you. To use Genius on iPhone, you first need to set up Genius in iTunes, then sync iPhone with iTunes. Genius is a free service, but it requires an iTunes Store Account. You can make Genius playlists in iTunes and sync them to iPhone. You can also make Genius playlists directly on iPhone.

Make a Genius playlist on iPhone:

1 Tap Playlists and tap Genius.
2 Tap a song in the list. Genius creates a playlist with additional songs based on that song.

You can also make a Genius playlist based on the song you’re playing. From the Now Playing screen, tap the album cover to display additional controls, then tap .

Save a Genius playlist: In the playlist, tap Save. The playlist is saved in Playlists with the title of the song you picked.
You can make and save as many Genius playlists as you want. If you save a Genius playlist created on iPhone, it’s synced back to iTunes the next time you connect.

Refresh a Genius playlist: In the playlist, tap Refresh.
Refreshing a playlist creates a playlist of different songs based on the song you picked.

You can refresh any Genius playlist, whether it was created in iTunes and synced to iPhone, or created directly on iPhone.

Base the Genius playlist on a new song: In the playlist, tap New, then pick a new song.

Delete a saved Genius playlist: In a playlist that you saved directly on iPhone, tap Edit, then tap Delete Playlist.

Once a Genius playlist is synced back to iTunes, you won’t be able to delete it directly from iPhone. You can use iTunes to edit the playlist name, stop syncing, or delete the playlist.

Making On-The-Go Playlists

Make an on-the-go playlist:

1 Tap Playlists and tap On-The-Go.
2 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.
3 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 put a playlist back on iPhone, select iPhone in the iTunes sidebar, 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 next to the song.
• To delete a song from the playlist, tap next to a song, then tap Delete. Deleting a 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 .

Videos

With iPhone, you can view video content such as movies, music videos, and video podcasts. 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

Play a video: Tap Videos and tap the video.

Display playback controls: Tap the screen to show the controls. Tap again to hide them.

Controlling Video Playback

Videos play in widescreen to take full advantage of the display.

The scrubber bar lets you skip to any point along the timeline. You can adjust the scrub rate by sliding your finger down as you drag the playhead along the scrubber bar.

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Pause a video	Tap or press the center button on the iPhone headset.
Resume playback	Tap or press the center button on the iPhone headset.
Raise or lower the volume	Drag the volume slider. You can also use the volume buttons on the iPhone headset (iPhone 3GS only).
Start a video over	Drag the playhead on the scrubber bar all the way to the left, or tap if the video doesn’t contain chapters.
Skip to the next chapter (if available)	Tap or press the center button on the iPhone headset twice quickly.
Go to the previous chapter (if available)	Tap or press the center button on the iPhone headset three times quickly.
Start playing at a specific chapter (if available)	Tap , then choose a chapter from the list.
Rewind or fast-forward	Touch and hold or .
Skip to any point in a video	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.
Stop watching a video before it finishes playing	Tap Done. Or press the Home button.
Scale a video to fill the screen or fit to the screen	Tap to make the video fill the screen. Tap to make it fit the screen.You can also double-tap the video to toggle between fitting and filling the screen. When you scale a video to fill the screen, the sides or top may be cropped from view. When you scale it to fit the screen, you may see black bars on the sides or above and below the video.
Select an alternate audio language (if available)	Tap , then choose a language from the Audio list.
Show or hide subtitles (if available)	Tap , then choose a language, or Off, from the Subtitles list.

Searching Video

You can search the titles of movies, TV shows, and video podcasts you’ve synced to iPhone.

Search video: Enter text in the search field at the top of the list of videos.
Search results appear automatically as you type. Tap Search to dismiss the keyboard and see more of the results.

Watching Rented Movies

You can rent movies in standard (480p) definition from the iTunes Store and watch them on iPhone. You can download rented movies directly to iPhone, or transfer them from iTunes on your computer to iPhone. You can also transfer rented movies back to iTunes from iPhone. (Rented movies aren’t available in all regions.) The movie must be fully downloaded before you can start watching. You can pause a download and resume it later. Rented movies expire after a certain number of days, and once you start a movie you have a limited amount of time to finish watching it.

The time remaining appears near a movie’s title. Movies are automatically deleted when they expire. Check the iTunes Store for the expiration time before renting a movie.

Transfer rented movies to iPhone: Connect iPhone to your computer. Then select iPhone in the iTunes sidebar, click Video, and select the rented movies you want to transfer. Your computer must be connected to the Internet.

View a rented movie: On iPhone, choose iPod > Videos and select a movie.

Watching Videos on a TV

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 authorized 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 in many countries. Go to www.apple.com/ipodstore.

Deleting Videos from iPhone

You can delete videos 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 (other than 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 “What You Need” on page 9.

Important: If you delete a rented movie from iPhone, it’s 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.

Set a sleep timer: 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

You can replace the Playlists, Artist, Songs, or Videos browse buttons at the bottom of the screen with buttons you use more frequently. For example, if you often listen to podcasts and don’t watch many videos, you can replace the Videos button with Podcasts.

Change the browse buttons: 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.
Tap Done when you finish. Tap More at any time to access the buttons you replaced.