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Music

The Music app is a powerful music file player. It runs in the background, so users can listen to music while performing other tasks on the smartphone.

Tap Music from the Apps screen to open.

In Starter mode: Apps > Media > Music

Playing Music

On the list screen, flick the screen left or right to view music files by Songs,

Albums, Artists, Genres, Folders, Playlists, Rating, or Most played.

Tap a song in a tab page or list to play it.

Adjust the volume.

Rate this song.

Change the equalizer mode.

Drag to scan forwards or backwards within the song.

Pause and resume playback.

Change the repeat mode.

Skip to the next song.

Tap and hold to scan forwards.

Skip to the previous song.

Tap and hold to scan backwards.

Turn shuffle on and off.

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The play screen has several important features that indicate its current status.

• The current playing time progress bar shows how much time is left for the currently playing song. Tap and drag to move the playing point.

• The repeat icon a indicates what repeat option is currently set.

• The shuffle icon _ indicates whether or not all songs in the album or list are being randomly shuffled.

• Artist name indicates the singer or composer’s name, if this information is attached to the file.

• Album title indicates the album the song belongs to, if this information is attached to the file.

• Any album cover or artwork included in the album’s directory is displayed when the song is playing.

• Star icons ® indicate the rating given to the song by the user.

Tap the pause icon M to pause playing. This icon alternates with the play icon L, so tapping it again resumes playing.

To view the currently playing list, tap the artwork and tap the list icon b that appears on the left lower of the artwork.

Skipping

To move to the previous or next song, use one of the following methods:

• Tap the forward icon K to move to the next song. Tap the back icon J to restart the currently playing song. Tap it twice quickly to move to the previous song.

• Flick the album cover to the left or right.

• A sweeping action can also be used to skip to the previous or next song.

See “Sweeping” on page 23 for details.

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Scanning

To scan the currently playing song, use one of the following methods:

• Tap and hold the forward icon K to scan forwards.

• Tap and hold the back icon J to scan backwards.

• Tap on the progress bar and drag it to the left or right to scan backwards or forwards within the song.

Randomly Playing

Tap the shuffle icon _ to randomly shuffle songs. It is active when the icon is white.

Repeating

Tap the repeat icon a to change repeat mode.

• a : Repeat all songs in the album or list. It is active when the icon is white.

• ` : Repeat only the current song. It is active when the icon is white.

Playing Music in Background

Tapping the Home button B does not stop the music that is currently playing. The music continues to play in background. Use the Notifications panel to control music playback.

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