Play Music

Playing music is simple, but there are some useful features that let you mix your music up, run it on repeat, and make it sound better. In this chapter, I look at the Music app, and explain the various ways you can play music: songs, albums, playlists, and even CDs.

Note that to use some of the features I describe in this and subsequent chapters, you will need to be signed into an iTunes Store account. I discuss this in About Your iTunes Store Account.

Play Your Music

The Music app’s sidebar has three distinct sections where you can play music: Apple Music, Library, and Playlists. You may use one or all of these depending on how you find and launch the music you want to hear. You play music in any of these sections by clicking a ...

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