How to Repeat Songs in Apple Music on iPhone or iPad

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: December 4, 2020 Tested

Apple Music allows you to repeat songs within the Music app itself or from the Quick Access menu.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Repeating a Song

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
Tap the "Music" app. This will open your Music app to the last song, playlist, album, or similar item that you had open.

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3
Tap the "Library" tab in the lower left corner of your screen. This will open your music library.
4
Tap the "Songs" tab. This will take you to your song list; you can select a song from here.
5
Tap a song. 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.
6
Tap the song's play bar at the bottom of the screen. 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.
7
Swipe up on the song page. This will scroll down the page; you should see an option entitled "Up Next" with two buttons next to it.
8
Tap the "Repeat" button. 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.
9
Tap the Repeat button again. 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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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Using the Quick Access Menu

1
Swipe up from the bottom of your screen. This will open the Quick Access menu, which can be used to play music.
- If you have the Music app open and a song or playlist paused, the Quick Access menu's music page will display that song's information and your listening progress.
2
Swipe left on the Quick Access menu. This will take you to the dedicated music page of the Quick Access menu.
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Tap the "Play" button. This will begin playing a song from your Music app.
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Tap the song's artwork icon. This will be in the top left corner of the Quick Access music page; tapping it will take you to the song's specific information inside of the Music app.
- If you don't have any artwork for the song in question, tap the grey square in its place.
- You can do this from your lock screen, but if you have a passcode, you'll need to enter it in order to access the music app.
5
Swipe up on the song page. This will scroll down to the "Up Next" bar.
6
Tap the "Repeat" button. This will be next to the "Up Next" text; tapping the repeat button will repeat your "Up Next" playlist.
7
Tap the "Repeat" button again. This will repeat the current song until you disable the repeat feature. You should see a little "1" in the top right corner of the Repeat icon.

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This article was written by Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 13,488 times.

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Updated: December 4, 2020

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