Playing Videos

August 22nd, 2008 | | In Iphone Guide
Play a video:
Tap Videos and tap the video.
Display playback controls:
Tap the screen to show the controls. Tap again to hide them.

Making Playlists Directly on iPhone

August 22nd, 2008 | | In Iphone Guide

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: Read the rest of this entry »

Viewing All Tracks on an Album

August 22nd, 2008 | | In Iphone Guide
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.

Album tracksIn 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 ratings bar to give the song zero to five stars.
Source: apple.com

iPhone Browsing Album Covers in Cover Flow

August 22nd, 2008 | | In Iphone Guide

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.

See content in Cover Flow:
Rotate iPhone sideways.
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 . Or, if you’re using the included stereo headset, click the mic button.

iPhone Additional Controls

August 22nd, 2008 | | In Iphone Games

From the Now Playing screen, tap the album cover.

The repeat and shuffle controls and the scrubber bar appear. You can see time elapsed, time remaining, and the song number. The song’s lyrics also appear, if you’ve added them to the song in iTunes.

Additional controls

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.
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: Read the rest of this entry »
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