MacLife - UK (2020-04)

PERHAPS THE MOST fun

feature among the updates to

the Music app in iOS 13 is the

addition of time–synced lyrics.

Rather than just show the lyrics of

a song (as in previous iOS versions), in iOS

13, song lyrics can be expanded to go full

screen and move along in time with the

music. This is not only a great way to

learn the lyrics to your favorite song, but

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impromptu karaoke session with friends

and family.

Sing along with real–time lyrics

Start an instant karaoke session with time–synced lyrics in iOS 13

The feature is also available on Mac and

Apple TV. Currently, time–synced lyrics

are only available for songs in Apple

Music, so if you don’t have a subscription

you won’t be able to use the feature.

Lyrics are available for iTunes purchases,

but they’re not time–synced.

As yet, not all Apple Music songs have

time–synced lyrics, as Apple is working

through its Apple Music catalogue. Note

that explicit lyrics are disabled by default

in some regions, but can be allowed in

Settings. SRIVATS LAKSHMAN

REQUIRES

An iPhone running iOS 13

or iPad running iPadOS,

Apple Music subscription

YOU WILL LEARN

How to view time–synced

lyrics in iOS 13

IT WILL TAKE

5 minutes

Open a song
Find a song, either in your library
or on Apple Music, and tap it to play. On
the bottom left, you’ll see a red speech–
bubble icon. If it’s greyed out, it means
lyrics aren’t available yet for that song.
Tap the icon and the lyrics will open up.

Sing along

As the song progresses, the

current line will be highlighted in white

(other lines will be less visible) and scroll

to the top of the page. You can scroll up/

down to move the song along, and tap on

a particular line to jump to that point.

Pause, or move on

After a few seconds, iOS

automatically hides playback controls. To

access them, tap on the lower part of the

screen and they’ll pop up. Tap the album

artwork or the speech–bubble icon to close

the interface and return to Now Playing.

HOW TO View time–synced lyrics

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