Player Controls

Learn about all the controls available on the Now Playing screen.

Basic controls

The Now Playing screen has a play/pause button in the center, skip-back and skip-forward buttons on either side, and previous and next chapter buttons on the outside. The skip buttons jump 15 seconds by default. You can change each direction separately in Settings, then Playback.

The progress bar shows your position in the current chapter. Drag it to move to any point.

The Now Playing screen for Treasure Island, Chapter 1 of 26, with skip-back 15 and skip-forward 15 buttons, a car icon at the top right, and buttons for 1x speed, Chapters (26), Sleep, Filters (77), and Report
The Now Playing screen

Chapter navigation

Tap "Chapters" (or "Episodes" for podcasts) to see every chapter in the book. The current chapter is highlighted, and you can tap any chapter to jump to it.

Bottom bar controls

Along the bottom of the Now Playing screen are buttons for playback speed, Chapters, Sleep (the sleep timer), Filters (the filter sheet for this title), and Report (to report a missed filter or another problem).

The car icon at the top right switches to Car Mode, with larger controls for driving.