User Guide

Genius Mixes are created automatically for you by iTunes. iTunes creates dierent
mixes depending on the variety of music you have in your iTunes library. For example,
you may have Genius Mixes that highlight R&B songs, or Alternative Rock songs.
To use Genius on iPhone, rst turn on Genius in iTunes, then sync iPhone with iTunes.
Genius Mixes are synced automatically, unless you manually manage your music and
choose which mixes you want to sync in iTunes. Genius is a free service, but it requires
an Apple ID.
When you sync a Genius Mix, iTunes may select and sync songs from your library that
you haven’t specically chosen to sync.
Browse Genius Mixes: Tap Genius (tap More rst, if Genius isn’t visible). The number
of dots at the bottom of the screen shows the number of mixes you’ve synced
from iTunes, and indicates which mix you’re viewing. Flick left or right to access your
other mixes.
Play a Genius Mix: Tap the mix or tap .
Make a Genius playlist on iPhone:
1 Tap Playlists (tap More rst, if Playlists isn’t visible), then tap Genius Playlist.
2 Tap a song in the list. Genius creates a playlist with additional songs that go great
with that song.
You can also make a Genius playlist of songs that go great with the song you’re
playing. Tap the album artwork on the Now Playing screen to display additional
controls, then tap .
Save a Genius playlist: In the playlist, tap Save. The playlist is saved in Playlists with
the title of the song you picked.
You can make and save as many Genius playlists as you want. If you save a Genius
playlist created on iPhone, it syncs back to iTunes the next time you connect.
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