11. Listening to Music, Podcasts, and Other Audio

In this chapter, you explore all the audio functionality the iPhone offers. The topics include the following:

• Finding and listening to music

• Controlling audio content quickly

• Finding and listening to podcasts

• Customizing your iPhone for music

• Listening to music with iTunes Match

One of the reasons iPhones have become such a phenomenon is that they are amazingly powerful devices for listening to all kinds of audio, including music, podcasts (which came into existence because of iPods), audiobooks, and others. After you move audio content onto your iPhone (learn how to stock your iPhone with great audio in Chapter 3, “Moving Audio, Video, Books, and Photos onto Your iPhone”), you can use the iPhone’s fantastic and fun tools to enjoy that content. If you use iTunes Match, all the music content in your iTunes Library is always available to your iPhone; you don’t need to worry about syncing your content to ensure you have the tunes you want available to you.