Installing Simplify Music 2.0 on the iPhone or iPod touch

Download Simplify Music 2.0 from the Apple App Store with iTunes or on your iPhone or iPod touch.

Simplify is listed in the Music category.

Install Simplify for the iPhone
Apple App Store

Once it is installed, click the new icon to launch Simplify Music.

iPhone home screen with Simplify Media installed

Sign in with your Simplify Media screen name and password.

If you don't already have a Simplify Media screen name, create one from your iPhone or using Simplify Media on your PC, Mac or Linux computer. It's free.

You then need to install Simplify Media on your desktop in order to access all of your music from your iPhone or iPod touch.

Download Simplify Media for PC or Mac

Download Simplify Media for Linux

signin screen

 

Pick a remote computer to get started.

When you sign in, Simplify Media builds a list of the available computers you are connected to. It will take a few minutes for all of the music to appear, but you can start browsing and playing right away.

Tip: the first time you run Simplify, songs will load faster if you are connected over WiFi and have your device plugged in to prevent sleep.

iPhone Media List

Pick a playlist or category.

Simplify shows you all of the available playlists on that computer.

iPhone playlists

You can browse by album, artist, genre and song. Use the A-Z bar for for faster navigation.

Or, search across all of your remote libraries. Enter any combination of artist, album or song.

iPhone search

Pick a song to start playback. Buttons at the top let you toggle between song information, artist bio and lyrics.

iPhone playback with cover art

This is the artist bio view. Tap on a playback screen to bring up the scrub bar.

With the scrub bar you can advance or rewind to any point in a song, audiobook or podcast.

iPhone playback with artist bio

This is the lyrics view.

Select the + icon to add a song or an album to your Favorites list.

iPhone playback with lyrics

Add, delete and re-arrange your Favorites to create a playlist on-the-fly.

iPhone favorites

The Support page contains answers to frequently asked questions. If you encounter a software problem, please try the Troubleshooting option from the Simplify Media menu. If this does not address your issue, please consult the Troubleshooting web page.