Double-tap the Band's power button and it will connect to your smartphone over Bluetooth and allow you to Pause and Play your music and skip songs backward and forward. Additionally, swiping right or left when the music control is on the screen, you can adjust the volume up and down (swipe from right to left = volume up; swipe from left to right = volume down). On more thing: the Band's Action Button serves as a pause/play control. After you adjust the music the way you want and stop touching the screen, the on-screen controls will display for 8 seconds and then disappear, taking you directly back to your activity/exercise screen.