Hello Anthony Adams,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
We understand that you’re no longer seeing the progress bar when listening to music on your iPhone. Please use the steps as listed here to restart your iPhone: Restart your iPhone - Apple Support Once your iPhone has fully restarted, are you seeing the progress bar when playing music?
- Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power-off slider appears.
- Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device.
- To turn your device back on, press and hold the side button (on the right side of your iPhone) until you see the Apple logo.
Apple has recently released iOS 16.1. We recommend using the steps here to update to the latest iOS version here: Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Update your iPhone or iPad wirelessly
- Back up your device using iCloud or your computer.
- Plug your device into power and connect to the internet with Wi-Fi.
- Go to Settings > General, then tap Software Update.
- If you see more than one software update option available, choose the one that you want to install.
- Tap Install Now. If you see Download and Install instead, tap it to download the update, enter your passcode, then tap Install Now. If you don't know your passcode, learn what to do.
Here’s additional information on playing music on the iPhone: Play music on iPhone - Apple Support
Let us know if you have further questions.
Take care.
