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How can I see song lyrics in iOS 5.0?

Before updating my iPad 2, I could see lyrics for the song playing just by touch the screen in "iPod" app (the screen in which the album cover appears). But now I can't see the lyrics at all, and I'm sure they're attached to the songs (I can see them in my iPod nano 5th; I sync the same songs between iPad and iPod). How can I do it now? Is there some way of seeing the lyrics, or the functionality was removed at all?

And, of course, is there anyone else having this same problem?

Thank you all =D

iPad 2, iOS 5

Posted on Nov 1, 2011 3:36 PM

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Demo

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Posted on Nov 1, 2011 3:59 PM

The feature has been removed from the Music app. Read this article from TUAW.

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/12/ios-5-features-changes-in-music-app-for-ipad/

I copied and pasted the pertinent information here for you to read but you can read it in its entirety at the link above.

"Unfortunately, the UI confusion doesn't end at this screen. A single tap on album artwork used to bring up lyrics info, but that's been deprecated; tapping instead brings up the controls, with no lyrics info at all. Inexplicably, Apple has removed lyrics support entirely from the iPad's Music app in iOS 5; it feels like an intentional move, since multiple betas came and went without the feature being restored, and lyrics support hasn't returned for the public release. Even the iPod nano is capable of displaying lyrics, so the iPad is now the only Apple device other than the iPod shuffle that has no lyrics support. It's baffling."

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