Golden throats beware! This is how you use the karaoke function on your iPhone

Karaoke is not only fun for young and old, but thanks to Apple, it is now more accessible than ever. With the new Apple Music feature in iOS 16.2, you can sing the stars from heaven through your iPhone (and other devices).

Apple Music Sing shows you the lyrics of your favorite songs, with the lyrics highlighted so you know exactly when to sing. Fat handy for the golden throats among us. We explain what the karaoke function entails and how to get started.

Karaoke on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV

Apple Music Sing is only available for devices with iOS 16.2, iPad OS 16.2, or tvOS 16.2 installed. That means you’ll need an iPhone 11 or newer (or the iPhone SE 2022) to use the karaoke feature.

To use the feature on your tablet, you need an iPad Pro 2021, iPad Air 2020, iPad Mini 2021, iPad 2021 or newer. The karaoke feature also works on your TV, as long as you have an Apple TV 4K 2022 at home. Enough possibilities to get started with karaoke!

This is how Apple Music Sing works

Of course you’re eager to get started with karaoke. You set the mode as follows: open the Music app and start a song of your choice. Press the icon at the bottom left to bring up the lyrics. A microphone appears on the right. Press and drag the volume to increase or decrease the artist’s sound level.

Time for a karaoke duet? Apple has thought of that too. In the Music app you can see the vocal parts of the singers separately for polyphonic songs. Share the lyrics with a friend and alternate singing at the top of your lungs. Only it is not shown when you sing a piece at a time. Some knowledge of the number is therefore useful!