funkwhale/docs/user/radios/listen.md

Listen to a radio

You can only listen to content in libraries you have access to. For more information, see [Follow a library](../libraries/follow).

You can listen to your radios or public radios created by other users of your {term}pod.

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Listen to your radios

To listen to radios you created:

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:::{tab-item} Desktop :sync: desktop

1. Select {menuselection}My Library --> Radios in the sidebar. The {guilabel}Browsing radios screen opens.
2. Use the filters in the {guilabel}User radios section to search for your radio.
3. Select {guilabel}Play radio on your radio to start playing the content.

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:::{tab-item} Mobile :sync: mobile

1. Select the hamburger menu ({fa}bars) to open the menu bar.
2. Select {menuselection}My Library --> Radios. The {guilabel}Browsing radios screen opens.
3. Use the filters in the {guilabel}User radios section to search for your radio.
4. Select {guilabel}Play radio on your radio to start playing the content.

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You're done! Your radio starts playing.

Listen to public radios from your pod

To listen to public radios other users created:

::::{tab-set}

:::{tab-item} Desktop :sync: desktop

1. Select {menuselection}Explore --> Radios in the sidebar. The {guilabel}Browsing radios screen opens.
2. Use the filters in the {guilabel}User radios section to search for a radio.
3. Select {guilabel}Play radio on the selected radio to start playing the content.

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:::{tab-item} Mobile :sync: mobile

1. Select the hamburger menu ({fa}bars) to open the menu bar.
2. Select {menuselection}Explore --> Radios. The {guilabel}Browsing radios screen opens.
3. Use the filters in the {guilabel}User radios section to search for a radio.
4. Select {guilabel}Play radio on the selected radio to start playing the content.

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That's it! The radio starts playing.

Stop a radio

Radios continue to play until there is no more content matching their criteria. You can stop radios whenever you want. To do this:

::::{tab-set}

:::{tab-item} Desktop :sync: desktop

1. Select the up arrow ({fa}caret-up) on the queue menu to expand the queue.
2. Select {guilabel}Stop Radio at the bottom of the queue.

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:::{tab-item} Mobile :sync: mobile

1. Select the player bar at the bottom of the screen to expand the player.
2. Select the up arrow ({fa}caret-up) on the queue menu to expand the queue.
3. Select {guilabel}Stop Radio at the bottom of the queue.

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That's it! The radio stops playing. The radio's content remains in the queue.