---
title: nowPlayingButtons
framework: carplay
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: carplay/cpnowplayingtemplate/nowplayingbuttons
---

# nowPlayingButtons

The Now Playing template’s playback control buttons.

## Declaration

```swift
var nowPlayingButtons: [CPNowPlayingButton] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion You use the updateNowPlayingButtons(_:) method to provide a maximum of five playback control buttons. The template arranges the buttons using the array’s order, from the leading edge of the CarPlay screen to the trailing edge.

## See Also

### Managing the Template’s Buttons

- [updateNowPlayingButtons(_:)](carplay/cpnowplayingtemplate/updatenowplayingbuttons(_:).md)
- [CPNowPlayingButton](carplay/cpnowplayingbutton.md)
- [CPNowPlayingImageButton](carplay/cpnowplayingimagebutton.md)
- [CPNowPlayingAddToLibraryButton](carplay/cpnowplayingaddtolibrarybutton.md)
- [CPNowPlayingMoreButton](carplay/cpnowplayingmorebutton.md)
- [CPNowPlayingPlaybackRateButton](carplay/cpnowplayingplaybackratebutton.md)
- [CPNowPlayingRepeatButton](carplay/cpnowplayingrepeatbutton.md)
- [CPNowPlayingShuffleButton](carplay/cpnowplayingshufflebutton.md)