Locking the iPhone

[Ross61]

New user to Mac, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max
Quite simple.
Listening to a podcast on my ear pods, take the phone out of my pocket, check my emails, maybe open one. How do I then lock the iPhone so that when I put it back imminently in my pocket, the volume doesn't change, the position on the podcast doesn't change, nothing changes. i.e its 'locked'
TIA

 

[MacsBug]

You can tap the power button once to lock the phone.

 

[lizzy]

Hi Ross, MacsBug is right. You can lock your iPhone by just tapping the power button. But if you are using the YouTube free version to listen to music, the music will stop after you lock the phone.

 

[Ross61]

Thank you for your replies.
You are correct in regard to the lock button, but what I have found is that you need to lock the phone while not under Face ID recognition.