A first electronic device associated with a user, the first electronic device comprising: a user interface operable to control media presentation at the first electronic device as well as at a second electronic device being associated with the same user, the second electronic device being distinct from the first electronic device; a set of media control inputs including a "PLAY" control input; one or more processors; memory; and characterized by one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: while a media presentation is currently being played back at the second electronic device; detecting a momentary selection of the "PLAY" control input and in response thereto ceasing the playback of said media presentation at the second electronic device and begin playing back the media presentation at the first electronic device; else detecting a maintained selection of the "PLAY" control input and in response thereto initiating synchronized playback of a media presentation at the first electronic device as well as at the second electronic device such that both the first and the second electronic devices (102-1; 106-1) are playing back the media presentation, wherein: the momentary selection of the "PLAY" control input has a duration that is shorter than a corresponding duration of the maintained selection of the "PLAY" control input. a user interface operable to control media presentation at the first electronic device as well as at a second electronic device being associated with the same user, the second electronic device being distinct from the first electronic device; a set of media control inputs including a "PLAY" control input; one or more processors; memory; and characterized by one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: while a media presentation is currently being played back at the second electronic device; detecting a momentary selection of the "PLAY" control input and in response thereto ceasing the playback of said media presentation at the second electronic device and begin playing back the media presentation at the first electronic device; else detecting a maintained selection of the "PLAY" control input and in response thereto initiating synchronized playback of a media presentation at the first electronic device as well as at the second electronic device such that both the first and the second electronic devices (102-1; 106-1) are playing back the media presentation, wherein: the momentary selection of the "PLAY" control input has a duration that is shorter than a corresponding duration of the maintained selection of the "PLAY" control input. detecting a momentary selection of the "PLAY" control input and in response thereto ceasing the playback of said media presentation at the second electronic device and begin playing back the media presentation at the first electronic device; else detecting a maintained selection of the "PLAY" control input and in response thereto initiating synchronized playback of a media presentation at the first electronic device as well as at the second electronic device such that both the first and the second electronic devices (102-1; 106-1) are playing back the media presentation, wherein: the momentary selection of the "PLAY" control input has a duration that is shorter than a corresponding duration of the maintained selection of the "PLAY" control input.