CurveTheRain
Level 1 (7 points)
iPhone

Q: Music stops playing explicit items?

While listening to an audiobook, the Music app will stop playing it because it says is explicit. I choose 'Allow' and it doesn't start playing again, it just temporarily lets me play the book again before it stops it sometime later. I checked my restrictions, and they aren't even on.

How can I either make the book not explicit or stop Apple from babysitting me?

iPhone 6s, iOS 9.3.1, null

Posted on Apr 19, 2016 6:54 PM

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Q: Music stops playing explicit items?

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  • by joe_7399,

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Apr 21, 2016 6:28 AM in response to CurveTheRain
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    Apr 21, 2016 6:28 AM in response to CurveTheRain

    Hi CurveTheRain,

     

    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

     

    I understand that an audiobook is stopping during playback because of some explicit content, but your iPhone doesn’t have any restrictions enabled. This does sound like a frustrating situation, but we’re here to help. Was this audiobook acquired from iTunes or from somewhere else?

     

    To begin troubleshooting, I suggest quitting the application you are using (typically iBooks, but could be Music too if you imported as a music file from a different source). The following article describes how to quit an application in iOS. 

     

    Force an app to close in iOS - Apple Support

     

    After that app has been quit, restart your iPhone.

     

    Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

     

    After your iPhone restarts, check the restrictions again to verify that no explicit content is restricted and then test the audiobook one more time. 

     

    Use Restrictions on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

     

    Best!

  • by scottellsworth,

    scottellsworth scottellsworth Apr 23, 2016 3:47 PM in response to joe_7399
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 23, 2016 3:47 PM in response to joe_7399

    I have the same problem.  I download podcasts in iTunes and switch the media kind to music.  (I have an older car that can only play Music playlists.)

     

    Formerly, downloading the science friday podcasts worked just fine, but since updating to 9.3.1, it has not.  Now, about halfway through, iOS Music will stop and put up the Explicit warning.  Hitting Allow will often allow it to continue, but the next time I start the car, it has forgotten that I allowed it. Further, when it stops playing it sets the track to the beginning, losing my place in a one hour podcast.

     

    As suggested, I have tried turning restrictions on, and I have seen no difference.  I shall try various kinds of resets next, and see what happens.

  • by Nathan_Y,

    Nathan_Y Nathan_Y Apr 26, 2016 6:22 AM in response to CurveTheRain
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apple Music
    Apr 26, 2016 6:22 AM in response to CurveTheRain

    I'm seeing the same issue,

     

    Tried force quitting music,

    restarting phone,

    check double restrictions are off.

     

    did the same steps removing all content from my phone still no luck, did you get this resolved? it's also affecting my Ipod

     

    Iphone 6S plus 9.3.1 & IPod Touch 5, 9.3

  • by wanderingnoah,

    wanderingnoah wanderingnoah May 1, 2016 10:02 PM in response to CurveTheRain
    Level 1 (4 points)
    May 1, 2016 10:02 PM in response to CurveTheRain

    Same thing here. 

     

    Tried all the "solutions" but nothing works.  It seems to be very random.  Thing play for a while then just stop.  Sometimes it happens minutes apart sometimes hours but it never fails to happen.

     

    Very annoying  when exercising having to stop and restart

     

    This never happened before the latest update.

  • by gmgdnj,

    gmgdnj gmgdnj May 30, 2016 9:38 AM in response to joe_7399
    Level 1 (0 points)
    May 30, 2016 9:38 AM in response to joe_7399

    Apple's 'standard reply' is not helpful. You guys really need to stop using that form letter response.

     

    That restrictions thing no longer seems to work in this 9.3.1 update. It is getting very irritating to be listening to iTunes Radio, or whatever it's called now, and only be able to listen to the clean versions of songs or songs with the majority of its lyrics blanked out, turned to empty spaces. Is their any real, competent, way of fixing this issue?

     

    Thank you

  • by drew.ss1,

    drew.ss1 drew.ss1 Sep 11, 2016 7:22 AM in response to CurveTheRain
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apple Music
    Sep 11, 2016 7:22 AM in response to CurveTheRain

    I have had this issue for some time now. I play music and at random the music stops and I read the that I'm not allowed to listen to my music. Apple, I paid a lot of money for my iPhone 6S plus and I believe I own it. I want to listen to my music and nit be told that I am not allowed. It is beyond frustrating and irritsting. It is now dangerouS. Why? Because I connect my phone to my car's audio and each time I have to use my phone to restart the music, I am distracted From driving.

     

    Apple, give me back control of my music. Simply fix it so that I can turn off Restrictions. listen carefully. All the 'fixes' suggested DO NOT WORK.

     

    iOS 10 will I hope bring the resolution to this dangerous problem.