I'm on the point of going crazy. Apple Music keeps opening automatically. Sometimes repeatedly. I'm running Catalina 10.15.6 on a 2012 iMac. I've been using Macs for 30 years but if can't resolve this issue I'll just have to dump it and get a PC. Help! - Eugene
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching. Called "noTunes". I got it through github.
https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
Saved my sanity. Also loads a button onto your dock and/or bar so you can turn it on and off at will.
I had this “problem” before, and I believe it is a feature in MacOS Yosemite and later. It is called Resume. When you shut down your computer, there is a checked box that says “Reopen Apps when turned on” and disable that. If that does not work, try blocking notifications from music, or turning off a feature that automatically opens notifications, both of which could trigger Music opening up automatically. Also works with iTunes and most other apps.
Just to toss this in the general tech troubleshooting should others be searching for the same problem: I had the same problem, apple Music keep popping up seconds after I closed the app. Went in to a massive troubleshooting mode to figure it out only to find out later that the wife had spilled water on the keyboard and the weird signals coming in from a keyboard on the fritz was somehow causing apple music to launch. Changed keyboards, problem disappeared. If you have this problem, check your USB devices. The problem could be there...
Like others here, this just happened to me, but not with Bluetooth headphones, with wired headphones! I unplugged my headphones from the audio jack and Music stopped repeatedly opening. These headphones also have a microphone on the wire (in case that matters) and I'm using a 2015 MacBook running Catalina 10.15.7
Hi, thanks for your reply and trying to help. Eventually found a little gem of an app called noTunes. Saved me.
https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes
best wishes,
Eugene
We're just other users here trying to help, what was the fix?
!Tried to help you but you never responded, well see you later. I offered to assist and you never posted the requested EtreCheck report!
Ah, thanks for the report, take care my friend. :)
Thanks for the hint. I am also seeing same issue after the latest last two MacOS updates.
AI will be the death of us all.
In Sys Prefs>Users & Groups, what all is listed in Login Items?
Lol you don't have to make up stuff like "30 year Mac loyalist moving to PC if my Apple Music bug isn't resolved" in order to get people's attention
After sometime, it has auto-stopped popping up for now. While it was happening, I just minimized the Apple Music as quitting it did not help.
It's a bug And a feature. So sad Apple killed off the desktop unit.
Nice tip though! :) 👍
Yes, that a distinct possibility. :)
Nice idea to check, thanks! :) 👍
Apple Music keeps opening automatically.
