How to stop music from playing when inserting headphones

When I plug my headphones into my iPhone 8 Plus, music automatically plays. How do I turn this feature off?


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iPhone 6, iOS 11

Posted on Sep 14, 2020 12:26 PM

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Sep 15, 2020 12:33 PM in response to Diane Harper

Hi Diane,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! We understand that you want to prevent your iPhone from playing music automatically when plugging in headphones.This is expected behavior when connecting an iOS device to a Bluetooth or USB accessory. 


If you'd like to provide feedback to Apple about this feature, you can do so by visiting the following link: 


Feedback - iPhone - Apple


Take care.

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