Music widget stuck on lock screen when bluetooth headset is connected.

This began on my iPhone 8 Plus after a recent update. I have also done all the same things you have to remove it and it disappears briefly, but comes right back. It's driving me nuts! APPLE support PLEASE provide a fix to this, or at least respond to this thread, clearly others are currently having the same issue. BTW, this same issue occurred a couple of years ago after an update and it took months to resolve. Occasionally, my AirPods will even start playing music when I put them in my ear and I have to shut it off, but that stopped occurring a couple weeks ago. However, the music widget remains on the lock screen (and to your point, takes up more than half the screen space). These kinds of issues shouldn't be happening with iPhone software updates. Apple needs to get it together, there are too many "ghosts" in the iCloud "machine."

Well I used to love my iPhone. But honestly the stupid music widget on the home screen when I plug my earbuds in to make a call just annoys the heck out of me. Hello Apple? When I plug in, I want to make a call - remember these are phones. I uninstalled the music app, so no now I won't be buying any of your music, and all the other lock phone/Siri switches, etc. set to off. But nope, no matter what I do, when I plug in earbuds, music widget forces the things I WANT to see off the screen. Fix this Apple. Android is calling...

im getting closer and closer to that edge too. this feature is foolish. it’s out of place and in the way. along with the fact that i can’t turn my wireless earbuds to half without Apple lowering the volume by itself. Hello!!!, I have them turned up but the sound is already low, I don’t know...maybe it’s the way they sit in my ear canal, maybe it’s the way they are not strong to begin with, maybe it’s the recording is already low, maybe it’s not even music maybe it’s spoken word. Hello

I have the same issue. It's probably like most things Apple: "You just don't understand what's best for you. We know better. It's not a flaw. It's by design." Hopefully, someone figures out how to fix this..