Can I change the app that opens when I connect my AirPods pros?

iPhone 12 Pro, AirPod pros, iOS 15 - when I put in my AirPods and my iPhone is locked, it always opens Apple Music up by default and presents that on the lock screen. Further, if I just single click on the AirPods at that point, it starts music. But actually I would rather it open and start Audible. Is it possible to control which app gets opened or started when the iPhone is locked and you just put in your AirPods and single click them?

Posted on Oct 6, 2021 9:20 PM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2021 3:51 PM

Hi pumpichank,


Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities. We understand you'd like to see if you're able to change which app your AirPods connect to when playing music. There aren't any settings you can select to change your AirPods from automatically connecting to your Apple Music app. However, we'd suggest asking Siri to play your music from the app you want easily change between them.


For reference:

Pause, skip, and adjust volume with your AirPods and AirPods Pro


If you'd like to leave any feedback about this directly to Apple, you may do so at Product Feedback.


Take care.

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Oct 7, 2021 3:51 PM in response to pumpichank

Hi pumpichank,


Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities. We understand you'd like to see if you're able to change which app your AirPods connect to when playing music. There aren't any settings you can select to change your AirPods from automatically connecting to your Apple Music app. However, we'd suggest asking Siri to play your music from the app you want easily change between them.


For reference:

Pause, skip, and adjust volume with your AirPods and AirPods Pro


If you'd like to leave any feedback about this directly to Apple, you may do so at Product Feedback.


Take care.

Oct 8, 2021 3:40 PM in response to SnickZ.

Thanks for the response @SnickZ. My question was only slightly different since I want my AirPods to connect to a different app than Apple Music by default, not to listen to music but to listen to Audible books. It sounds like your answer is relevant anyway in that iOS 15 doesn't give us any option to select the app AirPods connect to by default. That's unfortunate (consider this a feature request!).


Related to that is the app that shows up on the lock screen when I put the AirPods in. I can't tell you how many times I just want to listen to my book, so I put my AirPods in then click them and get blasted by some random music instead of my book!

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