How can I stop Music from playing when I put AirPods in ear?

Patrick_W Said:

"How can I stop Music from playing when AirPods are put in ear?: There is no music playing before placing them in my ears. Apple Music starts up on its own whenever I place the earbuds."

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Turn Off "Automatic Head Detection":

1. Go Here: Turn off Automatic Head Detection or Automatic Ear Detection - Apple Support
2. As it Reads: "Your AirPods automatically stop playing audio when you take them off, and resume playback when you put them back on. You can change this setting."

Patrick_W Said:

"How can I stop Music from playing when AirPods are put in ear?: [...]An Apple genius said he would look into it and get back to me, but it has been days with no message. In these community discussions, I have noted that over a thousand people have said they have this problem too."

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Where to go from here ---

A. Start with Contacting Apple:

Contact Apple Support back, if you never heard back from them.

Apple Contact Info:

• Contact Us - Choose Locations
• Proceed from there, as necessary

Why the Wait:

Phone calls are taking a bit to go through at the moment, due to lots of calls. With the Coronavirus Pandemic, many are at home at the moment, with much time on their hands to contact Apple. So, just stay on the line, and you will get through :)

and...

B. Report this to Apple:

Do Your Part:  Question is--> "If thousand of people have said this too, then have they reported it to Apple yet?" Apple might find a fix if reported enough, but they'll never know about your side of the issue, until it is reported to them. So, report this to Apple. The more feedback Apple receives on this, the more they will know what is occurring, and fixes to include in fixes to come.

Contacting Apple Support:

1. Go here: Feedback - AirPods - Apple
2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: on when you came across this issue, and how you have troubleshot it this far.
4. Proceed from there as necessary.

Patrick_W Said:

"Problem persists. Apple Music app opens itself and is foremost on login screen whenever I have AirPods in. Very irritating. I don't like the idea of trashing the Music app, but unless Apple comes up with a fix, I may need to do so."

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About Trashing Music App:

No worries. You couldn't trash the Music app, even if you wanted to, because it is built into the iOS. Strangely enough, sometimes, builtin apps get deleted, in which case, you'd have to reset the Home Screen Layout. After the reset, you'll have to add back all the widgets that you can recall being back on there. So, write down what is currently on the Home Screen, prior to the reset.

Scroll to: Reset the Home Screen and Apps to their Original Layout

1. Go to: Settings
2. Tap: General
3. Tap: Reset
4. Tap: Reset Home Screen Layout
5. Then... Add the app back

Patrick_W Said:

"How can I stop Music from playing when AirPods are put in ear?: I feel confused. I would have no idea what Facebook would say. I resigned my Facebook account over a decade ago. Why do you bring it up?"

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Facebook does not apply here. Misread for other post of similar topic.

Patrick_W Said:

"How can I stop Music from playing when AirPods are put in ear?"

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Pause the Music:

Prior to putting them into your ear, pause the music that is playing.

You are welcome. Let us know what Facebook has to say on this.