Apple Music keeps stopping

Hi, just making a suggestion here based on my experience that I've just had. My iPhone stopped playing music every time it locked the screen. Went down all the suggested paths including deleting and reinstalling the music app (Which was a nightmare as it also deletes all downloaded music!)

Anyway the reason simply came down to the fact that I have 'Focus' turned on to 'Do Not Disturb'! Every time the screen locks it only allows the specified apps and people to work and music isn't in this.

Definitely a bug as there's no way to add the music app to the list of apps that are exempt from focus, but that did sort my problem out by switching focus off.

Not sure if this is something that might help you with your issue?

Howdy MJL-Canuck,

Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities.

As you see this occurs with different instances, have you noticed if this happens on your iPhone only or if this happens with anyone else in the Family Sharing group? If this is happening with your iPhone only, let's check to see if you may have a profile or VPN installed at the time this happens. If so, can you remove or disable it to see if this continues to occur? To check for a configuration profile on your iPhone, go to Settings > General > Profiles & Device Management. You can locate additional information here: Install or remove configuration profiles on iPhone - Apple Support

If that isn't related to what is occurring, check to see if you may have been listening to a playlist or album to see if the music pauses as it's reached the final song. For help with this, you can check out what's set to play next if it occurs again to see if this could be related. Check out the information below for help and you can find more information here: Add music to your queue to play next on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device - Apple Support

See and change what plays next

1. Tap the song that's playing at the bottom of your screen.

2. In the lower-right corner of your screen, tap Playing Next .

3. From here, you can see and edit your Playing Next and Autoplay queues.

• Reorder music: Drag the three lines  next to a song up or down.

• Remove a song: Swipe left over a song, then tap Remove.

If you play music that's not in your queue, you'll see an option to clear your music queue. If you choose Clear, then the music in your queue is replaced with the music you've selected to play.

If none of that information is helpful, Contact Apple Support so they can look into this in detail with you.

Have a great day!