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Spek1 Author

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49 points

Apple Music randomly plays when I remove AirPods

This issue has been an ongoing one for me. Occasionally — not always but just often enough to be a hassle — my iPhone starts playing Apple Music when I remove my AirPods Pro.

This started a number of years ago. At the time, I never even used Apple Music. One day, I said “Hey Siri, play some jazz.” And jazz music started playing via Apple Music. But ever since then, I’ll take out my AirPods after watching YouTube or playing a game or something, and then my phone starts playing jazz via Apple Music — an app I never intentionally use.

Recently I subscribed to Apple One, which includes Apple Music, and the frequency of the random playing has increased. I casually browsed Apple Music once, and now when I remove my AirPods, my phone starts playing random songs related to the ones I browsed through.

In short, I don’t want my phone to play ANYTHING after I take out my AirPods, much less random songs from an app I don’t actively use.

iPhone 13 Pro

Posted on Jun 11, 2022 5:41 AM

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mhowie

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10 points

Posted on Jul 29, 2022 9:13 AM

Add me to this club with the AirPod Pros.

I remove my Airpod(s) after making a phone call and Apple Music starts playing.

I remove one of my Airpods (in noise cancellation mode) while on a plane so I can hear the flight attendant, and Apple Music starts blaring in the other ear.

If it's a bug, fix it Apple. If there is a setting that could be changed, let us know. I suspect it's the former, however. It's incredibly annoying as it is.

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May 27, 2023 4:34 PM in response to Arthur266

This is still not solved. Happened to me today.

goonermn

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Jun 14, 2023 1:22 PM in response to Spek1

Still an issue as of 14 June 2023...

neilrk7

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Jun 14, 2023 3:35 PM in response to goonermn

So frustrating! Never had this issue until using AirPods Pro.

friguim

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Feb 4, 2024 12:39 AM in response to Spek1

The only solution I found is to delete tha app Apple Music 😬

sdhuskey

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8 points

Mar 21, 2024 6:23 AM in response to Spek1

I got sick of this as well. I deleted the Apple Music App. Problem solved!

Apr 27, 2024 7:19 PM in response to Spek1

can not believe I am experiencing the exactly same thing today in 2024!!!

McGlu

Level 1

12 points

Apr 29, 2024 10:16 AM in response to Spek1

I think I may have found a solution after all this time (literally years of this annoyance). Long press the Apple Music app icon / Remove App.

Jun 12, 2024 12:53 AM in response to Eowaraldor

Turn off «register/connect ear automatic» in your aipods menu. Thats the only way to get rid off the problem unfortunatly.

Spek1 Author

Level 1

49 points

Jun 12, 2022 8:19 PM in response to ryane77

Thanks! I’ve just toyed with both Autoplay and Ear Detection, so we will see what happens. I have my doubts though; apparently Autoplay is only available to those who subscribe to Apple Music; I’ve only been subscribed for a few weeks, but this issue has been going on for a few years. The key difference is now that I’ve subscribed to Apple Music, it has expanded the types of songs it randomly plays when I take my AirPods out. Prior to subscribing, it would only play a random jazz station and that free U2 album that I can never seem to remove.

I can’t remember for sure, but I think this issue also predates me owning my current AirPods Pro, which I got a year and a half ago.

I never should’ve said “hey Siri, play some jazz!”

Iando

Level 1

16 points

Sep 11, 2022 8:46 AM in response to Spek1

It's really annoying that you can't control this if you have multiple devices - you turn off automatic ear detection on one device and if you haven't turned it off on all devices it will 'detect' it and switch it back on for you. It is as if Apple is playing an April Fools joke on you daily. Dear Apple: It's not hard - just don't automatically change settings and allow a human only to update settings. Not everyone wants music starting every time you put in earphones. It's freakin' annoying.

Nashie84

Level 1

8 points

Sep 22, 2022 5:11 AM in response to Spek1

Was there any solution found for this? I wear my airpod pros in bed while my baby sleeps and it likes to scream music randomly when I take them out which then wakes up the baby. So that’s super fun and annoying!

Sep 22, 2022 9:11 AM in response to ryan238

It surprises me that they have chosen to ignore this annoying bug. And us.

If they have looked at it and cannot fix it, the least they can do is say so..........

Given the complexity of some of the bugs they routinely figure out and rectify, this should be (I would think) a pretty simple fix.

Nov 14, 2022 5:08 AM in response to OrigamiFan1

Add me to the list. Mine plays random music on the device OR the AirPod Pros. I’m usually streaming news and they decide it’s time for music every time I take them out for a short time for a chat. Drives me batty as I have 12 Apple devices music can be coming from at home..

A working “Autoplay Off”, per device on Music is not Rocket Surgery guys..

Nov 14, 2022 6:48 AM in response to OrigamiFan1

The first link in OrigamiFan1’s post helped me. There is an elusive “infinity” sign button in the “playing next” window that when clicked, turns off autoplay. I’m not sure yet under what circumstances it appears. It seems to depend upon the type of content selected in “playing next” but it works.

Nov 15, 2022 4:16 AM in response to Spek1

Yes this is happening to me too. Only with airpods pro. Very annoying. Can be embarrassing in certain situations. I walk out of a room, take out my airpods pro, and music starts blaring out of my M1 Macbook Pro when I'm not even there. There was no music playing in the airpods when I took them out. Hope apple fix it.

Apple Music randomly plays when I remove AirPods