Can’t turn off auto play using all recommend methods.

Hello 1johnnyd,

We would like to see how we can help you with turning off Autoplay on your iPhone. Which app are you having the issue with? If the issue is with Apple Music, just Click the Autoplay button(infinite loop) at the top of the queue to turn Autoplay on; click it again to turn it off. For more information visit: Use the Playing Next queue in Music on Mac - Apple Support

"1.In the Music app  on your Mac, do any of the following to play music:

• Stream songs from Apple Music
• Play songs from your library
• Play CDs

Note: A song needs to be playing before you can use the Playing Next queue.

2.Click the Playing Next button , click Playing Next, then do any of the following:

• Turn Autoplay on or off: Click the Autoplay button  at the top of the queue to turn Autoplay on; click it again to turn it off.
• When Autoplay is on, the button changes color.
  • Note: When you turn off Autoplay on a device that uses your Apple ID—your iPhone, for example—Autoplay is turned off on all other devices that use the same Apple ID."

Cheers!

Hey 1johnnyd,

If you just want to prevent auto starting music when using your AirPods, you'll need to turn off Auto Ear Detection.

Turn Automatic Ear Detection on or off

By default, AirPods sense when they're in your ear and receive the audio from your device. AirPods also pause and resume playback when you remove one of your AirPods, or stop playback—and won't resume—when you remove both. When you have Automatic Ear Detection on and you're not wearing your AirPods, audio plays through your device's speakers.

When you turn off Automatic Ear Detection, these features are off and all audio plays to your AirPods whether or not you're wearing them.

Here are the steps to disable:

1. Make sure your AirPods are paired with an iPhone or iPad.
2. Go into Settings > Bluetooth.
3. Find your AirPods and tap the (i) next to it.
4. Turn off Automatic Ear Detection.

All this information and more is available here: Change the settings of your AirPods and AirPods Pro

Take care!

Literally nothing works to stop airpods switching on apple music when I put them in my ear. Also the little white bits fall out, and the sound quality isn’t as good as my wired earbuds from another manufacturer. Could not recommend and will probably sell as they are just intensely irritating. The only reason I had to get them was the lack of a headphone jack. Just poor.