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Why does my music app start playing randomly when headphones are connected? It doesn’t show as such, but when I open it I can see it is the source and stop it. How can I disable the auto play feature? It sometimes ends up draining power when connected and I am not wearing the headset to realise.
TIA
iPhone 8
Thank you - sounds very helpful, but it seems I don’t have the auto play feature as the music on my phone is from my iTunes library, not through an Apple Music subscription. I have two icons - repeat or random. No infinity auto play. And it’s not consistent when it starts. I am usually listening to podcasts and it never selects them. A bit of a mystery. Any further thoughts very welcome!
Thank you - sounds very helpful, but it seems I don’t have the auto play feature as the music on my phone is from my iTunes library, not through an Apple Music subscription. I have two icons - repeat or random. No infinity auto play. And it’s not consistent when it starts. I am usually listening to podcasts and it never selects them. A bit of a mystery. Any further thoughts very welcome!
Hello j00ds,
This is normal when headphones are connected. What may help is to turn off autoplay in the up next queue, which is outlined here: Add music to your queue to play next on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device - Apple Support
"Autoplay takes the work out of choosing what to play next. Just play a song, then Autoplay finds similar songs and plays them afterward.
To see your Autoplay queue:
To turn Autoplay on or off, tap the Autoplay button in the upper-right corner of your screen. If you turn off Autoplay on one of your devices, then Autoplay is turned off on any device that's signed in with your Apple ID."
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Thank you for the reply j00ds!
Let's make sure your device is up-to-date. If it is updated, let's restart your device. Restarting your device and making sure it is updated can resolve many unexpected issues.
Take a look here on how to restart your iPhone: Restart your iPhone
Take a look here on how you can update your iPhone: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If the issue persists, please reach out to Apple directly to investigate: Get Support
Cheers!
How to disable auto play music with headphones
