Apple Music starts playing when I put my AirPods in or take them out.

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Apple Music starts playing when I put my AirPods in or take them out.

How do I stop Apple Music from starting automatically when I put my AirPods in or take them out.

I see others asking the same question and so far it’s suggests to disable auto connect in the AirPods. But this is not really the problem. The problem is Apple Music starting. How about auto connecting and disconnecting without Apple Music taking over. There lies the issue. I would like my AirPods to connect and then allow me to choose if I’m going to hear music or make a call. And I certainly do not want Apple Music or any other media to start playing through my phone when I remove my AirPods.

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 11, 2023 1:57 PM

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Matthew_J5

Community Specialist

Feb 13, 2023 3:26 PM in response to Shooz_Man

Hi Shooz_Man,

Thank you for posting to Apple Support Communities.

The feature you write about does sound like automatic switching. This is when "AirPods are connected to your iPhone and Apple Watch at the same time. Sound switches between them automatically."

You can disable this by following these steps:

"With your AirPods in your ears and connected to your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Bluetooth. Alternatively, you can go to Settings > [your AirPods].
Tap the More Info button next to your AirPods in the list of devices.
Tap Connect to This iPhone [or iPad].
Tap When Last Connected to This iPhone [or iPad].
To turn on this feature again, tap Automatically."

Switch your AirPods to another device - Apple Support

That should help.

Take care.

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