How to stop Apple music from playing automatically on my car

"Media" is not an option when I try this process. Nor does the automation module for Music offer Play / Pause option. This has been an infuriating issue FOR YEARS!!! SHAME ON YOU, Apple -- GET A CLUE!!!

Win2Macmini wrote:

Can you actually delete the Apple Music app? I think Apple does NOT allow user to delete it. I don;t find that option to delete the App.

Here is the instructions that list the Music app that can be deleted.

Delete built-in Apple apps from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch - Apple Support

I just tried this this morning and it absolutely 100% works. In fact it is the only thing that has worked!

Anyone else that is annoyed with this create this automation! Genius idea

thank you for sharing this

This is a good (but quite tricky for ordinary users) way of solving the “problem”.

But this leads to another annoying thing like the Shortcuts notification banner, which cannot be disabled (at least in an easy way) since there is no Shortcuts app in Notifications.

For those who had trouble with Sharkinstx’s automation instructions, I rewrote them with some greater detail for the uninitiated (most of us have never attempted an automation before).

Thank you again, Sharkinst— it really did work— what a game changer to NOT have my car blast whatever at me every time I start it up.

I have the same problem! USB carplay, and apple music automatically starts! WHY??? I want to turn it off! I went so far I bought an android dongle to support porsche, and using my old android phone i my car.

Is there a lawsuit potential here? Like I almost wrecked my car backing up with it suddenly starts!! this is more than annoying it is dangerous..and I know NO ONE that has ever been successful in getting it to turn of.. ever !!!

APPLE must fix this !

I’m right there with you. When I start the car - I get BLASTED in the face with a song. When I’m driving and I voice text, after each text - SMASH - same stupid song. I can’t take it anymore, I am so tired of apple.

anyway, to reply to your answer - I read all over that deleting the app doesn’t help. Instead of Apple Music, it will auto play YouTube, or Spotify. I cannot believe this. I am beyond annoyed.

Wow! Thank you!. You solved a problem i am experiencing since heaps of time. This unstudied feature also annoys us with Apple HomePod Mini. Several years before we were not allowed to delete the app. Looks they rectified the problem by shoting on their feet 🥵🤣

None of these suggestions work !!!! I completely cancelled my Apple Music subscription and IT STILL DOES IT! I think it just won’t play full songs but it’s playing songs from my playlist when I had the subscription. I keep double checking and it is completely cancelled. This shouldn’t be happening and it shouldn’t be impossible to turn off. Of all the things Apple is capable of, this needs to be fixed!!!

What a nightmare. This issue has also nearly caused an accident twice. This was happening with my previous car, a Subaru. I have now had a 2022 Honda for 2 years & this didn't happen for TWO YEARS & then BAM, all of a sudden it's happening again, music in iTunes blasting from my car about 30 seconds to 1 min after I start the car. I agree with the original post that Apple should have figured out a way to fix this-without removing Bluetooth!-years ago. I just deleted iTunes from my phone. We'll see if that works or if it will just somehow still blas from my speakers when I start the car.

I have had several cars and iPhones over the years and the only cars that it starts automatically when connected to Bluetooth are Chevy's. It has never done it on my Honda, Kia, Acura, or Toyota. It only has happened in a Chevy Tahoe and Mailibu.

If Apple music is forced on whenever a bluetooth device is connected to your iPhone, Apple can legitimately say how many millions of users listen to apple music. Even if you have no intention of doing so, clever huh? Don't expect this user frustration to be resolved anytime soon as it's too valuable for PR!

Deleting Music does not work. The last thing I was listening to was an Audiobook from Audible. When I get in the car, it's starts playing the audio file even when the audible app is closed. I close the App to stop it. Get out of the car at a service station, when I get back in and start the engine, off goes Audible. SO ANNOYING.

How many people have a busted blown out speaker due to the horrible feature of auto playing music that we don’t intend to turn on because we didn’t remember bluetooth was the selected input. Or when you were using Bluetooth to play something in another app that required sound to be up, then to get a phone call, then hang up and have the music app start playing really loud.