music just starts playing automatically on my iPhone

If there is a setting to stop autoplay it would be on the stereo. In most cases the stereo will automatically start playing when the source of the music is set to Bluetooth. It needs to do this since the stereo does not have a Play/Pause button for Bluetooth music. If it didn't start playing when connected, there would be no way for you to start playing it from the stereo. Here is a possible option that will create a shortcut that stops the music from playing when connected to Bluetooth. The downfall to this approach is that to get music playing again through your car, you will need to start playing it on your phone.

• Open Shortcuts app
• Tap Automation at the bottom of the screen
• Tap "Create Personal Automation"
• Tap "Bluetooth"
• Tap "Choose" under Device and select your car
• Tap "Done"
• Tap "Next"
• Tap "Add Action"
• Tap "Media"
• Scroll down to the Playback section and tap "Play/Pause"
• Tap "Play/Pause" on the top of this screen and choose "Pause"
• Tap "Next"
• Tap "Done"

If you decide you don't want this automation after creating it, you can simply delete it from the Shortcuts app.

iOS 17 added an extra step to prevent shortcuts from running automatically, so you may need to turn off the "Ask Before Running" option on the shortcut as explained in the user guide:

Some personal automations can run without asking you for confirmation when they’re triggered.

1. In the Shortcuts app  on your iOS or iPadOS device, tap Automation .
2. Tap the automation you want to run automatically.
3. Turn off Ask Before Running, then tap Don’t Ask to confirm your choice.
4. Tap Done.
5. The automation will not notify you when it’s triggered.

At last a solution that works - no infinity symbol but this does allow you to disable automatic air play when you connect to your car - 8 hours of searching and bingo - thanks

the link above explains the action:

go to settings/airplay & handoff/automatic airplay and set to ask and bingo - I did reboot the phone and the car and it worked perfectly

I had this problem even though I'm not subscribed to Apple Music. My issue was that it automatically played songs that I had bought from iTunes years ago. I fixed this by going to Settings -> Music App -> Library (Show all purchases) OFF.

Sadly.

I have also.

And I am thinking of going Android.

My relatives and friends love their Android phones.

Only problem, I have a ton of iTunes music purchased, over the years.

I realize there are ppl here with different issues, but the core issue of unwanted auto play with no infinity symbol to toggle off does happen regardless of Bluetooth connectivity.

For example, if I am watching a twitch stream and whether I’m connected to a Bluetooth device or not, if I take a call or visit a separate app that uses mic or speakers (like the camera for video), when I exit the secondary app, instead of resuming my stream or other media, it auto plays Apple Music instead of the media I was playing resuming.

This is certainly intentional on apple’s part as (from what I’m seeing and reading) they don’t provide the infinity symbol toggle to ppl who don’t subscribe to Apple Music, and it activates whether the Apple Music app has been opened by the user or not.

For me, it is an intermittent problem, so I’m not certain of every parameter that is in play. While it may not be Apple’s express intention to “make” someone listen to or use Apple Music, it certainly functions to highlight how their native apps are synchronized with the operating system and ease of use features. Combined with the general human inclination to take the path of least resistance, it is not out of the question to attribute this issue to purposeful design on apple’s part, or to resent having the choice taken from you, when it is clearly available to others, or was available in the past.

Says it’s only available if you’re signed up to Apple Music subscription… Personally I’m not, and it still likes to play by itself when connected to Bluetooth in the car.

Very unfortunate but I deleted Apple Music app even though I have purchased a significant library over the years. Super annoying that Apple Music always opens when connecting to BT or earbuds. This has been a long time coming for me deleting it I suppose. It’s been so annoying that it’s prevented me for years using my phone as much as I’d like in vehicles… which led to me never using Apple Music…you want to try to force me to use it?…made me 100% not willing to try anything associated with a subscription through it EVER but instead become happy with other company’s services. Get out of your own way Apple.

I appreciate your resourcefulness! Still, the resolution to this issue can't be a user authored workaround. Apple needs to fix this.

Today, there is no infinity symbol. Since most recent upgrade Apple Music starts up every time. In the car this is the worst, because I do not want music while I am driving. I have downloaded John Cale’s 4’33” which is 4 minutes 33 seconds of silence. It gives me time to close the app with no music. I have it on auto repeat, so it is the only song that comes up. Next step will be to delete Apple Music.

So why does this happen with headphones. I will be listening to an audiobook, have to pause it for a bit and then click my airpods to resume the audiobook but apple music starts up instead? Very frustrating.

So why does this happen with headphones. I will be listening to an audiobook, have to pause it for a bit and then click my airpods to resume the audiobook but apple music starts up instead? Very frustrating.

After I tried every method, the only way that works: delete Apple Music, cancel the subscription and switch to Spotify.

it’s obvious Apple did this auto-play trick on purpose, in an ugly way.

Hey, everyone may not know what you know and that’s ok. Help with the knowledge without being rude ok? Sheesh “filled with people like you” that’s the rude I’m referring to, we can be kinder to eachother

Ohh Apple can fix it. They won’t fix it.

isn’t it my iPhone?