music just starts playing automatically on my iPhone

Iron-Owl wrote:

You would think Apple would come on here and at least tell us that there’s no way to fix this!!! You think they would at least tell us something? Instead of just leaving us completely in the dark! My next phone is an android!!! I’ve been with Apple iPhone since day one in 2007.

This forum is made up of users like you. Apple will not come on here and tell you anything. You do have the option to Contact Apple directly to see if there is a different solution.

Since your next phone is going to be an Android, this is a heads up for you so you are not disappointed. It does not matter the device and the same thing happens on Android.

https://support.google.com/android/thread/131031647/how-do-i-disable-autoplay-on-bluetooth-connect?hl=en

https://support.google.com/android/thread/183167111/how-do-i-disable-autoplay-on-bluetooth-connect?hl=en

https://support.google.com/android/thread/222082661/spotify-automatically-playing-in-my-car?hl=en

If you have read any of the posts here, you will realize it has nothing to do with the device. The problem is that the radio in your car has no way to Play/Pause Bluetooth music. If it did not start playing when it was connected, the radio would not be able to start playing the music. You will notice that when you switch the source of the music from Bluetooth to FM on your radio that the music continues on your phone and only stops when it gets disconnected from Bluetooth. Again that is because the radio has no way to Play/Pause music on Bluetooth. All the phone can do is start playing on connection and stop when it is disconnected. This keeps the device hands-free so you are not starting and stopping the music on the phone.

The shortcut below works by pausing the music on a Bluetooth connection. This will work with the downfall of when you do change your radio to listen to Bluetooth music, you will need to start the music on your phone manually since it has been paused. That is not necessarily hands-free and may be why it is not included on every device.

Doesn’t fix this specific problem. Everytime I start my Bluetooth earbud then iOS starts AppleMusic. Real PITA. Never gets fixed.

I finally figured it out on my Phone OKii

I finally figured it out guys. Go by the instructions just given. THEN TURN YOUR PHONE AND BACK ON… that finalized the deal for me.

Wrong. The problem is with iPhone because the same thing happens with directly connected headphones.

Crnogorac wrote:

This certainly seems to be an intentional act by Apple to force us to listen to Apple Music rather than their competitors. No auto play icon on my iphone14promax. This is beyond irritating, frustrating and insulting for Apple to do this. I am getting sick of their efforts to control and monopolize.

This is just the way bluetooth audio works in vehicles. You will find the same thing happens if you use Spotify instead of Apple Music and is the same for Android devices as well. Nothing to do with Apple forcing you to listen to Apple Music.

It is so frustrating for me too whenever I start my car, music from ITunes play automatically and I want to play my Spotify playlists. Much worse is when you move tab from your option on car screen, let say AM, FM, iPod, Bluetooth , it would default back to to the iTunes music. I cancelled my iTunes subscription already coz Spotify has a much broader selections. Apple please give an option to have our music defaults.

This is what I did. I added a screen time for ITunes and time it only for the minimum 1 minute. Before you go car play iTunes & it stops after 1 minute, walla, you can play your other music app. Add the app on screen time so you can limit use.

I followed the instruction to turn off the repeat, but it only sets at repeat every and repeat song. When I manage to get it greyed out it turns right back on again 🤦🏻‍♀️

so annoying. And no way to set Spotify or other service as default. Oh apple, how you betray us in your own interest

Ever since this new update, it’s more frequenting in auto play for iTunes music in cars. I believed they intentionally did it for customers to subscribe back to iTunes. I hope with many competitive music apps, ITunes gets obsolete.

Tell me about it, every time I’m driving and listening to something other than on Apple Music, and I pause it, or switch apps, it automatically starts playing Apple music. I just deleted the app. Will stick to Spotify and Amazon Music

I am having the same problem with my Iphone 14Pro. The phone has been automatically playing songs that are not on my playlist for a long time, and now it's playing Apple Radio, and there are no options to turn it off. Best Buy ran diagnostics on it, updated the app,,,and their Geek Squad can't find the settings either.

I am beyond displeased with what Apple is doing.

Came here to say what many others have said before me. Autoplay is an infuriating feature and it needs to be binned. It comes on even when: Autoplay is toggled off in the Music App, and Handoff is toggled off in the settings. As another tortured soul said the only other method that truly works is to delete the app. So that‘s that for Apple Music on my phone. Good luck and good riddance.

I tried this and it failed the first time I got in my car. Music came up on its own right away.

I don’t want to delete my iTunes too. I bought a lot of music from iTunes

I want my iPhone STOP PLAYING MY LIBRARY automatically every time it’s connects with any Bluetooth