music just starts playing automatically on my iPhone

I tried both disabling the infinity symbol and changing the settings to Automatically Airplay Never. Neither fixed the problem. Apple Music always starts playing. I've also had it start playing music after using AirPods on a phone call and removing the taking the AirPods. This is really annoying because I don't use Apple Music.

Okay—this worked for me, but not unfortunately, until I had deleted the Music app (which didn’t fix the problem anyway).

This problem was connected to my AirPods. I had connected them to my iPad a couple days ago instead of my iPhone phone (which I usually use with my AirPods). It wasn’t until I took the AirPods out of my ears, that I realized that the music was coming through my iPad, not my phone. It was an easy fix to turn the music off on my iPad.

Problem solved. Hope this helps somebody.

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.

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.

Apple Music randomly turns on and the infinity button doesn’t help. I even had to go as far to not use Bluetooth in my car which makes it hard to hear using the phone now. It’s so aggravating when I turn on my car and Apple Music turns on by itself and plays random songs as loud as can be. I’m definitely going to get rid of Apple Music if there isn’t a fix for this. Such bs!!!

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

Thankyou Forgottenrim. I just tried your solution but like others no infinity icon - I have the latest IOS.

in my old Freelander Apple Music now starts more frequently than ever and unprotected. Latterly immediately a phone call has ended it cuts in.

clearly and intentional act.

I don’t want to delete the app as I have some great music in my library 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️😫

You’d think apple would finally do something about this! It’s been the same on all iPhones and it’s horrible.

I disabled “hand off” and it’ll still automatically play in my car.

it’s one of the most irritating IPhone features. Instead of adding 50 minor fixes each month, they should focus on the items pepper hate about the phone.

FleshwoundsInIthaca wrote:

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

If you read my post and the links provided, you would see that it is specific to Bluetooth connections in a vehicle. You have provided no information to refute that. For your situation it may be useful to include the manufacturer of the headphones and if the music starts from Apple Music, Spotify, or Pandora along with the connection type. It would also be helpful to provide any troubleshooting steps that you have already done:

• Did you test with another phone manufacturer to conclude it only happens on iPhone?
• Did you try the AutoPlay setting on Apple Music?
• Do you use any other music app or is it only Apple Music?

I don't have a wired set of headphones to test on my own device, but I'm sure others will be able to provide more insight. It may be best to start a new question as the responses are starting to stray off topic being wired/wireless and headphone/ car audio.

Didn't work for me. I'm wondering if the infinity option is now only for ppl who subscribe to Apple music and disappeared with one of the updates for those who don't subscribe. I also lost my playlist with one of the recent updates :/

I have a news app that I would like to listen to but my iTunes automatically starts when I try to listen to the news. It’s especially frustrating when the news does come up but it comes up at low volume. When I turn up the volume, the music comes up. This is an iPhone 15 and I am ready to throw it out of my car window.

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.

Dankill wrote:

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.

I suggest doing a new post with the details of the headphones and the app used to play the audiobook. Sorry, but I only have AirPods, so unable to troubleshoot. Maybe someone else will be able to provide more insight or a solution. It could very well be a problem with the AirPods only wanting to play Apple Music, I just do not know. Your use case that you describe should be easily reproducible by others.

Apple Music isn’t very good. I had to delete it and move over to Spotify. Every time I got done watching a YouTube or any other media my Apple Music would instantly turn on and start playing. It’s very frustrating specially when you’re driving and you have to pause looking at the road to turn off Apple Music and go back to the original media source and press play. There should be some sort of toggle that makes Apple Music turn off. No other app does this.