How to disable car autoplay on iPhone

Problem is so ______ irritating/enraging. Two cars and three phones later, this problem still exists.

So, in logic/garage band or whatever.... create a song with silence, however long you like.

Make sure to name it something that will precede their code that decides to pick the same **** song every single time a connection or phone state changes.

In my case, it’s AAPLE BLOWS ______

langstro wrote:

Every time a new iOS comes out, the always advertise hundreds of new features, but they never come out with the option to "disable auto-play", ****

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That's because "auto-play" is NOT a function of the phone. It's being controlled by the head unit in your car.

I have the same issue with an MKi9100 connected to my 2008 Kia. Bluetooth operation for me is absolutely fine and plays an opened audio book on connection but when connecting via the USB lightning connector to keep my iOS 10 iPhone 5S charged it auto plays the first song alphabetically (even with shuffle set) in my Apple Music. This is even when I have Audible opened for playing my book or when a map/satnav is active with sound on.

As stated, this is a safety issue.

I queried them in my local Apple Store but they had no idea what a Parrot device or Auto Play was and offered no advice at all.

I have tried the various settings described in this trail and disabling Car Play in Restrictions does get round the issue since although it starts up USB connected Apple Music it is in pause mode. It also does auto play opened apps such as Audible just like when connected via Bluetooth which is perfect.

So, for me, this problem appears fixed but will repost if I find any foibles or if the next iOS update screws it up.

pity it's taken me so long to find a fix...

My reply is about Parrot connections and the Parrot MKi9100 as detailed does have a USB connection and it is that connection that I clearly (if you bothered to read it) was on about and yes it is a safety issue as it needs hand on in car effort to turn it off.

I wish you were right, but since autoplay also plays when i plug a headphone

in it cannot be a „ headunit issue“. It also should be natural for smartphones from high price market to address that kind of a problem as conveniently possible. So stop blaming and start programming. The have a shrug attitude of some frequent posters here is highly questionable.

I last commented on this thread in 2015, somehow I suddenly get updates on this thread.

To KiltedJIm - I notice you indefatigably maintain that somehow this is the problem of the headunit of the car, inspite of so many people mentioning this problem they are facing.

My car is a 2009 model Ford Mondeo - which does not even support A2DP streaming of music from phone over Bluetooth. Why on earth is it sending a signal to the phone to play music? It is the phone which detects getting connected to Bluetooth and plays the music automatically. In my case I don't get to hear any music, but it plays silently all the time - if I don't notice in time and shut it off, I end up with a half dead battery after a 3 hour drive - many of my commutes.

Regarding the problem itself, I am resigned to the fact that Apple won't do anything about it, and I always charge my phone on the go, and try to remember to shut down the music player as soon as I start driving, I am not holding my breath waiting for a solution. I just don't understand why someone would insist there is no problem in the first place.

So. Let us all send feedback. I think if we're paying high priced hardware, we can expect the software to behave correctly and for that matter, Apple, you could and should fix your software before any fancypants new looks, new "features" (like the unusable lables) or whatever - Just make it work flawlessly.
Here's the link: Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Ford Mondeo too. Actually, it is difficult to hear audio from anything that is not Music from Apple.

Every time a new iOS comes out, the always advertise hundreds of new features, but they never come out with the option to "disable auto-play", ****

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It's now late 2017 and this problem still exists, much to the chagrin of all those naysayers in these apple threads that go on about how it's time to move on or these are old problems. Old problems that still exist and still bug people.

For me, I have iTunes Match with mobile data turned OFF and no music downloaded to the phone.

When I plug in the phone VIA lightning to the usb on the car's head unit (I've tried sony, pioneer, some junky chinese brands, fusion, etc) the phone will:

1. Stop the audio that I am listening to, if it's not in the music app (e.g. a podcast app, a streaming radio app, a cloud music player like soundcloud, a music production app).
2. Play a song from my iTunes library. I thought it was the first song alphabetically, but it's not always the same. I think it's semi random.
3. If I bring up the controls from the bottom of the screen, the music player is in a STOPPED state (with music playing) and reports the name of the App that it stopped (e.g. SoundCloud).
4. If I then press the PLAY button, the background song stops, then whatever I was listening to in my app starts playing again.

So getting into the car is a quick jiggle between turning the car on, plugging in the phone and taking off my headphones, then jabbing buttons I shouldn't have to jab in order to continue listening to my podcasts or audiobooks or whatever. This is crazy.

The thing I don't get is WHERE does it get the song? It just seems to ignore my "don't use mobile data" setting for iTunes Match and grab something and start playing it. I keep having to go into settings then itunes then deleting the downloaded songs again. What is going on, Apple?

The only solution I have found is to turn the audio off in my car. This way the phone connection is still on, the bluetooth is still on but the audio is off, this means my music / books don't start automatically.

To follow up on this however, that would be nice to have a proper option somewhere. Also the car bluetooth automatically steal the connection of any connected headset which is annoying, we should be give the option to prompt for choice...

I found the solution!!!

It's 2017 and this happened to me, a Mazda CX-5 and upon entering the vehicle and after EVERY voice command, it would auto play music. Including if I said "turn music off" it would say okay and then it would turn right back on. I browsed all of the forums and nothing. Super frustrating!! So what did I do?

After having an iPhone since inception, without deviation, I got the Google Pixel and said screw you Apple and now I no longer have to deal with that issue and a crappy battery and Siri being inferior and, and , and . . .

Sadly, my girl went with the 7 (we both had the 6) and the Pixel blows it away, she comes home and her phone is dead or dying, mine doesn't need a charge until the next day and in 15 minutes it's charged for 7 hours.

I miss Steve Jobs but my phone is efficient and fun again.

How is this a solution when doing so disables the ability to get directions, make calls, send and receive messages, and listen to music? But then I switched to the Pixel and no longer have this issue.

1230 people have the same question, I guess that's not enough to warrant a fix, but I traded in the iPhone for the Pixel and have zero issues now, so it's absolutely an iPhone problem. Best of luck to you!

Sadly, the only solution I found was to delete the music app. Apple *****. They don't give a hoot. When I know I will be taking drives where I want to listen to music I reinstall the app. Apple, the company that forces its customers to become techies.