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Q: iTunes automatically starts playing when iPhone 5 (w iOS 7.0.2) is connected to car radio via an Apple cable

I'm using an iPhone 5 with iOS 7.0.2, regardless it is the most recent update

 

When I plug my phone into my car radio's USB port (Apple cable, not knock off) iTunes starts to play the very first song in my large iTunes library.

 

I plug into the USB port to charge it and to connect the phone to radio in order to use hands free audio.

 

I have tried two or three different cables, it happens with all cables and again all are actual Apple cables.

 

I do not recall this happening with iOs 6 or at least as much.

With iOs 7 it happens every f***ing time. Extremely annoying and dangerous (I may get so frustrated by this that one day I might just smash the phone or the car radio :-) to the equipment.

 

I have to unlock my phone, go to iTunes and pause or stop the song/iTunes.

The app does not show as being open, that is why I have to go iTunes itself, the old fashioned way, so to speak.

 

It sometimes happens when I plug my headset in (also Apple brand, the basic ones that come with the iPad and iPhones) to phone and have tried the two different ones I have. It only seems to happen if my phone is not in use (i.e. I am on a call and switch to the headset it does not happen)

 

Interestingly this issue with the headphones and iTunes automatically starting happened more with iOS 6  and than with iOS 7. Ironically the opposite is true with the car radio, USB port cable, charging and iPhone — it rarely happened with iOS 6.0 but with iOS 7.0 it always happens.

 

I cannot seem to find a fix here but I do see I am not the only one with this annoying issue.

 

Please someone (APPLE!)  figure out a fix.

 

PS I have even considered NOT having any of my music on my phone — none at all —  which not only would solve the problem (I would hope!)  but be extremely inconvenient and defeating the purpose of only having an iPhone vs an iPhone and an iPod.

 

PPS -  I probably left out something really relevant, like what color is my car , so if I did, please let me know.

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.2, iTunes

Posted on Oct 13, 2013 7:30 PM

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Q: iTunes automatically starts playing when iPhone 5 (w iOS 7.0.2) is connected to car radio via an Apple cable

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  • by stevenXcross,

    stevenXcross stevenXcross May 10, 2014 4:27 PM in response to Chris CA
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    May 10, 2014 4:27 PM in response to Chris CA

    Yes. The music app. 

     

    Sorry

  • by Bruce Forsberg,

    Bruce Forsberg Bruce Forsberg May 11, 2014 8:05 AM in response to chrirata
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    May 11, 2014 8:05 AM in response to chrirata

    I'm a little embarrassed about my solution sounding like it was the final fix. It isn't.

     

    My iPhone is still trying to play music on its own too. It doesn't always happen so it didn't become apparent at first.

     

    I'm convinced there is a bug in the iOS that needs to be fixed but it will take convincing someone at Apple to take it seriously enough to look into it.

  • by sdkatsh,

    sdkatsh sdkatsh May 12, 2014 2:02 PM in response to sdkatsh
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    May 12, 2014 2:02 PM in response to sdkatsh

    Wow all these comments and suggestions are quite good none of them have solved the original problem. I have simply no idea how to make Apple aware of this issue

    I've talked to Apple care more than once.  I've talked with and  to the regular techs  and their supervisors as well as senior techs

    I'm explaining this problem in detail to them and they all act like they've never heard of it before

    SO far at least 10 people in this "blog" have had this problem that must mean at least 1000 people have this problem or more

     

    Upgrading the newest operating system than these little tricks of iTunes nothing helps this is really a bad move by Apple

    We can hope the new operating system will take care of this bug however I remain doubtful please I would think they would've submitted a patch by now

     

    Please excuse any grammatical, spelling, and so on errors as I am using Siri to do this you to a minor disability.

  • by Bruce Forsberg,

    Bruce Forsberg Bruce Forsberg May 12, 2014 2:13 PM in response to sdkatsh
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    May 12, 2014 2:13 PM in response to sdkatsh

    Acting as though they've never heard of the problem is Apple's normal reaction to the all problems. I think that if enough people keep complaining something will finally get done to correct the problem.

  • by Jim Houghton,

    Jim Houghton Jim Houghton May 12, 2014 7:18 PM in response to Bruce Forsberg
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    May 12, 2014 7:18 PM in response to Bruce Forsberg

    At the end of the day, that fix (turning off "music" under cellular in settings) didn't change anything. Sure looked good on paper.  I can't see this being one of those things like the Yahoo toolbar or the McAfee tools that install themselves and then are a ***** to get rid of.  Why would Apple want to bug us like this just to promote their radio? It doesn't exactly create warm and fuzzy feelings.

  • by Bruce Forsberg,

    Bruce Forsberg Bruce Forsberg May 19, 2014 11:34 PM in response to Bruce Forsberg
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    May 19, 2014 11:34 PM in response to Bruce Forsberg

    Finally… a solution that works!

     

    I found another discussion regarding music on the iPhone, but this one was about removing the music.

     

    I thought that turning off USE CELLULAR DATA would work. As you all found out, it didn't. That only stops iTunes Radio from working. Any music you have in iCloud will still be availble.

     

    In the other discussion I found out how to remove all the music from the iPhone.

     

    It starts with: Settings > Music, then turn off Show All Music.

    Next, go to: Settings > General > Usage Click on Music and swipe right to left to bring up the Delete option.

     

    After those steps, shut the iPhone off and then back on. You should now see this:

    NoSongs.jpg

     

    Hope this helps!

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA May 20, 2014 12:41 PM in response to Bruce Forsberg
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    May 20, 2014 12:41 PM in response to Bruce Forsberg

    Of course deleting all the music on the iPhone will stop it from playing music...

    I thought that turning off USE CELLULAR DATA would work. As you all found out, it didn't. That only stops iTunes Radio from working. Any music you have in iCloud will still be availble.

    If you have Cellular data turned off, music in iCloud may show up but it will not play or download.

     

    In the other discussion I found out how to remove all the music from the iPhone.

    Select the iPhone in iTunes and uncheck Sync music.

  • by chrirata,

    chrirata chrirata May 26, 2014 11:48 AM in response to Bruce Forsberg
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    May 26, 2014 11:48 AM in response to Bruce Forsberg

    Thanx alot for this solution.... I only had 2 songs in my library so I didn`t mind them deleted anyway :-) Thank you!!

  • by jkoenig137,

    jkoenig137 jkoenig137 Jul 4, 2014 6:34 AM in response to sdkatsh
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    Jul 4, 2014 6:34 AM in response to sdkatsh

    I've been tinkering with this on a couple of my cars and a number of rentals.  The problem really isn't iPhone - all they did is allow the radio guys to do stupid things.  Some cars work really really well, and you can listen to your tunes, streaming radio, apps, phone, whatever.  Other cars have a very simple mission and immediately jump to playing the first song on the list (whatever begins with 'a') - no stop, no pause, no other alternative to the mandatory music.  Others are somewhere in between - you might be able to listen to your ball game app for awhile, but at a random moment the car tells the phone to start playing that 'a' song.

     

    The only sure- fire fix that I have found is the two-cable fix.  Plug your phone into a dumb USB outlet for charging only.  If your car doesn't have one, get a lighter adapter to USB.  Then get a audio (aux) cable with a male headphone plug on each end.  Plug one end into the headphone jack of the iPhone, the other into the Aux jack of the radio.  Then your phone is in control and works normally, uninfluenced by the radio.

     

    IT might be interesting to start a list somewhere ranking radios/cars with their level of user-freindly compatability with iPhone.

  • by whootang12,

    whootang12 whootang12 Jul 4, 2014 7:05 AM in response to jkoenig137
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    Jul 4, 2014 7:05 AM in response to jkoenig137

    Interesting info, thanks for sharing. My 2011 Audi A4 works most of the time, but sometimes will randomly stop working when hitting "next track" and go back to first track. Siri is another story, usually she doesn't work (it's like the car microphone doesn't activate and she can't hear anything I say). Pausing/muting the car radio, then starting Siri is the only half workaround I've found.

     

    A 2013 Toyota Camry rental car worked really well for me. Everything seemed to be reliable, no issues in a few days of use.

  • by jkoenig137,

    jkoenig137 jkoenig137 Jul 10, 2014 4:27 AM in response to whootang12
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    Jul 10, 2014 4:27 AM in response to whootang12

    SAme phone, three entirely different experiences:

     

    2014 Subaru Forrester - does what I want, when I want.  It even remembers what I had recently been listening to ( e.g. MLB, streaming music, etc.) and resumes that - great when stopping for gas or other errands.

     

    2012 Honda Fit - Launches the first "A..." song when connected.  I can run other things okay as long as I can maintain a connection.  But if I travel through a gap in service, the car launches the dreaded tune again.  So it usually works okay in civilized areas.  Frustrating when it drops.

     

    2014 Volvo XC60 SUV - Mandatory tunes from the phone.  No stop or pause allowed.  No other sources.  If the phone is plugged in, it must play your tunes.

  • by D3athS7alker,

    D3athS7alker D3athS7alker Sep 12, 2014 5:43 PM in response to sdkatsh
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    Sep 12, 2014 5:43 PM in response to sdkatsh

    I didnt figure out how to solve the issue without headphones plugged in but if you are listening to music through headphones and it wont play because its plugged into you car all you have to do is unplug your headphone cord from our phone and plug it back in and the music should start playing again through your headphones/earbuds... Hope this helps a little, it worked for me!

  • by Upatoi15,

    Upatoi15 Upatoi15 Oct 13, 2014 11:08 AM in response to D3athS7alker
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    Oct 13, 2014 11:08 AM in response to D3athS7alker

    I also have this annoying problem with iOS 8.02. As others have suggested, this appears to be a car radio manufacturer problem.

    i don't have cellular data enabled for my music app. It appears to be a command the car radio sends to the iPhone (whether usb or Bluetooth)

    the iPhone simply accepts the command and plays the first song in the list. There appears to be no fix for this issue.

  • by Dryw,

    Dryw Dryw Oct 21, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Upatoi15
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    Oct 21, 2014 9:54 AM in response to Upatoi15

    Brand new iPhone 6 and a brand new car 3 days old for both and every time I plug in my phone to charge the radio goes off and I get the Jackson five ABC EVERYTIME the car starts surely there's a simple way of stopping the auto play? I want my phone connected for other things like the wonderful new "hey siri" on ios8 and I want to keep music on my phone for going to the gym etc. I've turned off the cellular button for music and the car has a manual 4inches thick and I can't see anything about auto play!

  • by wegras,

    wegras wegras Oct 21, 2014 10:03 AM in response to Dryw
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    Oct 21, 2014 10:03 AM in response to Dryw

    Check the cars media system

    Wife's did the same but media system gave option not to link songs /music on this particular device turned it off ,music still on iPhone but not playing automatically

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