I have a problem with iTunes on Yosemite. iTunes will spontaneously start playing music on its own. I have turned off the infrared receiver in the set up. It is very annoying to turn it off only to have it start again later. Apple?
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Hello Steven,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
As I understand your post, music in iTunes will just spontaneously start playing on your Mac. Does this happen when you use the remote for an Apple TV? I'm not sure what you mean about turning off the IR receiver in the setup, but you can actually disable the IR port on your computer in the Security & Privacy section of your System Preferences.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click General.
Click the lock icon
to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
Click Advanced.
Select “Disable remote control infrared receiver” to turn off IR reception, or deselect it to turn on IR reception.
To set your Mac to respond to the commands of a specific remote control, click Pair, then follow the onscreen instructions.
OS X Yosemite: Turn infrared reception on or off
Take care,
Alex H.
Hi Alex,
Thanks for the reply. To be clear I have disabled the remote control infrared receiver as you described and the problem persists.
Steve
Hey there Steve,
Thank you for using the Apple Support Community. Due to the nature of your issue or question you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
Take care,
Alex H.
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