Music pauses when connecting to network

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Music pauses when connecting to network

I've noticed that when my phone connects to a cellular data signal after having been disconnected, a song will pause and not start again until I press play. I noticed this while riding a subway on which my periodically goes between no service and some service. Each time it connected, the song would pause. I can replicate this behavior by turning off my data and then turning it on again. Once it connects, my song pauses.

Does anyone else have this problem? It's very annoying.

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4

Posted on Jul 7, 2015 7:00 PM

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Answer 1

AJ397

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Jul 27, 2015 1:22 PM in response to HopeAmongstUs

You're welcome, I looked it up and here are two forums that mention very similar if not the same issues: Playback automatically pauses on iPhone 6 and

Apple music playback pause.(Signal Issue?) You may want to submit this as feedback so Apple is aware:https://www.apple.com/feedback/

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Answer 2

Jul 27, 2015 12:27 PM in response to HopeAmongstUs

Sorry to bring this up again, but I'm still having the problem. It's a real hassle.

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Answer 3

AJ397

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Jul 27, 2015 12:46 PM in response to HopeAmongstUs

My guess is that it has to do with not being able to stream without cellular data or Wi-Fi. It sounds like a similar effect to what happens with me, I use Wi-Fi in my house but as soon as I get a house or two away I lose Wi-Fi And my phone jumps to cellular data. If I were to be doing something like an Internet search I would have to refresh the page after losing Wi-Fi connection before the cellular data fully takes over for the Internet search. I only use music streaming in my home so I can't comment specifically what is happening in your case but I hope this maybe helps you figure it out.

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Answer 4

Jul 27, 2015 12:51 PM in response to AJ397

I understand your answer, but I don't think that's the problem, unfortunately.

I didn't make it clear that this happens when listening to songs I have made available offline. I don't stream outside of my house. So, when I'm on the subway I have no service (most of the time). While on the subway, I listen to the songs I have available offline. But every now and then, I get service for a few seconds. When my phone reconnects to cellular data, my music will pause and won't start again unless I manually hit the play button.

This becomes a problem when every few minutes on the subway my phone goes between no service and service.

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AJ397

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Jul 27, 2015 1:07 PM in response to HopeAmongstUs

Yeah, I didn't realize that it was happening with offline songs. I don't really have any ideas of what could be causing it, but if you can't get service anyway would you be comfortable putting your phone in airplane mode while you ride the subway.

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Answer 6

Jul 27, 2015 1:15 PM in response to AJ397

Yeah, I sometimes put it in airplane mode to avoid this problem. But it's not a satisfying fix.

Anyway, thanks for your help.

I wonder if anyone else has this problem.

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Answer 7

Jul 27, 2015 1:24 PM in response to AJ397

Oh, thanks! I looked for other forums, but couldn't find them. I tried the fix from the first link and I think that fixed it. I hope, at least.

Thanks again!

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