Q: My iPhone stops playing music when taking photos?!

I have the same issue. This needs to be fixed.

Same thing when trying to take picture while listening to podcasts. As soon as camera app opens the podcasts stops.

I have the same issue. iPhone 6s Plus. As soon as camera app opens, the music stops.

okay interesting update, when I was testing I was using Bluetooth headphones, when playing music out of iPhone speaker it will usually studder when the camera app launches but will allow music to play while taking photos.

I Have just realised I have this same issue too! This is one of my major workflows I walk, listen to music and take photos! It's a major deal breaker for me! even my 4S on iOS 9 doesn't have this issue which was what I've been using up till this upgrade to the 6S. I have 14 days to get a refund and if it's not going to be fixed I am seriously thinking of changing phones. This seems like it must be a trade off for the new 12MP camera but thats a bad call if so. I'd prefer if they could just limit it for say live photos which may be understandable. I love the Live Photos but come on Apple - normal photos and no music?

Does anyone know if the iPhone 6 has this issue?

I have the same issue with my 6S model with iOS 9.0.1. The camera app did not mute/stop the music on my 5S model with the new iOS 9.0.1. And I agree with most of you. This is a deal breaker for me too.

This most be a software (app) problem rather than hardware. I suspect the camera app made for the 6S model that is to blame and that is causing the music to stop. I had another app on my 5S model that did exactly the same thing. This was after an app update rather then a iOS update.

Does anyone know how to contact apple's team to have this mute function in the camera app removed?

you can log a callback from Apple or a Genius Bar appt both free. I'm going to book a call.

LIve photos is the centre circle icon in camera app. It's takes video before and after the picture. You can then push on the picture and see it like a short video.  It's very cool. Info here: http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/25/live-photos-iphone-6s-video/

IM logging a support call here: https://getsupport.apple.com/Issues.action  I'll post the results of the call here. Be good if others can too so we can find out the right answer and put pressure on them to fix it.

Hi. I found a Apple site where you can forward your feedback, comments.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Apple.com/feedback

I think you are spot on. I remember when using the camera app on the 5S and switching to film video... the music stopped.

Now when the new 6S have the (according to me) redicilous "Live" functions when taking pictures (takes a short video when taking a picture) the camera app is always a kind of video camera function and therefore behaves similar to the video camera and stops all the musik and podcast players.

We can choose to switch off... or not to use the "Live" function and it won't take the video. However it doesn't let the musik or podcast to play on. I will suggest Apple to change this so when the "Live" function is switch off, it won't have an impact on any music or podcast player.

Thank you for taking the time to make the call and to share it with us.

You can't disable the Live Photos but you can switch it off at the top when camera is opened (round icon in the middle) and it won't record any video. Well I guess this is a bug then. Sounds like they have an idea on how they want this to work (not interrupting a player when using the camera app without the "Live" function).

Cant believe they suggest to restore the phone as it is loads of work setting up the phone again.

If anyone does restore the phone and have got this to work, please share with the rest of us.

As many as possible... please log this as a bug and hopefully it will be gone in the next coming patches and updates.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

They told me the same thing- but it doesnt work. They need to fix this issue in an update.