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Lock Screen Music Controls Dissapear When Paysed

When I play music on my iPhone 7 with iOS 11, the music controls (Play, Pause. Etc.) appear on the Lock Screen.


However, when I press Pause, they disappear for good. Is their a way to get them to come back as opposed to having to onlock the phone and go back in to music and select play again?


Many thanks.



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Posted on Oct 14, 2017 4:02 PM

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Oct 15, 2017 8:30 AM in response to brit66

Hi, brit66!


Thanks for stopping by the Apple Support Communities! From your post, I understand that after using the Lock screen interface to pause your Music app playback, the controls are no longer visible on the Lock screen. I'm happy to help!


It is normal for the controls to disappear if you unlock your iPhone after pausing, and do not press play again before locking the iPhone again--even if you leave the Music app open. If you are not unlocking the iPhone before trying to play the content again, try to force close the Music app using How to force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support , then restart your iPhone: Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support . After the iPhone is back on, test the music playback and controls on the Lock screen.

If not, swipe up on the display from the Lock screen to open the Control Center, and use the Music controls in the upper right corner. Once this is done, the controls will reappear on the main Lock screen again, as the screenshot you shared shows.


Cheers!

Lock Screen Music Controls Dissapear When Paysed

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