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Why does Apple Music pauses when screen is locked on iPhone X?

I just got my iPhone X and there is this bug and I don’t know what is causing it.


This is what happens:


1. I play my Apple Music as usual, it starts to play with no problem.


2. For a while, I can lock my screen and it still carries on playing.


3. Later with further use, the music will pause whenever I lock my screen or when it auto locks.


4. I have to soft reset the phone so that it stops doing that.


I have gone through this process a couple of times already. I’m not sure if this is iOS11 or iPhone X or some other app that’s clashing with iOS.


Anyone experiencing the same problem?

Posted on Nov 5, 2017 6:33 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2017 10:40 PM

I am encountering the same problem (but with Spotify) and I have noticed that a specific event triggers this behaviour after soft reset.


This event for me is that my music is interrupted by ApplePay, where my phone (accidentally) gets close to a payment terminal, and opens the ApplePay page (showing your card and asking for FaceID) while in lock screen.


After this I encounter the music-pausing-when- locking issue without fail. Avoiding the event has helped for me.

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Why does Apple Music pauses when screen is locked on iPhone X?

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