iOS 11.4: iPhone Music App Beeps Between Songs?

Noticed another thing about how this issue behaves on different bluetooth speakers/connections. I have tested this now in my car, my Yamaha receiver, 2 Anker Soundcore speakers, and 2 sets of bluetooth earbud headphones. The only place I get the beeps is in my headphones - no beeps on any of the other devices. The extra thing I noticed about this is that it is only my headphones that also provide that same audible beep when I change the volume, either on the phone or via the headphones. Therefore there must be something about the version of bluetooth and the device where if it provides that audible alert for volume changes, as of ios 11.4 it also started beeping between songs.

I too am experiencing this issue with any bluetooth connected output. I have a pair of bluetooth headphones (M-Pow 5), GTA car kit in my SUV, Volkswagen bluetooth receiver in my wife's car... all exhibit the "beep" before any track plays. When I airplay to my apple TV (which goes over the wi-fi), no beep. I'm pretty sure it's a bluetooth issue.

Was working fine in 11.3. Started in 11.4. I just upgraded to 11.4.1 and the problem is still there. Tried every thing I could think of; turning system haptics on/off, turning volume limiter on/off, playing with various notification settings, etc. No joy.

Really hope I don't have to wait until 12 is released to fix this... I may just upgrade to the beta of 12 in hopes it's already fixed there and they just didn't backport the fix.

Similar problem here. For over a year, I've had a bluetooth adapter in the car. One song played after the next, no problem. After the update to 11.4, there is a beep in between each song, similar to when I use the controls on the adapter to advance songs. It only happens on my car adapter, not when I use AirPods. 11.4.1 did not fix it.

I had this issue with my Bluetooth in the car. It ended out being a warning that my volume on the phone was up all the way.

Turned the volume down a bit on the phone and the beep (between songs) went away immediately.

Interesting! I have a Bose Bluetooth, which I feed into my MacIntosh preamp. I get the beeps every few seconds, only with Apple Music, while streaming, and only while a song is playing. It doesn’t happen with my iPhone library, and it doesn’t happen streaming Spotify. And it only happens when I’m pairing music to theBose - not in the headphones, for example. It is ruining Neil Young!!

Thanks. This worked for me on iOS 11.4.1.

With phone volume turned up all the way

I was getting a tone or beep between each song. Turned volume down one notch and the tone/beep disappeared. Turned it back up and the tone returned.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Hey. I found a solution on reddit that seems to work for me. You have to turn up the volume from your bluetooth device all the way up. Then you can bring it down to the level you need. Thereafter, use only the volume controls on your bluetooth device in order to adjust volume.

You can check if this works by pressing next song on the Apple Music Player. In my case, it did not ring. Hope this helps you guys 🙂

Cheers and thanks Reddit guy, if you're reading this.

I've just got a new iPhone 8 upgraded to iOS 12.0 and I'm getting the beep between songs.

I'm using Sennheiser Noise Cancelling headphones HD 4.50BTNC

The volume up to full then down again Reddit tip didn't work for me. Would love a fix!

Hi! Happening the same with iPhone 6S with iOS 12.0 (also happening with 11.4.1). With SoundPeats Q9A headphones and also with Sennheiser HD4.50BTNC...

I didn't realize about the beep since two months ago or so... But know I can hear it... it's here all the time! For me it's happening with Music App (NOT Apple Music), when a new songs start always sounds a beep. Also, at everyplace, if I push up/down the volume also there is a beep... It's really very annoying because I have other bluetooth headphones/speakers (Bose SoundLink II, Xiaomi Sports) and they are not beeping. Also, wired headphones doesn't beep.

These two headphones has noise cancelling (at least as per technical sheet) but really I don't know if it is the issue. And probably prior to 11.4 there was no beep because I didn't realize about that.

I've tried everything (go to maximum volume and after go down didn't worked), the only thing that I didn't perform is a phone reset... but I don't want to do that!!! Same headphones are working well with other devices (Android, iMac, etc.)

Seems that it is an issue with iOS as boulderskies says, hopefully it is solved quickly... but after a couple of new versions it was not solved so really I don't trust Apple to solve this... maybe the want we buy Airpods or whatever...

Thanks all for your comments.

I own Sennheiser HD 4.40 Bluetooth headphones, which I'm really happy with.

However, when I connect it to my iPhone 8 (IOS 12) via Bluetooth, a beep sounds every time I move from song to song. That is disturbing!

It began with ios 11.4

I'm hoping for a solution from apple

Thank you for your comments

I'm going to throw out the following for consideration; that this is the result of automatic volume control, based on the following experience.

I use LG sound cancelling headphones and my music comes from several sources;, ripped from CD's, purchased from Amazon, and imported from iTunes. Prior to 11.4, I had to constantly adjust the volume up or down, depending on the original source. Since 11.4, I get the beep and the volume stays constant. For this reason, I think the software is adjusting the volume up and down so that it stays constant. This is just a guess I'm throwing out for discussion. If you want to rip it apart, go ahead, as I'm not married to this theory.