If you have headphones or another wireless headset, you can connect them to your iPhone or iPad. A connection to the audio device is often made using Bluetooth. In some cases, Music will automatically start and play audio.
You’re probably not looking forward to that. Fortunately, you can disable automatic music playback when connecting headphones with a simple step. Do you own AirPods? Then you may not have this problem.
Turn off automatic music playback
If you use a Bluetooth headset or headset, the Music app may automatically open and play music when you connect it to your iPhone or iPad. This is only the case when you use the autoplay function within Apple Music. This option ensures that music always plays when a playlist or album ends.
The autoplay function also ensures that music plays automatically when headphones are connected. Follow the steps below to disable this
Disable autoplay in Music app
- Open the Music app on your iPhone or iPad
- Play one of your favorite songs
- Switch to caller ID by tapping the title bar above the button bar.
- Tap the three lines at the bottom right of the screen
- Select it at the top right (infinity symbol)
After disabling Autoplay, the button will no longer be framed with a square. Only when autoplay is disabled will the music app no ​​longer be triggered when headphones are connected.
Step-by-step plan for Mac
This problem can also occur on a Mac and you can solve it by also disabling the autoplay function. You do this by clicking on the at the top of the Music window list icon. The next list will now open. Click on it (infinity symbol) to enable or disable the autoplay feature.