[Full Guide] How to Stop Music from Automatically Playing On iPhone

Part 1. Common iPhone Plays Music by Itself Issues

The following are some of the scenarios when your iPhone starts playing music by itself.

• Music automatically playing on iPhone when headphones are plugged in
• iPhone automatically playing music in car
• iPhone 7 automatically playing music when it connects to Bluetooth
• Music automatically start playing on my iPhone when I take my AirPods off
• iPhone randomly plays music from iTunes cloud service

Part 2. How to Stop Music from Automatically Playing iPhone

If you are sick of your iPhone playing music every now and then without your consent, the following methods should help you fix the issue.

Way 1: Check Your Earphone

Sometimes your iPhone will start playing music as soon as you connect your headphones to your iPhone. The first thing you need to do is to check your earphones. Ensure you are not tapping any buttons on your earphones as they can trigger your phone to start playing a music track and check if the controller has any damages that could trigger random music playing on iPhone.

Way 2: Force Close App in the Background

If your iPhone automatically playing music when it connects to Bluetooth/in car, you might have an app running in the background that is playing music. Closing that app should stop music from automatically playing iPhone.

• Press the Home button twice or swipe up from the bottom of the screen on iPhone X and later.

• Swipe up all the apps on your screen. This will close all those apps.

  

Way 3. Check and Reset Apple Music Library

Your main Music library might have some glitches and it may be the culprit. To fix it, simply reset the Music library on your iPhone. Open the Music app.

• Go to the Music Library in the app and tap the edit icon on the right top.

• Uncheck everything on this list.

  

Way 4: Stop Shaking to Shuffle (iOS 8.3 and earlier)

Shake to shuffle is a feature on your iPhone that shuffles your music playback when you shake your phone. This works even when your phone is unlocked, and this might be the feature causing your iPhone to automatically play music. Disabling this option should fix the issue for you.

• Go to Settings > General > Accessibility.
• Swipe down and tap Shake to Undo.

• Disable the Shake to Shuffle option.

  

Way 5: Check for the Music Apps Update

If there are bugs in the Music app and that is why your iPhone starts playing music randomly, you need to update the Music app on your phone.

• Launch the App Store on your iPhone.
• Tap on Updates at the bottom.
• Select Update next to the Music app to update the app.

Way 6: Reset All Settings

One way to fix it when your iPhone plays music on its own is to reset all your iPhone settings. This resets all the settings back to the factory defaults.

• Go to Settings > General > Reset on your iPhone./li>

• Tap on Reset All Settings.

  

Your iPhone settings should now be reset.

Way 7. Change your App Settings

The Suggested app my trigger your music app opening and playing by itself. So turn off app suggestion setting on their iPhone to see if the issue iPhone plays music by itself solved.

• Go to Settings > General.

• Turn off the Handoff switch or the installed app switch.

  

Way 8: Restart your iPhone

Restarting your iPhone can fix many issues including the music one that you are currently facing. Simply press and hold down the Power button, drag the slider, and your iPhone will turn off. Then press and hold down the Power button to turn your phone back on.

Way 9: Delete the App (Pandora)

If you use Pandora, that app could be autoplaying music on your iPhone. The following shows how to stop Apple Music from automatically playing by deleting this app on your phone.

• Tap and hold on the Pandora app and then tap on the X icon.
• Select Delete to remove the app.

Way 10: Repair iOS to Fix iPhone Starts Playing Music by Itself

An issue in iOS can also cause your iPhone to automatically play music. You can fix issues with iOS by using a third-party tool called Tenorshare ReiBoot. It allows you to repair the operating system of your iPhone which helps fix all other issues on your device. You can use the tool as follows.

• Install the latest version of the tool on your computer.

• Plug-in your iPhone to your computer and click on Repair Operating System in the tool.

  

• Select Fix Now to begin repairing your phone.

  

• Click on Download to download the firmware for your device.

  

• Wait for it to install the firmware on your phone. When the firmware is installed, your iPhone will be fixed.

  

That is how to stop music from automatically playing on iPhone when headphones are plugged in or in any other scenario.

Way 11. Replace the faulty Earphones/AirPods

If your earphones or AirPods are faulty, they can send improper signals to your iPhone causing it to automatically play music. Get your faulty devices replaced so they do not cause any unwanted issues on your phone. That is how to stop iPhone from automatically playing music in car and at other places.

Summary

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FAQS on iPhone Plays Music by Itself

If you have questions about this issue, the following covers some of the most asked questions about this topic.

1. Why does music randomly start playing on iPhone?

There are many reasons why music randomly starts playing on your iPhone. There may be a glitch in your software, an issue with your earphones, or something else.

2. Why is my iPhone playing music when I open text messages?

You might have enabled the Raise to Listen option in the Message Settings that causes your iPhone to play music when you open text messages.

3. How do I turn on AutoPlay on my iPhone?

You can turn on AutoPlay on your iPhone from Settings > Accessibility > Motion. Enable the Auto-Play Video Previews options from there.