How to Stop Apple Music from Automatically Playing

Disabling Automatic Playback on iPhone

If you’re an iPhone user, you might have noticed that Apple Music automatically starts playing when you connect your headphones or pair your phone with a car stereo. While some people might find this convenient, others may find it annoying. Fortunately, you can easily disable this feature on your iPhone.

To turn off automatic playback on your iPhone, follow these steps:

1. Open the “Settings” app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and tap on “Music”.
3. Find the “Playback” section and toggle off the “Automatic Downloads” and “Cellular Data” options.
4. Scroll down and toggle off the “Add Playlist Songs” and “Play Next Song” options.
5. Finally, go back to the main “Settings” screen and tap on “Bluetooth”. Find the device you want to connect to and tap on the “i” icon. Toggle off the “Automatic Music Playback” option.

Once you’ve completed these steps, Apple Music will no longer automatically start playing when you connect your headphones or pair your iPhone with a car stereo.

Turning off Automatic Playback on iPad

Just like on the iPhone, Apple Music on the iPad has a feature that automatically starts playing music when you connect your headphones or pair your device with a car stereo. If you want to turn off this feature on your iPad, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the “Settings” app on your iPad.
2. Scroll down and tap on “Music”.
3. Find the “Playback” section and toggle off the “Automatic Downloads” and “Cellular Data” options.
4. Scroll down and toggle off the “Add Playlist Songs” and “Play Next Song” options.
5. Finally, go back to the main “Settings” screen and tap on “Bluetooth”. Find the device you want to connect to and tap on the “i” icon. Toggle off the “Automatic Music Playback” option.

After completing these steps, Apple Music will no longer automatically start playing when you connect your headphones or pair your iPad with a car stereo.

Disabling Automatic Playback on Mac

If you use Apple Music on your Mac, you might have noticed that it automatically starts playing music when you open the app or connect your headphones. If you find this feature annoying, you can turn it off by following these steps:

1. Open the Apple Music app on your Mac.
2. Click on “Music” in the menu bar at the top of the screen and select “Preferences”.
3. Go to the “Playback” tab.
4. Uncheck the box next to “Play songs automatically when opened”.
5. Uncheck the box next to “Play music videos”.
6. Finally, close the Preferences window.

After completing these steps, Apple Music will no longer automatically start playing when you open the app or connect your headphones to your Mac.

Turning off Automatic Playback on Apple Watch

If you use Apple Music on your Apple Watch, you might have noticed that it automatically starts playing music when you connect your Bluetooth headphones. While this feature can be convenient, it can also be annoying if you don’t want to listen to music at that time. If you want to turn off automatic playback on your Apple Watch, follow these steps:

1. Open the “Watch” app on your iPhone.
2. Tap on “Music”.
3. Find the “Automatic Downloads” section and toggle it off.
4. Scroll down and toggle off the “Add Playlist Songs” and “Play Next Song” options.

After completing these steps, Apple Music will no longer automatically start playing when you connect your Bluetooth headphones to your Apple Watch.

Disabling Automatic Playback on Apple TV

If you have an Apple TV, you might have noticed that it automatically starts playing music when you turn it on. If you find this feature annoying, you can turn it off by following these steps:

1. On your Apple TV, open the “Settings” app.
2. Go to “Apps” and select “Music”.
3. Scroll down and select “Auto-Play”.
4. Toggle off the “Auto-Play on HomePod” and “Auto-Play on This TV” options.

After completing these steps, Apple Music will no longer automatically start playing when you turn on your Apple TV.