One of the downsides of having a Bluetooth stereo system in your car is the music autoplay. It happens with me all the time and might have happened to you. Right after you enter the car and twist the ignition. Boom! The last played track on your iPhone resumes and start exploding the car through the speakers. This irritating moment even before starting the trip can relate to us all. But I’ve discovered ways to manage it, and I’m sure it will work for you. Let me show you how to stop the iPhone from auto-playing music in Car.
- Turn Down the Volume
- Find Auto-play Settings in the Car Sound System
- Use a Silent Music Track to Prevent Apple Music from Playing
- Tell Siri to Stop Playing Apple Music in the Car
- Turn off CarPlay to Stop iPhone from Auto-play Apple Music
- Disable Cellular Usage of Music App
- Send Your Feedback to Apple
1. Turn Down the Volume
You can immediately stop the music from playing loud by turning the volume down to zero. This makes sense when you do it every time before switching off the engine, so when you start it again, music will still play, but you won’t hear the sound.
I know it may sound lame, but it’s one of the best workarounds you can practice before getting out of the car.
2. Find Auto-play Settings in the Car Sound System
The smart Bluetooth stereo system in your car should have an option to disable the autoplay feature. As each car has different settings, you must scan through all music & connectivity options to find the switch that will let you customize the feature.
Once found, turn it off, and you might be free from that irritating situation at all times! If there’s no such option available, you probably need to look out for another hack!
3. Use a Silent Music Track to Prevent Apple Music from Playing
You can always organize your music playlists and tracks to play in order in a music app. To prevent songs from automatically playing loud, put silent music tracks ahead of your favorite songs. As Apple Music tends to play tracks in alphabetical order, you can rename the silent ones and make them play first.
4. Tell Siri to Stop Playing Apple Music in the Car
The voice assistant on your iPhone is quick to address all your queries and provide a prompt solution. Just call out Siri to stop the music, and your action will promptly be executed. However, it would be best to do this whenever the music starts playing after getting into the car.
5. Turn off CarPlay to Stop iPhone from Auto-play Apple Music
If you’ve turned on CarPlay on your iPhone, it will automatically start playing tracks from Apple Music while you’re in the car. You can disable this feature with the below-mentioned steps.
- Open the Settings app.
- Go to Screen Time.
- Go to Content & Privacy Restrictions.
- Select Allowed Apps.
- Turn off CarPlay.
6. Disable Cellular Usage of Music App
Music will start streaming automatically when mobile data is enabled on your iPhone. You can disable the data access to that music app to stop your iPhone from auto-playing tracks. To do so,
- Open the Settings app.
- Go to Mobile Data settings.
- Scroll down to the app name and turn off the toggle.
7. Send Your Feedback to Apple
If you think that Apple should provide a separate setting to turn off auto-play music, you can contact Apple and drop your feedback. You can also reach them via Twitter and report your concern about the same feature.
Signing Off…
Overlooking the perks like wireless connection and easy pairing, autoplay might appear an intrusive feature of a Bluetooth stereo system. But, if you try one of the actions listed above, I’m sure you may want to neglect the downside and keep enjoying the perks. What do you think about it? Shouldn’t you try out all the ways explained? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
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Jignesh Padhiyar is the co-founder of iGeeksBlog.com, who has a keen eye for news, rumors, and all the unusual stuff around Apple products. During his tight schedule, Jignesh finds some moments of respite to share side-splitting content on social media.
Umm… turning off CarPlay? Not a good solution. Map applications, such as Waze, use CarPlay.
Fair point. You can go for some of the other suggestions instead.