Apple Music On my iPad Starts Automatically

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Apple Music On my iPad Starts Automatically

Hi everybody,

My iPad starts playing the app out of nowhere even the lid is closed and I am away of my iPad.

I have a bluetooth headphone, it is connected to my PC and the iPad, well I'm not connecting it to iPad on purpose, it is connecting automatically to it which I'm ok with that.

But even if I am away of the PC and the iPad, my headphone starts playing music and it is Apple Music starting to play.

This is the second time happening, the other one was a month ago and my iPad is 2 months old, my user is over 10 years old when I had my first iPad back then.

Does anyone know what causes this or why and how can it be fixed, which is obviously a bug or something else.

Regards

Tamer

iPad Pro, iPadOS 15

Posted on Aug 30, 2022 11:24 AM

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Answer 1

claire504

Community Specialist

Aug 31, 2022 12:57 PM in response to ajakala

Hi there, ajakala.

Are your Bluetooth headphones AirPods or Beats? If yes, check out the information below to turn off automatic switching, which could stop Apple Music from automatically connecting:

"Turn off automatic switching

If you don't want your AirPods to switch automatically, you can turn off automatic switching on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV.

On your iPhone or iPad

With your AirPods in your ears and connected to your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Bluetooth.
Tap the More Info button next to your AirPods in the list of devices.
Tap Connect to This iPhone [or iPad].
Tap When Last Connected to This iPhone [or iPad].
To turn on this feature again, tap Automatically."

Those steps are from this article: Switch your AirPods to another device - Apple Support Beats headphones has the same setting as well.

Let us know if that helps or if this continues.

Take care.

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Answer 2

Sep 3, 2022 03:09 PM in response to ajakala

Thank you for getting back to us here in Communities, ajakala.

You may want to reach out to JBL (https://support.jbl.com/us/en/) to confirm that your specific headset does support simultaneous bluetooth connections. Most bluetooth devices can connect to multiple devices but only one device can be active. The AirPods automatic switching feature from the previous reply is a good example of multiple devices but only one active connection. If your laptop drops the bluetooth connection, your iPad is more than likely picking up the connection immediately after and autoplays music. If this is caused by inference, review this article: Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference - Apple Support

"Symptoms of wireless interference

Any of these symptoms could be caused by interference affecting the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth signal:

Device doesn't connect or stay connected
Connection is slow and signal strength is low
Bluetooth audio skips, stutters, cuts off, or has static or buzzing
Pointer movement is erratic or jumpy"

An alternative workaround for the iPad, is you can temporarily turn off Bluetooth connections using the Control Center: Use and customize Control Center on iPad - Apple Support

"Temporarily disconnect from Bluetooth devices

In Control Center, tap ; to allow connections, tap the button again.

Because Bluetooth isn’t turned off when you disconnect from devices, location accuracy and other services are still enabled. To turn off Bluetooth, go to Settings > Bluetooth, then turn it off. To turn on Bluetooth again in Control Center, tap . For information about turning Bluetooth on or off in Control Center while in airplane mode, see Choose iPad settings for travel."

Best regards.

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Answer 3

ajakala Author

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Sep 2, 2022 06:51 PM in response to claire504

Hi Claire,

I understand that you are more focused on my bluetooth connection with my iPad but I shared that with an additional information.

Apple Music does not start once the iPad connects to the headphone.

It happens anytime during my day, like while I was in a meeting with my client just typing something in my PC.

I wasn't doing anything on the headphone or with pc's or iPad's bluetooth settings.

I'm using JBL as a headset, I'm really glad that it can connect to 2 devices at a time.

The main issue here is, Apple Music to start sometime it wants to.

The lid of iPad was closed, I was focused to my work in my laptop so maybe I mislead you there but I was trying give you the photo of the scene with all details, that was all.

Regards

Tamer

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