Disable the media controls on Lock Screen

Whenever I have my Apple TV playing or music etc, I want the media controls to be removed (see screenshot).

I'm finding it extremely frustrating that I accidentally skip forward or back or to a random point on the slider when I pick my iPhone up.

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 23, 2023 4:19 AM

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1 reply

Lee_ms

Community Specialist

Mar 24, 2023 11:55 AM in response to BrotherCrayon

Hi BrotherCrayon,

You should be able to disable this by going to Settings > Notifications > Apple TV Keyboard, and disable it on your Lock Screen there. Here's a resource that should help you with customizing your notifications: Change notification settings on iPhone - Apple Support

Take care.

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