No matter what I do to my phone, when I get in my Car, once the phone is either connected through Bluetooth and starts playing OR if I connect up my iPhone through the usb io lightening connector last played music starts blaring.
iPhone 12 mini
BluetoothCarplayproblems wrote:
I would like both options but the primary one would be to shut off the music app on my iPhone but still allow me to relaunch later.
The control and settings to start/stop Music would need to be on your car's radio. The radio may also have an Audio Source button that can be changed so if it is not on Bluetooth, then you will not hear Apple Music when it is connected. The reason why Apple Music must play when connected to Bluetooth is because there are no controls on the radio to pause/play Apple Music, so whenever it is connected music will play. This also conforms to the Hands-Free operation by not requiring you to use your phone while driving to start the music.
As an alternative, you can create a Shortcut that will pause Apple Music when connected to Bluetooth. It will require you to use your device to start the music so is not Hands-Free.
To create this Shortcut:
If you decide you don't want this automation after creating it, you can simply delete it from the Shortcuts app.
Starting in iOS 17 there is an extra step to prevent shortcuts from running automatically, so you may need to turn off the "Ask Before Running" option on the shortcut as explained in the user guide:
Some personal automations can run without asking you for confirmation when they’re triggered.
on your iOS or iPadOS device, tap Automation 
.BluetoothCarplayproblems wrote:
I would like both options but the primary one would be to shut off the music app on my iPhone but still allow me to relaunch later.
The control and settings to start/stop Music would need to be on your car's radio. The radio may also have an Audio Source button that can be changed so if it is not on Bluetooth, then you will not hear Apple Music when it is connected. The reason why Apple Music must play when connected to Bluetooth is because there are no controls on the radio to pause/play Apple Music, so whenever it is connected music will play. This also conforms to the Hands-Free operation by not requiring you to use your phone while driving to start the music.
As an alternative, you can create a Shortcut that will pause Apple Music when connected to Bluetooth. It will require you to use your device to start the music so is not Hands-Free.
To create this Shortcut:
If you decide you don't want this automation after creating it, you can simply delete it from the Shortcuts app.
Starting in iOS 17 there is an extra step to prevent shortcuts from running automatically, so you may need to turn off the "Ask Before Running" option on the shortcut as explained in the user guide:
Some personal automations can run without asking you for confirmation when they’re triggered.
on your iOS or iPadOS device, tap Automation .The phone is simply responding to a command from the head unit in the car to begin playback.
Check the owners manual to see if there is an option to not do that. This issue is especially prevalent on older vehicles without CarPlay.
“How to completely turn off the Music App on my iPhone 12: No matter what I do to my phone, when I get in my Car, once the phone is either connected through Bluetooth and starts playing OR if I connect up my iPhone through the usb io lightening connector last played music starts blaring.“
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Disable Music in Screen Time:
To clarify – is what you want to do to prevent Music from starting up automatically when you connect your iPhone to your car?
As opposed to "completely turning off" the Music app so that you cannot (easily) launch it at all?
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I would like both options but the primary one would be to shut off the music app on my iPhone but still allow me to relaunch later.
I have three really promising answers now and will try them after I get back from TDY
Thanks to all!
How to completely turn off the Music App on my iPhone 12
