Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS

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.

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.

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Go to Screen Time.
  3. Go to Content & Privacy Restrictions.
    Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS
  4. Select Allowed Apps.
  5. Turn off CarPlay.
    Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS

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,

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Go to Mobile Data settings.
    Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS
  3. Scroll down to the app name and turn off the toggle.
    Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS

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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Spotify used to autoplay when I got in my car and my phone automatically connected to the bluetooth stereo. I switched to apple music for a bit and it worked the same way. Now switching back to Spotify it does not autoplay when connecting to my car bluetooth. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks!

Whenever you want to stream music to your home Bluetooth speaker or your headphone, the task is double. First, you need to pair to connect the speaker. Then need to open the app, be it Apple Music or Spotify. You need to connect Bluetooth anyway. Let your phone do the rest. Did you know that your iPhone can handle many tasks automatically, like opening Spotify or Apple Music when you connect to headphones or speakers?

Let us see how to automatically open the Spotify app when you connect your iPhone to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones.

Automatically Open Spotify When iPhone Connects to Bluetooth

Your iPhone can do many things, automatically in case you were unaware of it. The Shortcuts app on iPhone helps in automating tasks, and help you do everything so easily. We have to use the same Shortcuts app to open Spotify when connecting to Bluetooth speakers or headphones.

Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS

  1. Open the Shortcuts app on the iPhone and go to the Automate tab.
  2. Tap the “+” icon on the upper right corner to create a new automation.
  3. Choose the “Create Personal Automation” option.
  4. From the popup window, tap on Bluetooth.
    Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS
  5. Choose your Bluetooth speaker or headphone from the list.
  6. Tap Next.
  7. Tap “+” to add an action.
    Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS
  8. Search and select the “Open App” action.
  9. Tap “Choose” on the block and choose the “Spotify” app.
  10. Go to Next window and tap Done to save automation.

Spotify bluetooth autoplay iOS

To test the automation, go to the control center on your iPhone and connect to your Bluetooth device. You will get a notification to run the automation. Tap on the “Run” button on the notification to open Spotify instantly.

Related: How to Fix iPhone Not Connecting to WiFi

One thing to note is that, unlike other automation, you need to confirm the action from the notification, which will quickly open the app. Moreover, you can do various automated tasks on the iPhone with the Shortcuts app, like automatically turn off WiFi when you leave home.

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