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#Music player x Bluetooth#

When I recently encountered the mysterious case of the stuck music widget, it turned out that my car’s Bluetooth stereo was to blame. When your iPhone restarts, the music widget will hopefully be gone.

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Don’t be afraid of deleting that app, even if it’s Apple’s own Apple Music app, because you’ll obviously be able to download it again for free from the App Store.ĭelete the app, and reboot your device again as well for good measures. The next step will require you to simply delete the app you believe causes the music controls widget to be stuck on your Lock screen. Next, scroll down and tap Music, and turn off the toggles you see on the next screen. To do that, go to iPhone Settings > Siri & Search and turn off the toggles you don’t need, like Show When Listening. Hopefully, this can be solved by turning off Siri suggestions. I have noticed that when I have an active Apple Music subscription, I often see the Music widget on the Lock screen, even if nothing is playing. Shut down your iPhone or iPad, then turn it back on. While this may sound like the go-to answer for most problems, the reality is it often is a solution to most problems or temporary hiccups you might encounter on a computer. If not, keep reading for more potential solutions. Find the app you want to force-quit, and swipe up on it.Īfter having force-quit the app you believe is the culprit, check your Lock screen. On older devices, double press the Home button. On iPhone X or later, swipe up from the bottom of the display and pause to show the app switcher. Whatever it might be (Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, etc.), force-quit that app. One of the most likely culprits in such a situation is the application you recently used to play music.

Usually, the widget goes away just a few minutes after the music stops. So if your music controls won’t go away from the Lock screen, make sure you have indeed stopped playing music. But we sometimes overlook the most obvious of solutions. 7) If everything else fails… Make sure you stopped playing music