I found a number of Apple support queries and a Reddit thread in the “r/AssholeDesign” community addressing this problem. However, after receiving a comment from Alex on The 8-Bit regarding ads that hinder playback of downloaded music in the Music app, I looked out if anyone else had a similar problem. Users facing abrupt Apple Music ads in the Music app In fact, before the launch of Apple Music, people could only use the Music app to play songs that they bought from iTunes or downloaded and transferred to their iPhones from the internet. How the music app works is that it’s a regular music player with the added ability to host Apple Music.

That might only have been a minor inconvenience if the ads didn’t impede currently playing music.īut they outright pause a playlist’s flow forcing users to manually change music every time the ad appears.

Apple Music ads annoying you? Here’s how you can stop them from popping up in the music app.Īpple users that don’t have a subscription to Apple Music have been complaining that the Music app on iPhones and iPads intermittently show popup ads pushing them to join Apple’s Music subscription service.

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