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  • How to avoid iOS randomly selecting BT connections when using your headphones

    From Chris@ithinkiam@gmail.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Wed Jun 10 07:13:00 2026
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    I've been complaining about this on here for ages; the fact that you can be happily listening to music on your phone, but then ios suddenly decides to connect to a speaker or car that comes into range.

    Turns out there's a setting to fix this.

    General -> Airplay & Continuity -> Keep audio with headphones (toggle On)

    I'm surprised no-one on here knew about this. Especially our 1 in a million expert.
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  • From Nick Charles@none@none.none to misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Wed Jun 10 19:35:36 2026
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    On Jun 10, 2026 at 3:13:00rC>AM EDT, "Chris" <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:



    I've been complaining about this on here for ages; the fact that you can be happily listening to music on your phone, but then ios suddenly decides to connect to a speaker or car that comes into range.

    Turns out there's a setting to fix this.

    General -> Airplay & Continuity -> Keep audio with headphones (toggle On)

    Wow, how refreshing. Actual useful information here. Thanks!

    I'm surprised no-one on here knew about this. Especially our 1 in a million expert.

    The know-nothing, self-proclaimed "expert" did not even know that iOS has a built-in app for playing music. He actually started a thread about "What free, ad-free music playing apps exist for iOS that can continue playing when the screen goes off".

    Expert indeed.
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  • From Alan@nuh-uh@nope.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone on Mon Jun 15 21:15:43 2026
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    On 2026-06-10 00:13, Chris wrote:


    I've been complaining about this on here for ages; the fact that you can be happily listening to music on your phone, but then ios suddenly decides to connect to a speaker or car that comes into range.

    Turns out there's a setting to fix this.

    General -> Airplay & Continuity -> Keep audio with headphones (toggle On)

    I'm surprised no-one on here knew about this. Especially our 1 in a million expert.

    That IS a nice little feature!

    I sometimes start a conversation on my AirPods and while talking, start
    my car...

    ...and suddenly I'm using the car's speakerphone capability.

    I've always found that annoying.

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