{"id":1483,"date":"2018-03-27T02:24:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T02:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/?p=1483"},"modified":"2018-03-27T02:24:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T02:24:57","slug":"how-to-remove-music-player-widget-from-the-lock-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/how-to-remove-music-player-widget-from-the-lock-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Remove Music Player Widget From The Lock Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"
Music player widget will be shown on the locked screen of your iPhone (or iPad) when you play music (Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube etc). Normally, this widget will disappear automatically when you stop playing music. However some users report that his widget gets stuck and will not go away even if there is no music being played.<\/p>\n
Some users have further reported that music player first disappears but then begins appearing on the lock screen. Note that this feature cannot be removed or turned off. But this widget is supposed to go away after you stop listening music. \u00a0This can be annoying because this widget will take up most of your screen, making it difficult to see your notifications, for example.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n This article explains what to do if you experience a stuck music player widget. Please follow the steps below:<\/p>\n See also: Music App Stuck On Splash Screen, Fix<\/a><\/p>\n 1-Make sure that you really stopped playing music. As long as you play music, you will see this music player widget. Yes this is the most obvious solution but just make sure.<\/p>\n 2-Restart your device<\/p>\n 3-Force close all open apps. See this article.<\/a><\/p>\n 4-Disable notifications for the Music app by going to Settings > Notifications > Music and toggle off “Allow Notifications”<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5-Disable Today View. Simply go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode or Face ID & Passcode > you will be asked to enter your passcode, simply enter your passcode and turn off Today View.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6-Turn on Airplane Mode by going to Settings and Airplane Mode. Wait a few seconds and turn back it on.<\/p>\nRemoving the Music Widget App<\/h2>\n