Why cant i listen to music while on facebook

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my problem is when I play music then I want to open facebook, music will automatically off.

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 6:16 PM

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Aug 17, 2021 6:53 PM in response to ismoen In response to ismoen

I just fixed mine. If you go to settings and go to media and you should see in app sound. That should be blue.

*** If it is blue then turn it off and close the app completely. Then open it back and make sure that it’s blue again. Hopefully that should work. It’s worked for me. Before I had to turn it off to fix this problem but after the update I had to go and turn it back on. Super weird!

Aug 17, 2021 6:53 PM

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Aug 30, 2021 6:13 AM in response to Tinygodes In response to Tinygodes

Music turns off when I open FB …. Where is the “media” icon in settings

Aug 30, 2021 6:13 AM

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Jul 20, 2021 1:11 PM in response to ismoen In response to ismoen

Hello ismoen,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

We understand that when you are playing music on your iPhone and you open Facebook, the music will stop playing. The first thing to understand is that Facebook is also an app that can play music or sound content and the iPhone is not able to play music or sound from two different apps at the same time.

If you open Facebook and navigate to a post that has sound content, look for the small microphone icon in the corner of the image. If the icon shows the small sound arcs from the speaker symbol, it is set to play sound. Even if the sound is not currently playing.

If you tap that icon so that there is a small 'x' on the speaker symbol, your music should continue to play. Try this and let us know how it goes.

Best regards.

Jul 20, 2021 1:11 PM

Aug 13, 2021 9:22 AM in response to sterling r In response to sterling r

audio on other apps turns off as soon as Facebook is opened. It does not matter if it is a post with or without sound.

Aug 13, 2021 9:22 AM

Aug 16, 2021 5:51 AM in response to Erichidaho In response to Erichidaho

I have the same issue…did you ever find a solution?

Aug 16, 2021 5:51 AM

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Aug 17, 2021 6:53 PM in response to ismoen In response to ismoen

I just fixed mine. If you go to settings and go to media and you should see in app sound. That should be blue.

*** If it is blue then turn it off and close the app completely. Then open it back and make sure that it’s blue again. Hopefully that should work. It’s worked for me. Before I had to turn it off to fix this problem but after the update I had to go and turn it back on. Super weird!

Aug 17, 2021 6:53 PM

Aug 27, 2021 3:42 PM in response to Tinygodes In response to Tinygodes

This also worked for me and fixed the issue.

thanks for this :-)

Aug 27, 2021 3:42 PM

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Aug 30, 2021 6:13 AM in response to Tinygodes In response to Tinygodes

Music turns off when I open FB …. Where is the “media” icon in settings

Aug 30, 2021 6:13 AM

Aug 30, 2021 11:11 AM in response to ismoen In response to ismoen

You’ve probably got another sound app running but minimized. Close all apps and open your sound app again. FB shouldn’t interfere with it now.

Aug 30, 2021 11:11 AM

Sep 10, 2021 5:52 PM in response to Rella59 In response to Rella59

It’s the settings within the Facebook app, not in iOS

Sep 10, 2021 5:52 PM

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Question: Cannot play music while open facebook

How can I listen to music while on Facebook?

Open the Facebook app on your phone. Go to your News Feed and start scrolling. Tap the play icon on any Spotify song you see shared in your feed (or share your own by following the instructions further down) Click 'Connect' in the consent pop-up.

Why does my music pause when I open Facebook?

go to your settings in facebook, scroll down to preferences and click “media”. there should be a selection that says “never autoplay videos”. restart the app and it should fix the problem.

How do you stop Facebook from pausing music?

Switch Your Facebook Settings.
Open up FB, then go to FB Settings (where you see the three dots)..
Click on Account Settings..
Select Sounds..
In-App Sound will be checked. Click on this to un-check it..
Your auto-play should now be disabled. Try playing a song on Music again while opening the FB app one more time..

Why does my music stop when I open Facebook on my iPhone?

I was no having that problem too but go to Facebook settings and privacy, scroll down to media and turn off In app sounds. After you save it open app switcher and close Facebook out. Afterwards you should be able to listen to your music while scrolling thru newsfeed.