[ivanwi11iams]

It seems with iOS 11, when playing music from my iPhone 7 Plus, the Control Panel (play, pause, forward, etc), shows on the watch screen.


Is there anyway to prevent this? I understand the convenience of this. However, I'd rather have it off...


Thanks

AW2 SS SB 42mm

[doogald]

Yes. In the watch app on the iPhone (or on the watch itself), turn off the new OS 4 setting General / Wake screen / Auto-launch Audio Apps.

[ivanwi11iams]

...thanks for the direction! The one place I didn't look, is exactly where it was.

[camaroz1985]

Yeah I just went and did this today on mine. It was ok at first, but got annoying quickly. I listen to music/podcasts most of the day so it was annoying to me that it would always be there when I lifted my wrist.

[tcuprof]

Thanks doogald. So far I'm liking this feature, but it's nice to know how to turn it off.

[doogald]

I love this feature myself...

[Mac Guy]

When I first heard about this at the Keynote, I was very pleased. When listen to music during an Outdoor Walk, I kept having to scroll for Now Playing. I wanted it to be front and center when listening to music.

Unfortunately, it was front and center almost all the time when I wasn't listened to music. So I disabled it. If Apple changes the behavior (for the better) then I'll turn it back on.