ITunes automatically start

Is there a way to have iTunes automatically start upon boot or rebooting the computer? Or any other app for that matter? I thought I used to know how to do this on OS9... or maybe it was System 7!!

If you just want it to launch, just add iTunes to the Login Items in your Account system preference. Or just select the "Open at Login" in the Dock menu for iTunes.
If you want it to launch and then start playing automatically, that will take some sort of script. You'll probably find something workable at Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes.

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    I'm using an iPhone 5 with iOS 7.0.2, regardless it is the most recent update
    When I plug my phone into my car radio's USB port (Apple cable, not knock off) iTunes starts to play the very first song in my large iTunes library.
    I plug into the USB port to charge it and to connect the phone to radio in order to use hands free audio.
    I have tried two or three different cables, it happens with all cables and again all are actual Apple cables.
    I do not recall this happening with iOs 6 or at least as much.
    With iOs 7 it happens every f***ing time. Extremely annoying and dangerous (I may get so frustrated by this that one day I might just smash the phone or the car radio :-) to the equipment.
    I have to unlock my phone, go to iTunes and pause or stop the song/iTunes.
    The app does not show as being open, that is why I have to go iTunes itself, the old fashioned way, so to speak.
    It sometimes happens when I plug my headset in (also Apple brand, the basic ones that come with the iPad and iPhones) to phone and have tried the two different ones I have. It only seems to happen if my phone is not in use (i.e. I am on a call and switch to the headset it does not happen)
    Interestingly this issue with the headphones and iTunes automatically starting happened more with iOS 6  and than with iOS 7. Ironically the opposite is true with the car radio, USB port cable, charging and iPhone — it rarely happened with iOS 6.0 but with iOS 7.0 it always happens.
    I cannot seem to find a fix here but I do see I am not the only one with this annoying issue.
    Please someone (APPLE!)  figure out a fix.
    PS I have even considered NOT having any of my music on my phone — none at all —  which not only would solve the problem (I would hope!)  but be extremely inconvenient and defeating the purpose of only having an iPhone vs an iPhone and an iPod.
    PPS -  I probably left out something really relevant, like what color is my car , so if I did, please let me know.

    I have an iPhone 5 and every time I get into my car, as soon as my iPhone connects to the bluetooth or if I connect the USB cable, the music starts blaring through the car stereo, even if the radio was off. If I am using any of the navigation apps on my phone (google maps, waze, apple maps), and I happen to be lucky enough to have the voice directions working (that's consistently inconsistent), the music will frequently start by itself during navigation, even if I didn't turn the music on. Sometimes the music and navigation voice over will compete with each other at the same time. Sometimes they both go totally silent. Sometimes I'll hear only music. Sometimes only the voice directions. And if make or receive a phone call while the navigation is working, as soon as the phone call ends, the music will always take over again, even if I didn't have the music on prior to. I've checked and re-checked every setting on my phone, in my apps, in my car, and followed all of the suggestions I've found online (note to Apple - there are tons of posts on this topic), and nothing works.
    It seems like there should be an easy software fix for this, or at the very least, options to:
    prevent the music from starting automatically every time you connect with a cable or bluetooth (insanely annoying)
    allow voice directions to temporarily mute music, should one choose to be listenting to music and navigating at the same time
    just listen to voice direction - no music!
    Better yet, how about just provide options to let the end-user decide when to listen to music. 
    For a product that is supposed to be "intuitively easly" and/or "just works", this level of dysfunction shouldn't be acceptable. Come on Apple - what are you doing to fix this???

  • IOS7 iTunes automatically starting and trumping other music apps

    I'm using an iPhone 5 with Rhapsody 3.5.3 and iOS7.
    I like using iTunes, but I also enjoy using other music apps such as: Rhapsody and Wolfgang's Vault.
    With iOS6 I could use the controls on my external devices to operate the above mentioned apps.  For example with iOS6 I could use the controls my Jam speaker or Bluetooth headphones to skip or go back on a Rhapsody playlist.  Now, with iOS7, when I use the controls on my external devices itunes launches automatically and starts playing. 
    Here an example I encounter every day:
    -  I'll plug my iPhone into the USB/iPod port of my car (2013 Kia with iPod integration)
    -  I'll start a playlist or album on Rhapsody .
    -  The title of the song, artist, and album appear on my radio display.
    -  When I press the, "next button" on my radio a song from iTunes starts.
    In other words, the iTunes app now automatically launches and trumps Rhapsody.
    With iOS6 I was able to control Rhapsody using the controls on my car's radio.
    I would really love to be able to use my radio controls to control Rhapsody again, doing so helps keep me focused on the road because the controls are located on the steering wheel.
    Everytime I try to advance a track on Rhapsody iTunes automatically starts,  it's making me sick, no exaggeration.
    Seriously, I loved Apple until this began occurring.  Is there any way to turn this off?   PLEASE?

    I've continued to research.  As to BMW, the notes to BMW's recent upgrade to the entertainment system say that with iphone a "bug" is that occasionally just starts playing.  I believe this is an apple issue as many posts show similar problem across many cars.  Some are when using hardware and some bluetooth.  I think it's just a problem in how the various auto systems integrate with the phone.  My only cure is to disengage the connectivity of the bluetooth streaming audio on the car's system and reselect it when I want to stream audio. Kind of a pain but at least on the BMW it doesn't disconnected the bluetooth feature of the telephone when I do that. Hopefully this will be cured in future upgrades either to the phone or the software in the car (which is upgradable). But I have the latest version now. Interestingly most people say plays first song. Mine picks up with whatever it was playing before, either song or audio book. 

  • ITunes automatically starts & plays

    iTunes automatically starts & plays every 5 minutes (without connecting any device). Is there a way to stop this without turning off iTunes Helper?

    I agree with/have same problem as vinfromacton.
    I know it's Flash causing the problem:iTunes had been functioning normally until this morning when I downloaded Flashto allow me to listen to archived radio programs on the internet.
    Once I downloaded Flash, iTunes startedopening and playing automatically ~ every 2-3 minutes. Annoying as it playsover audio I am listening to &/or recording.
    Only fix I've found is to turn iTunesvolume down to zero: does not stop iTunes from opening - it continues to do so- but I don't hear the iTunes audio.
    I'm also going to try dr alexander'ssuggestion: Open a blank Playlist > leave iTunes focus there>quit iTunes.
    It reopens but at least it'ssilenced....
    Haven't tried it but I would imagine uninstallingFlash (need to download the uninstaller from the Adobe website) would solve theproblem. This however would lead me back to my original problem: no Flash >cannot listen to audio archived on the internet and other internet audio...
    I'm also going to call Apple: I haveAppleCare. Will re-post after talking to them.

  • ITunes automatically starts playing when I get in my car

    I drive a Ford with Sync. I have my iPhone 3GS set to automatically connect to the bluetooth in the car when the car is started. In the past few weeks, I noticed my iTunes was automatically starting when it connected with the Bluetooth. It doesn't play through the car, so I don't know its happening unless I look at the phone and see iTunes playing music.
    Is there a way to stop it from doing that? Its draining my battery.

    I too have this problem, though not with bluetooth. For me the auto-play starts as soon as I connect my iPhone 4S to the radio with a cable I connect to the AV 1/8" port in the center console of my 2007 Honda Accord. Not only does it start auto-playing as soon as I connect the cable, it also immediately starts playing the first music file in my phone as soon as whatever podcast I am listening to has ended
    Like others, I find this really annoying, but also a little dangerous. Because some engineer thought that auto-playing the first music file on a device was what most people would want to have happen, I now have to either (1) think ahead to select and pause my podcast or song prior to connecting the cable, or (2) scramble around to stop the auto-playing file while I am driving. This is hampered by the fact that the auto=play does not instantiate Music when it auto-plays, so I have to locate and start up Music and go to Now Playing before I can stop the file from playing.
    I do not believe, however, that this is Apple's fault. On no other device anywhere does this auto-play occur except in my Accord. On the other hand, I see people in this thread with the same problem driving cars other than the Accord. This could just be something I need to work around. A bummer, but definitely a First World problem.

  • Automatically start iTunes playing

    I use my mac to automatically start up in the morning and have added iTunes to start up as well. Even though iTunes loads up it doesn't start playing. How can I get iTunes to start playing music as soon as it loads up?
    Rick

    There are several alarm clocks that will start iTunes playing. I use Meridian, but there are plenty of alternatives.
    You can also put a song or playlist in your Login Items to have iTunes automatically start up and play that song or playlist when you start or restart your Mac.

  • Disabling iTunes from automatically starting when Headphone plugged in

    Hi, I have a Macbook Pro running OS X Yosemite Ver 10.10.1. Whenever I plug in my Apple headphone it in, the iTunes automatically starts and I would like to disable the same. Some times its very much annoying where in, even if I am talking on FaceTime using my head phone, (I am guessing some small movements of headphone triggering this) the  iTunes starts automatically and the songs start to play during the FaceTime call.
    Does any one know how to disable the iTunes from not starting up automatically, whenever a Headphone is inserted into Mac. I can start iTunes whenever I want like any other application. But I just don’t want any automatic starting of iTunes, when I plug the headphone! Appreciate any help in this regard. Thanks!

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    + Go to the  - System Preferences - Users and groups //Need admin privilege and unlock to edit etc.
    + Remove iTunes from Login Items
    + Click Login Items
    + then select iTunes Helper and then the - to remove the application
    + Force quit the iTunes if it was already running
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  • Hello, Everytime I download something from iTunes, iTunes automatically downloads every previous movie I've ever rented.  How do I stop this?  Thank you!

    Hello,
    Everytime I download something from iTunes, iTunes automatically starts first downloading all previous movies I've ever rented...again.  How do I clear these rental movies from my queue.  I've watched all of them and the time period has expired for all of them. 
    Thank you!

    That one's definitely interesting.
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  • How do I stop Itunes from automatically starting?

    Itunes automatically turns on when the computer is powered up, but Itunes is not in the startup folder.
    How do I stop Itunes from auto starting?

    10 minutes later: iTunes will not startup if the iPod is not plugged in upon boot up. If the system sees the iPod plugged in upon boot, then system will start. This seems to be done with the help of iTuneshelper.exe and /or iPodService.exe. if you don’t want iTunes to start automatically when the system boots do not have your iPod plugged in. if you want to be able to keep the iPod plugged in then you are going to have to msconfig at the start run command and stop the iTuneshelper.exe in the startup service area. This should stop the iTunes from starting up when the unit is plugged in and you are booting up. Sorry for the long sentences but thats a possiable fix, enjoy.

  • How do I keep ITunes from automatically starting when I boot my PC?

    Everytime I start my PC, my I tunes starts automatically. I close it an it automatically starts again 5-6 minutes later. It happens when my IPhone is not connected. The problem began immediately after I updated to the new IPhone iOS 5 software.

    I appreciate the help attempt greatly, however, I do not have an Iphone, only an Ipod that I use with Itunes. Basically I have Itunes on my Windows PC, (NOT MAC) and it just has a mind of its own and opens randomly, whenever. I have scanned and searching the Itunes application for something to click off for automatically run, or something to that effect and I see nothing. There has to be a way to disable Itunes from running automatically. It has nothing to do with whether or not my ipod is attached.

  • Is there a way to prevent iTunes from automatically starting the next playlist file on the iPad?

    Is there a way to prevent iTunes from automatically starting the next playlist file on the iPad?

    When you connect the device open iTunes and select it from the sidebar. Click on the Summary tab in the main window. Uncheck the option to automatically connect to iTunes. You will find it in the collection of options near the lower part of the window.

  • TS1369 My computer (Win 7) recognises my ipod but when Itunes is automatically started the ipod is removed from "my Computer" and is not recognised in itunes, my device manager states he device is being "uninstalled by window" error 21, what is happpening

    My computer (Win 7) recognises my ipod but when Itunes is automatically started the ipod is removed from "my Computer" and is not recognised in itunes, my device manager states he device is being "uninstalled by window" error 21, what is happpening.

    Are you plugging the iPod into a high powered USB 2.0 port on the back of your PC? Have you tried a different USB cable?
    What happens if you try to reset the device with it still connected to the PC?
    How to reset iPod
    Has this iPod ever worked on this PC or is this the first time you have time you have tried connecting it?
    Have you carefully worked through each and every single suggestion in this Apple support document?
    iPod not recognized in 'My Computer' and in iTunes for Windows
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  • HT1660 My itunes library has automatically started to list my songs alphabetically.  I do not want this.  How do I change it so that when albums come up, the songs are listed in the order of the imported album, NOT alphabetically.

    My itunes library has automatically started to list my songs alphabetically.  I do not want this.  How do I change it so that when albums come up, the songs are listed in the order of the imported album, NOT alphabetically.

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  • ITunes keeps starting automatically

    iTunes keeps starting automatically on my Macbook Air. When I quit iTunes it just restarts again within about 2 minutes. I have checked my Dashboard widgets and there is nothing there related to iTunes. It's unclear what has triggered this and it's VERY annoying. 
    How can I stop it doing this?

    Was having the same problem but seemed to have solved it. Did the following:
    1. Went into CDs and DVDs prefs and set when you insert a music CD and picture CD to ignore
    2. Went into iTunes -> prefs -> Devices and unchecked "Look for remote speakers connected with Airtunes" and "Look for iPhone and iPod touch Remotes"
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    I apologize that I can't say what solved it, but aside from the prefs in the apps, it may have been an old piece of software (like my old Maxtor drive) that was still trying to run that may have been triggering itunes.
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  • Automatically start iTunes when iPhone is connected

    How do I change the setting on my iphone 4 to tell itunes to automatically start when the phone is connected?
    The option is greyed out.

    I had the same issue with Windows Vista. I would plug in my iphone after the new Itunes update and Windows would say "found new device" and try installing drivers. It would then report it failed. I looked under device manager and saw that it was listed as a camera device. I followed the steps found in the following url, and now my iphone is synching. I hope it works for you.
    http://www.ankurshah.net/blog/?p=20

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