The music stops when closing or opening Facebook because Facebook autoplay videos take audio priority, causing background music apps to pause or stop. When Facebook auto-plays videos or sounds within the app, it forces other apps like Spotify or Apple Music to mute or stop playing audio. This mainly happens because Facebook grabs control of the audio resource and often because of autoplay videos or in-app sound settings. To prevent this, users can:
- Turn off autoplay videos in Facebook settings (under Media, select Never Autoplay Videos).
- Disable Facebook's in-app sound in Facebook account settings.
- Turn off camera access for Facebook in device settings to reduce app interference.
- Close other running apps to reduce device resource strain.
- Force quit the Facebook app rather than just closing it to avoid persistent audio conflicts.
- Update or reinstall Facebook app to fix possible bugs causing this behavior.
The issue has been observed especially on iOS 26 and recent Facebook app versions, sometimes appearing right after updates, making it likely a software behavior or bug.
