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Music turning on randomly when wearing Galaxy Buds

(Topic created: 01-28-2026 10:46 AM)
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Soul11
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My music turns on randomly when my ear buds are on, how do u turn that setting off 

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1. Turn off touch controls (fastest fix)
This stops accidental taps when adjusting the buds.
Steps:
Open Galaxy Wearable
Tap Touch controls
Turn Touch controls OFF
or at least disable Double tap / Tap and hold
๐Ÿ‘‰ This alone fixes it for most people.
2. Disable โ€œAuto play / Wear detectionโ€
Your buds may think you just put them in and start music automatically.
Steps (path can vary by model):
Galaxy Wearable
Earbuds settings
Turn OFF:
Auto play
Resume media
Wear detection (if listed)
3. Turn off voice assistant wake
Sometimes the buds trigger Google Assistant, which starts media.
Steps:
Galaxy Wearable
Touch controls
Disable Touch and hold for Voice Assistant
Also check on your phone:
Settings โ†’ Apps โ†’ Assistant โ†’ Turn off media auto-resume
4. Check Google / Spotify auto-resume (sneaky culprit)
If you use Spotify or YouTube Music:
Spotify
Settings โ†’ Playback
Turn OFF Autoplay
Google
Settings โ†’ Google โ†’ Devices & sharing โ†’ Turn OFF Automatically resume media
5. If it still happens (last resort)
Clean the proximity sensors on the buds (earwax can trigger them)
Update firmware in Galaxy Wearable
Restart phone + reset buds
(Galaxy Wearable โ†’ About earbuds โ†’ Reset)
Soul11
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Thank you I will definitely try this right now ๐Ÿ˜Š
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