"Show apple music" setting keeps turning back on iPhone/iPad

There's a similar issue with macOS Monterey in the Music app.

There's a bug (?) where ejecting a CD -- yes, I still rip my CDs! -- will take you to the Apple Music section in the lefthand column, a section you can no longer hide as in Big Sur.

Worse, every few times this happens, you'll get a Subscribe nag window popup that must be dismissed before you can get back to the music you own on the computer you own.

I'm not sure if that's a bug or by design, so I'm also not sure how germane this reply is. But I am certain that I'm looking for alternatives to Music, for the first time since I started using (and loving) iTunes back in 2005.

Yes Apple Music seems to have several issues. I wish their software people would fix it. Seems the should, or at least be aware of this issue. I have 38 GB of music on my iPhone, so I see it turned on all the time. Sloppy coding and someone is responsible and accountable for this.

I have the same issue. I hate to say it but I’m beginning to suspect that Apple has done this by design. It’s unfortunate considering the money paid to by into the Apple Ecosystem and hardware that they feel it’s acceptable to hound customers with ads to purchase a monthly subscription!

I agree that this is NOT transparent by Apple. As this issue is never addressed I also believe it by design. That action does not respect my privacy one bit. And people are correct, when you update apps, or turn it off then on, it will toggle itself on. This is the MAIN reason I use other music services. I no longer trust Apple to tell the truth. And yes, this ranks right up there with Meta/Facebook's way of using its customers.

"Show Apple Music" seems to be automatically turning on across all of my devices - It really does feel like it's an intentional design feature. I have no intention of subscribing to a music streaming service - It's frustrating I cannot hide Apple Music across my devices, especially my AppleTV & Music.app on MacOS.

I agree. There is no honesty or transparency concerning this issue. It is deliberate and very sloppy coding. And someone is accountable and responsible. This unfortunately is adding to the issue of breaking up tech. And just how will tech satisfy the EU and the rest of the world. The EU will win as setting up 2 server networks to handle the EU and the USA and paying for 2 electricity bills is very expensive.

it happens to me after every software update. Stay off please!

I am also experiencing this issue. Apple please fix this. I have no interest in a subscription to lease music and hate being harassed about it every time I access my purchased library.