Apple Music stops playing after a few hours

Mattiooo,

It definitely sounds like this isn't expected behavior, we'd agree. Does it happen with just that one playlist or is it all playlists and albums you test with? If you're not sure, we'd recommend testing with a few different albums and playlists and seeing if the issue keeps happening regardless of what you're listening to.

If it does continue to occur, we'd recommend reaching out to Apple directly to troubleshoot this in a more hands-on way. Here is how you can reach out: Contact Apple Support.

We hope that this information is helpful.

​Have a great day!

Hey there, Mattiooo!

Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.

Being able to rely on your Apple Music app to play consistently is huge. We're happy to help.

To start, we definitely want to recommend making sure that you iPhone is up to date: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This can seem like a basic step but in our experience, it can resolve a ton of issues with unexpected behavior so it's worth double checking.

If you're still not having luck, we'd recommend that you make sure that the content you're playing is longer than the amount of time you're keeping Apple Music open.

For example, a playlist that has 2 hours worth of music will stop after that 2 hour period no matter what if nothing is queued afterwards. It will then show the first track on the playlist in the "Now Playing" section but will not actually continue to play that content once it has finished.

However, you can use the "Repeat" feature for the playlist to have it continue playing:

How to repeat music on your iPhone

We hope this does the trick for you!

Cheers.