Music App fails to play music with "unknown error occurred (-12842)"

iPhone 13 mini

iOS 18.7.1


This issue started about a month ago.

Whenever I start playing any track the error below immediately appears


The operation could not be completed
unknown error occurred (-12842)


It does not matter what the track is, or the sound destination.

How can the error be unknown? It was captured. It even has a number.


Is there any solution for this besides waiting for Apple to fix it?



iPhone 13 mini, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 9, 2025 1:10 PM

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Music App fails to play music with "unknown error occurred (-12842)"

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