Reddit is one of the biggest social platforms in the world. The service offers a bunch of communities (or ‘Subreddits’) dedicated to almost any topic.
Reddit users can find useful information or entertainment on a specific topic. For instance, gamers will find Subreddits for all the popular games.
Users of almost any type of device from different brands also have their own Subreddits where they can find tips, solutions to problems, personal experiences and more.
Reddit users can access all of their content through the website or through dedicated apps. The apps are available for both Android and iOS devices.
However, currently Reddit users on iOS devices are facing issues when they open the app while listening to music.
More specifically, it appears that playing music or media pauses when users open the Reddit app on iOS devices.
Reddit iOS app pauses music or media playing from other services
According to multiple reports, there is a bug where any playing music or media pauses when users open the Reddit app on iOS.
The issue seems to affect any media or music that is being played from any other app. There are reports from Reddit users where the app stopped playing media on Apple Music, Tidal, Spotify, and others.
The bug also affects services like SoundCloud, YouTube, and even PiP (picture in picture) mode.
Third-party clients also affected, the possible cause of the problem
In addition, not only the official Reddit app for iOS is affected by the problem. External clients like Apollo also experience the same bug.
A Redditor has weighed in on what could be the cause of the problem in question:
Also, other users reported having always had similar issues with the Reddit app:
Potential workarounds
There is still no official acknowledgment of the issue from the Reddit team. That said, there are some workarounds that reportedly help mitigate the bug.
First, you can try disabling the Reddit app’s ‘Autoplay videos/gifs’ toggle:
As an alternative, you can also activate the ‘quiet audio’ mode in the app settings:
Finally, you can press the sound icon that appears on the screen when a video starts playing on Reddit app. However, you will have to do this for every video.
We will update this story as events unfold.
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