How do I turn off music player on Samsung?

The Samsung Music player app comes pre-installed on most Samsung Android devices. It provides a powerful music playback functionality optimized specifically for Samsung phones and tablets. The app offers features like sound quality enhancements with Dolby Atmos, customizable equalizers, lyrics support, and playlists.

While a useful app, users may sometimes want to stop the music playback, close the app entirely, or even uninstall it. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for how to turn off the Samsung Music player on your Android device.

Locate the Music Player

The Samsung Music app comes preinstalled on most Samsung devices. However, if you don’t see the app on your homescreen or app drawer, follow these steps to locate it:

Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notification panel.
Tap the Settings app icon to open the Settings menu.
Scroll down and tap “Apps.”

In the Apps menu, tap “See All Apps.” This shows you a list of all apps installed on your device.
Scroll through the apps list until you find “Samsung Music.” Tap the app to open it.

If the Samsung Music app is still not showing in your Apps list, you may need to download it from the Galaxy Store:

Open the Galaxy Store app.
Search for “Samsung Music.”
Tap “Install” to download and install the app.

Once installed, you can open Samsung Music through your Apps drawer or homescreen (source). If you continue having trouble finding it, try searching your device.

Stop Music Playback

To stop music playback in the Samsung Music player app, you can simply press the pause button. The pause button in the music player app looks like two vertical bars. Tapping it will pause the current song that is playing. Alternatively, you can press the stop button which is shaped like a square and will stop the music playback entirely.

If the music player is minimized or running in the background, you can access the playback controls in a couple ways:

Pull down the notification shade at the top of the screen. The media playback notification will have a pause button you can press.
On the lock screen, swipe left or right on the music notification. This will bring up media controls where you can tap pause.

So in summary, press the on-screen pause or stop button in the music app, use the media controls in the notifications shade, or access the lock screen media playback widgets to stop music playback.

Close the Music Player App

One way to stop the music playback is to completely exit the music player app. When you press the home or back button while the music player is open, the app may continue running in the background and keep playing music. To fully close it:

Open the Settings app on your Samsung device.
Tap on “Apps” or “Applications.”

Locate the music player app (in most cases it is called “Music”). Tap on it to open the app settings.
Tap the “Force Stop” button to force the app to close. This will stop all playback and background processes associated with the music player (source).

Once you force stop the music player app, it should fully close and stop playing any music. This method works for closing most apps on Android devices when you want to ensure they are not running in the background.

Disable Media Sound

You can mute just the Samsung Music player app specifically by going into your device’s sound settings. Here are the steps:

Open the Settings app on your Samsung device.
Tap on “Sounds and vibration.”

Tap on “Volume.”
Under “Media volume,” tap on the drop down arrow next to “Music.”
Tap on “Samsung Music.” This mutes sound just from the Samsung Music app.

Now when you open the Samsung Music app, no audio will play. The rest of the sounds and media on your device will still play as normal. To turn the Samsung Music sound back on, just go back into the volume settings and turn the “Samsung Music” volume slider back up.

Turn Off Music Player Notifications

If you want to disable notifications from the music player on your Samsung device, you can do so in the Settings. Simply follow these steps:

Open the Settings app on your phone.
Tap on Notifications.

Locate the music player app (e.g. Samsung Music) in the list and tap on it.
Turn off Allow notifications by tapping on the toggle switch next to it. This will disable notifications.
You can also tap on Advanced to customize which notification types you want to receive from the music player app.

By disabling notifications, you won’t get notified when a track starts or finishes playing. This prevents the music controls and media notifications from popping up unnecessarily.

As suggested on Reddit (source), blocking notifications is an easy way to stop Samsung Music from being intrusive if you don’t use it as your main music player.

Remove from Recent Apps

You can manually remove the music player app from your phone’s recent apps list to stop it from continuing to play music when reopened from the recent apps view. Here’s how to clear the music player from your recent apps on a Samsung phone:

1. Open your Recent Apps. You can do this by swiping up from the bottom or tapping the square icon in your navigation bar. You will see a list of recently used apps on your phone. Locate the music player app that is playing music in the recent apps view. ¹

2. Swipe the music player app’s card to the left or right, or tap on the “X” icon, to remove it from the recent apps view. This will completely stop the music player app from continuing to play music out of the recent apps view. ²

3. Check that the music has stopped playing completely now and that the music player is no longer in your recent apps list. This should fully remove the ability for it to reopen and continue playing music.

Force Stop the Music Player

If simply closing the music player app isn’t working, you can force stop the app in your device settings.

To force stop the music player app:

Open your device Settings app.

Tap on Apps or Application Manager.
Tap on the music player app you want to force stop.
Tap Force Stop. This will force close the app and stop any music playback.

Forcing the music app to stop should fully stop any music from playing. This is an effective troubleshooting step if simply closing the app isn’t working[1].

Uninstall the Music Player

If stopping the playback, closing the app, and disabling notifications does not work, you may need to completely uninstall the Samsung Music player app to turn it off for good.

To completely uninstall the app:

Open the Apps section in Settings on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
Find the Samsung Music app in the list of apps.
Tap the app and then tap “Uninstall.”

Confirm that you want to uninstall the app when prompted.

Uninstalling the Samsung Music app will completely remove it from your device. This ensures the app is no longer running or accessible and cannot play music unless you reinstall it from the Galaxy Store. After uninstalling, you will need to install a different music player app from the app store if you want music playback functionality.

Source: Samsung community forums

Conclusion

In summary, there are several different ways to turn off the music player on a Samsung device. The most straightforward method is to locate the music player app, such as Samsung Music, and stop any music that is currently playing. You can also close or force stop the music player app to fully shut it down.

If you want to disable media sound more broadly across the device, you can turn off notifications for the music player app specifically or adjust the device’s sound settings. Uninstalling the music player app is an option if you no longer want it on your device at all.

Using any of these methods can help you quickly turn off music playback on your Samsung phone or tablet. Just remember where the music player app shortcut is located for a fast way to stop songs whenever you need.