PleaseDontStopTheMusic
An iOS tweak that allows multiple audio sources to play simultaneously by preventing audio session interruptions.
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Overview
PleaseDontStopTheMusic is a tweak that hooks into iOS's AVAudioSession to enable audio mixing. This allows your currently playing audio (music, podcasts, etc.) to continue uninterrupted when other apps request audio playback, instead of the usual behavior where the system pauses your audio and plays only the new source.
Features
- Continuous Playback - Your audio keeps playing even when other apps want to play sound.
- Audio Mixing - Multiple audio sources blend together using the
MixWithOthersoption. - Universal Support - Works with rootful, rootless, and jailed installations.
- Lightweight - Minimal overhead, purely hook-based implementation.
How It Works
The tweak intercepts AVAudioSession configuration calls and, only when another app is already playing audio (isOtherAudioPlaying), applies the AVAudioSessionCategoryOptionMixWithOthers option to the incoming app's session. This tells iOS to mix the new audio with existing playback rather than interrupting it.
Crucially, it does not force mixing on whichever app is the primary music source. An app that opts into MixWithOthers is treated by iOS as a secondary source and loses its lock screen / Control Center "Now Playing" transport controls. By leaving the first/primary app untouched, that app keeps full lock-screen skip & pause controls, while later apps (TikTok, games, etc.) are forced to mix in quietly without interrupting it.
Hooked Methods
setCategory:error:setCategory:mode:options:error:setCategory:mode:routeSharingPolicy:options:error:(the modern API used by TikTok and most current apps)setCategory:withOptions:error:setActive:error:setActive:withOptions:error:
SoloAmbient sessions (which cannot mix) are transparently swapped to Ambient when another app is playing, so they no longer silence your music.Installation Guide
Choose the method below that applies to your device configuration.
Method 1: Non-Jailbroken (Sideloading)
Use this method if your device is not jailbroken. You will need to inject the tweak.dylib from releases into your target application's IPA file.- Prepare: Ensure you have the
PleaseDontStopTheMusic.dylibfile. - Select Tool: Use a sideloading tool such as Esign, Feather, or Sideloadly.
- Inject: Import your target application's (the app you want to listen to media on, eg if i want to listen to spotify while playing roblox i would inject it into roblox) IPA into the tool, select the
.dylibfor injection, and sign the app. - Install: Install the resulting modified IPA to your device.
Method 2: Jailbroken
Use this method if your device is jailbroken.- Add Repo: Open https://repo.chariz.com/ and press the button to add it to your perferred package manager (this should be a defult repo but if you dont have it add it)
- Install: Navigate to the repo on your list to grab it, or search for "PleaseDontStopTheMusic"
- Finalize: Perform a respring of your device to apply the hooks.
If you have any problems or questions, feel free to dm me on discord! dc: fuseegelee
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