Why does my music stop when I record a video on my iPhone?

When the stock Camera app starts recording, it takes over the iPhone's audio session for the microphone, which interrupts audio playing from other apps like Spotify or Apple Music. It's expected iOS behavior, not a fault with your phone.

How do I record a video while my music keeps playing?

Use a camera app that configures the audio session to leave other apps' playback running. Camuzo is a free iPhone camera built for this: start your music, open Camuzo, and record in 4K while the song keeps playing.

Why does my music stop when I record a video on iPhone?

Updated 29 May 2026

You've got a song playing from Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube. You open the Camera, hit record, and the music cuts out. It happens every time, and it's annoying. The good news is that your phone isn't broken, and there is a way to keep the music playing.

The short answer

When the stock Camera app starts recording, it takes over your iPhone's audio system to use the microphone. iOS only lets one app control that audio session at a time, so your music app gets interrupted or paused. This is normal iOS behavior. It is not a bug, and no setting will fix it.

Why iOS does this

Every app on iPhone that plays or records sound uses something called an audio session. By default, when a camera app activates the microphone for recording, it requests a session mode that stops other apps from playing. The standard Camera app uses that default, which is why your music drops the instant recording begins.

How to record video while your music keeps playing

The fix is to use a camera app that configures its audio session differently, so it records video while letting your other apps keep playing in the background. That is exactly what we built Camuzo to do:

Start your music or podcast in any app.
Open Camuzo and hit record. Your audio keeps playing.
Record in 4K on every lens, then trim, add a watermark, and share.

It's free, has no ads, and your videos stay on your device.

What gets recorded (the honest part)

Your video still records sound the normal way. The microphone captures your voice and whatever is happening around you, just like any video. Camuzo's job is to keep your music playing the whole time instead of cutting it off.

Whether the song itself ends up inside the recording depends on how you are listening:

If the music is playing out loud through the phone's speaker, the microphone naturally picks it up, so the song is part of your video.
If you are listening through headphones or AirPods, the song keeps playing for you, but it will not be captured in the recorded file.

Camuzo does not pull the audio straight from Spotify or YouTube. iOS does not let any app do that, so no app can promise it. That is just how the iPhone works.

Get Camuzo

Download Camuzo free on the App Store and stop filming in silence.