SOLVED! - Pandora Starts Playing By Itself

Overall, Pandora is a solid music streaming app but it remains far from perfect and complaints about Pandora start playing by itself surface from time to time. For Android users, the issue is usually caused by corruption so the best solution is to clear cache and clear data. For iPhone users, the issue is usually caused by a Watch setting which necessitates settings changes to resolve. Other solutions include updating Pandora, uninstalling and reinstalling the app, etc. 

Approaches To The Situation 

Clear Cache And Clear Data (Android) 

• Step 1: Open Settings, select Apps and choose Pandora. 
• Step 2: Hit Storage, click Clear data and choose Clear cache.
• Step 3: Restart your phone then see how things turn out. 

Apply Changes To Settings (iPhone) 

• Step 1: Launch the Watch app, click My Watch and pick General. 
• Step 2: Hit Wake Screen then toggle off the switch next to Auto-Launch Audio Apps.
• Step 3: Determine whether the issue persists. 

Note: On occasions, it’s a good idea to remove Pandora from your Apple Watch. To do so, launch the Watch app, click My Watch and pick Pandora. Next, toggle off the switch next to Show App on Apple Watch. 

Update Pandora 

For Android

• Step 1: Launch Google Play Store, tap your profile icon and press Manage application and service to view available updates for apps. 
• Step 2: If an update for Pandora is available, hit Update next to the Pandora app icon.  
• Step 3: Allow the update to go all the way. 

For iPhone

• Step 1: Launch App Store, tap your profile icon and scroll down to view available updates for apps. 
• Step 2: If an update for Pandora is available, hit Update next to the Pandora app icon.  
• Step 3: Allow the update to go all the way. 

Uninstall And Reinstall Pandora

For Android

• Step 1: Open Settings, select Apps and choose Pandora. 
• Step 2: Hit Uninstall then restart your phone after the process finishes. 
• Step 3: Launch Google Play Store, search for Pandora and reinstall it. 

For iPhone

• Step 1: Locate the Pandora app icon on the home screen then press and hold it.
• Step 2: Select Remove App, choose Delete App and hit Delete to uninstall Pandora.
• Step 3: Restart your phone, search for Pandora on App Store and reinstall it. 

Is Pandora Plus Worth The Money?

It depends. 

Key differences between Pandora Free and Pandora Plus subscriptions include enhanced audio quality, the ability to skip/replay songs, offline listening, … If you don’t care about mentioned features, you should stick to Pandora Free. On the other hand, if you want to get more out of Pandora and have money to spend, feel free to go for Pandora Plus.

How Do I Get Pandora Premium For Free?

At the moment, it’s possible to get Pandora Premium for free for a total of 90 days by using Pandora’s FREE 90-day trial on www.pandora.com/redeem. To be eligible for the trial period, you must be a US resident over the age of 18. Aside from that, the trial period is not available to existing subscribers as well as those who have already redeemed a trial period. The trial period is one-time only and it would be automatically voided once expired. 

You enjoy the experience and like to continue using Pandora Premium? Then the method of payment you entered back in the beginning will automatically be charged at the end of the trial period. Still, in the case that you don’t want to use Pandora Premium, remember to cancel before the trial period expires. In times of need, you could reach out to Pandora’s Listener Support at help.pandora.com but remember that Pandora subscription items are subject to the Pandora Subscription Terms (www.pandora.com/legal/subscription).