How to Customize Quick Settings Media Player Apps
Editing which apps are allowed to show their media player in Quick Settings is done through the Media area of your phone’s settings, and it’s really easy.
Why Stop an App’s Media Controls From Displaying?
Android 11 also shows media controls in Quick Settings, and for good reason. It makes controlling media playback really easy from the notification area. What makes Android 12 different is you get to pick which apps should have their media controls hidden. Running more than one media-playing app will show playback controls for all of them. If you don’t want to clutter up the Quick Settings area with all of those controls or have to swipe through unnecessary ones to find what you want, disabling some of those apps as described above is the only way to selectively clean it up. Another situation where management of the media controls comes in handy is if you like to switch between apps playing content. Say you’re using SoundCloud but you want to open a YouTube video briefly. Performing this switch is fine, but when closing YouTube, its controls might remain front and center in Quick Settings when what you really want is to resume SoundCloud. Disabling YouTube from showing its media controls would be an easy fix if you encounter something like this often.
