topic Disable the smart shuffle. in Desktop (Windows)

Disable the smart shuffle.

ckgcZarZar — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:36:26 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Taiwan

Device

Desktop

Operating System

Win11 64bit

My Question or Issue

Could you please disable the smart shuffle feature? This is the worst feature since I started using Spotify nine years ago.

Could you add a toggle button in the settings menu to let users choose whether they want this feature? We don't want to click an extra shuffle icon every time. We don't want to have annoying songs we are not interested in inserted into our playlists.

Please remove the smart shuffle function. Nobody likes this feature. It's frustrating!

Re: Disable the smart shuffle.

dinomight — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:43:44 GMT

Hey @ckgcZarZar, thanks for posting your feedback on the Smart Shuffle feature. I just wanted to also point you towards this related idea, which you might like to vote/comment on: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Mobile-Other-Smart-Shuffle-toggle-setting-in-settings-menu/idi-p/5533279

Re: Disable the smart shuffle.

MattSuda — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 05:20:50 GMT

Hey @ckgcZarZar

Good news! Spotify has listened to user feedback and you can now disable Smart Shuffle from the mobile app settings, as mentioned in this now implemented idea. This setting will also be added to the desktop app in a future update.

Steps to disable Smart Shuffle in the mobile app:

1: Tap on your profile picture at the top left corner

2: Tap on Settings and privacy

3: Tap on Playback

4: Switch Include Smart Shuffle in play modes off

Note: This is for Premium users only and right now it's only available in the mobile app, but in a future update, there will be a setting to disable Smart Shuffle in the desktop app as well.

More info can be found in the Shuffle help article here:

https://support.spotify.com/article/shuffle-play/

Re: Disable the smart shuffle.

ckgcZarZar — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:52:40 GMT

Thanks! I’ve seen this option on the mobile phone — it’s really great! This will definitely help a lot of people by allowing users to choose based on their own needs. I hope it can be added to the desktop version soon as well.

Re: Disable the smart shuffle.

MattSuda — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:18:31 GMT

@ckgcZarZar

Good news!

There is a new setting in the Spotify desktop app for Premium users to disable Smart Shuffle. This setting was previously available only in the mobile app.

Turning this setting off will remove the Smart Shuffle option from play modes. Cycling through the Shuffle modes will no longer include Smart Shuffle, only regular Shuffle and Shuffle off.

If you don't see the new setting yet, make sure the desktop app is up to date.

To disable Smart Shuffle in the desktop app:

1: Click on your profile picture at the top right corner

2: Click on Settings

3: Scroll down to Playback

4: Turn off Include Smart Shuffle in play modes

More info about the Shuffle modes can be found in the support article:

Support Article: Shuffle Play