topic Re: Shuffle Play??? in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

Shuffle problem with iPhone app

ScottParky — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:30:55 GMT

There doesn't seem to be a Shuffle option. When you turn it on there is no option to turn it off.

This means every playlist you select shuffles songs unless you delete the app and re-install.

Is there a solution to this?

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

jvanderb — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:06:35 GMT

You should be able to turn shuffle off, yes. First, while playing something in your playlist, tap the "i" button in the upper left:

Once you've done that, the shuffle button should be on the lower right. Tap that, and it should turn from green grey. Your playlist should now no longer shuffle.

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

ScottParky — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:40:07 GMT

Wow, thanks for your help!

Shuffle Play???

JRock1970 — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:14:49 GMT

How can I get my iphone off of shuffle play? It won't "unshuffle on my playlists or my starred list. Help!

Re: Shuffle Play???

jvanderb — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:50:08 GMT

JRock1970,

I've moved your post into an existing topic discussing this issue. Please see the above posts, and reply as to whether or not that works for you.

Re: Shuffle Play???

Soup — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:05:01 GMT

The solution works, but shuffling one album should not make all my music default to shuffle forever. I just wanted to shuffle the one time. Everyday, I am NOT shufflin!

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

BlueCharvel — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:12:24 GMT

You're awesome... thank you! I been shufflin' all week and not happy about it!

Re: Shuffle Play???

cjanka — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:38:17 GMT

It would be helpful if you told us, or linked us to, the existing topic discussing this issue, because I haven't found it yet.

Spotify always, ALWAYS, shuffles my playlists. I don't want them to shuffle. I put them in a particular order for a reason. Is there a simple fix for this?? I swear shuffle is turned off on my app.

Re: Shuffle Play???

cjanka — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:53:26 GMT

Ok, i think this IS the actual thread and I'm happy to report the fix above worked. Strange that the active shuffle icon is burried there. Thanks!

Re: Shuffle Play???

BlueCharvel — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:54:11 GMT

Just see the reply above from jvanderb.

Re: Shuffle Play???

cpgmattr — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:52:04 GMT

Wow, thank you OP, this was driving me bananas for the past six months. I swear I selected every single screen, but the main shuffle icon just shuffled the songs and started playing them. This is a TERRIBLE user experience.

Of course, I must have turned this on originally, so I likely have myself to blame for the original state 🙂

Thanks again!

Re: Shuffle Play???

jollyman — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:45:45 GMT

i want to shuffle my play list on my HTC Android phone. Can someone help me do this?

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

VeganGeek — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:55:07 GMT

Thanks! It was most helpful! Right now I'm listening to the Phantom of the Opera and whole thing is ruined by having it shuffled!

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

Arnaknagsak — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:29:24 GMT

Thank you soooo much!! This has been making me crazy! 🙂

Re: Shuffle Play???

tvano1991 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:51:22 GMT

I 100% agree that it's weird that the shuffle/unshuffle icon is buried within a song. There should be an option in PLAYBACK to shuffle or not...

Irritating.

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

alex-griffin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:57:59 GMT

Thanks for explaining this one. I have spent many hours on the London Underground trying to turn shuffle off! Not intuitive - definately worth updating the interface. Apart from that love the iPhone app.

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

ksavv — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:46:37 GMT

This has been driving me crazy, since it has shuffling all my playlists even when I press and press again and gain that shuffle play button in the playback mode. We should not have to go to info to see if its on shuffle or not, why is it hidden there? Why can't the shuffle play button turn another colour if it is on like the hidden one? The problem is that you cannot tell if it is on or not since it stays the same and keeps shuffling...

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

brom007 — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:41:17 GMT

my screen has a "back arrow" on the top left of the screen and the "playlist" icon on the top left. can figure it out..

thx for any help you can provide

Re: Shuffle problem with iPhone app

DJ138 — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:42:32 GMT

It's nice to know HOW to resolve this - but whoever designed the iOS app to mimic web settings needs to rethink that as a feature. Syncing playlists is one thing, automatically importing the settings you may or may not have used the last time you were on the web, and then pannign them across ALL of your playlists is annoying.

Re: Shuffle Play???

Exscape — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:32:17 GMT

The solution work, but why dont the "Shuffle Play" icon on the top of the screen change to something else ?