New Feature: Shuffle Options Are Here! 🎶

[Jose_M]

If you’ve spent any time in the Spotify Community, you’ll know one of the most talked-about topics is shuffle. There are endless threads about hearing the same songs too often. There’s even a huge Community Idea for a “true shuffle” option that’s been around for a while.

From Thursday 13th November, Spotify will be rolling out a change for Premium users that I think many of you will appreciate. You’ll now be able to choose between two shuffle styles:

🎧 Fewer repeats

This one’s designed to keep things feeling fresh. It pays attention to what you’ve played recently and tries to reduce how often the same songs come around. You’ll still get randomness, but with less déjà vu. It’s a great way to rediscover tracks you haven’t heard in a while.

🎲 Standard

This is the standard shuffle mode that Spotify has used over the past few years. Every track gets an equal chance, completely at random. That means sometimes you’ll get repeats or the same artist a few times in a row. That's just how pure randomness works!

What’s really nice here is the choice. Some listeners love a truly random shuffle, while others just want more variety, and now you can pick what suits your mood.

The update is available now for all Premium users. If you don’t see the option yet, try restarting your app or checking for the latest update in your app store.

Spotify will continue to fine-tune the new “Fewer repeats” option, so if you give it a go and still feel like you’re hearing the same songs too often, let them know in the comments below or in the shuffle discussions here in the Community.

There’s also more about how these shuffle styles work on the Spotify Support site, and this Engineering Blog.

Personally, I’m really happy to see this change. Shuffle feedback has been around forever, and it’s great to see user voices leading to new options in the app. Can’t wait to see what everyone thinks of it!

Screenshot of the Spotify settings page including the new Shuffle options