can't shuffle my queue (new or existing)

[destiny84]

I have a problem with the Shuffle function. 
Spotify 1.0.28.87 on Windows 10. 

My problem is that I have a queue that I want to shuffle, eg. I'm adding some random albums to my queue that I would like to listen to today. Then I hit the shuffle button, which turns green but does nothing. All songs are still played in order.

I also tried activating shuffle first and then adding albums to my queue, also to no avail. 

What I do notice is that the moment I hit shuffle, the tick in front of the songs (songs from my  music) changes to a plus for a split second, then back to a tick. 

Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug? 

[jorgesumi]

Spotify is about to make 60 more dollars a year from me but they cant fix a shuffle. Truely an industry leader.

[Batshiitake]

KippoKid: Think of the queue like a LIVE playlist 

Look at that, Spotify - Kippo just solved your problem for you! Rename "Queue" to "Live Playlist", and suddenly there's absolutely no reason not to give it all the functionality of anything else called a "playlist" - no more dumb workaround suggestions, or even dumber "a queue isn't a queue if it's shuffled because then it's a shuffled queue not a queued shuffle and a that's not a queue because it's shuffled" nonsense required.  Task a couple interns with implementing it, and we're good to go. And, hey, look at that, it only took seven years of ignoring complaints!

(I notice the official posts from Spotify, along with a condescending apologist or two, all have exactly zero likes - something true of almost nothing else in the thread - while others have 20, 30, 60+, never mind something like 350 on the (second) idea link they posted. This is the sort of response they really should find a little concerning. Good thing there isn't a Dislike button)

[jamie197]

You’re missing the point entirely. Everyone here understands how a queue works, so patronizing us with obvious facts isn’t helpful. We’re looking for a real solution, not a lecture on what a queue is.

[RobinS05]

I also want to be able to shuffle the queue, I often add random songs from random playlists or artists to my queue, and then I want to shuffle it. 

If they can’t add it because “a queue is a straight line” or whatever, then you can rename the queue to something else, like “Live Playlist”, or like someone else commented “Temporary Playlist”. If you guys don’t like these names, you guys probably have a professional team that can think of other name ideas.