[Mobile] [Other] Smart Shuffle toggle setting in settings menu

[LiamTems]

Smart shuffle is a fun way to discover new songs, but it comes at a cost. Want to reshuffle your queue? Bam, wait a few seconds longer. Want to unshuffle your playlist? Bam, no longer works, and goes to a completely random place in the playlist.

To me this is an unwanted complication, and I'd much rather be able to choose in the settings menu whether I want to enable the Smart Shuffle feature, or disable it.

[saṅgīta]

UPDATE: BAD NEWS!!! 7:50pm PST Dec 12, their so called 'Smart' Shuffle on PC, is no longer removed. Their virus infects the app once again. You're moving in the wrong direction Spotif'ers. 7:55am PST Dec 9, 'Smart Shuffle' gone from windows desktop app - BUT is still polluting the Apple iPhone iOS spotify App. **For the last three weeks, spotify has simply 'altered' the order of 'Smart Shuffle' activation, it is now NOT on by default, rather, it is the second option in the Shuffle - Smart Shuffle - No Shuffle fiasco. 'Smart' Shuffle still clogs the otherwise smooth operation of the app, and since one now has to tap over or through the 'Smart Shuffle' option to get from 'Regular Shuffle' to 'No Shuffle', it can add several seconds of lag/delay just to deactivate all shuffle options - this remains a pain point and given how long it is taking spotify to fix their mess, it is also a significant reason my spotify NPS score remains a 1.

Shame on you spotify, you most certainly can do better.

[SoN9ne]

My experience is that "smart shuffle" is all I get. I cannot use just a shuffle for the playlist, I only have "smart shuffle" and this such a bad system that it never recommends music properly. Spotify doesn't have a shuffle that I have ever seen.

[user-removed]

Hi all, signing in for probably the last time. I've taken the plunge and bought all my music as FLACs and self-host my own streaming service using off-the-shelf tools. It was expensive but it's a one-time purchase and they're mine forever to do whatever I want. I cancelled my Spotify subscription last month and haven't regretted it for a second.

Well done Spotify you've driven me away after apparently 8 years, if your insipid trophies are to be believed.

Merry Christmas one and all!

[alina--]

Smart shuffle also negatively impacts the user experience. I always have to click twice to enable or disable shuffle, since I need to bypass the smart shuffle option. It's incredibly frustrating.

[oreodoh]

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[MadmanOnWheels]

Just don't use it, if you don't like it. Don't encourage Spotify to remove features.

[stevemcgowan1954]

Spotify should have a true random shuffle feature in addition to the
other shuffle systems thet offer

[Ferahtsu]

Smart Shuffle is going to get me in a car wreck. Please get rid of it or at the bare minimum offer the option to permanently remove it. It's annoying at best and a road hazard at worst. Smart shuffle is literally putting my life in danger by forcing me to look at my phone for more than two seconds while I'm driving.

[onlytocomplain]

disable this customer unfriendly practice. So many customers have voice their concerns, what is the point of this whole community, if Spotify doesn't listen?

[snsf]

Smart shuffle is incredibly annoying and keeps turning itself back on after I deactivate it with the shuffle button. I would like an account level setting to just turn smart shuffle off forever