Shuffle play on Spotify is essentially the “surprise me” option at a restaurant. It allows you to make your listening experience random by shuffling the music that is supposed to play next. People using Spotify Free are forced to listen to music in a perpetual scrolling mode, with ads turned on. However, Spotify Premium subscribers always have the option to turn off shuffling.
If this is the case for you, you do not have Spotify Premium. Only Spotify Premium members have access to a Shuffle button. If you use Spotify Free, you should use the application 100% of the time in Shuffle mode, so you can not turn it off with a Shuffle button.
THE SHORT ANSWER
To turn off shuffling on the Spotify Android or iOS app, open the currently playing song in full screen. In the media controls in the bottom playback bar, press the shuffle button that looks like two intertwined arrows until it turns gray.
To turn off shuffling on the Spotify computer application or web player, in the media controls, click the shuffle button in the bottom playback bar, which looks like two intertwined arrows until it turns gray.
KEY SECTIONS
Let’s make it very clear: the ability to turn shuffle on or off is a feature that is only granted to Spotify Premium subscribers. If you use Spotify Free, you are stuck in sliding mode all the time. You can not select the song you want to play and go back or forth in your music as often as you want. There are also commercials that play between songs.
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Spotify Free does not have a Shuffle button.
However, if you are a Spotify Premium subscriber, you have the option to turn off shuffle whenever you want. You can choose which song you want to play and the next essay you want to play.
The Shuffle button can be found in the playlist. The playback bar consists of Shuffle, Previous, Play, Next and Repeat media controls. However, if you are a Spotify Free user, there is no Shuffle button.
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If you are listening to Spotify from your mobile device, you can turn off shuffle by watching the currently playing song in full screen and the shuffle button in the media controls until it turns gray. This button looks like two intertwined arrows. If slide mode is on, the button will be green with a dot underneath.
If you have music in your queue, it will take precedence over the music being rocked. Music that is in the queue will always play in sequence unless you remove it from your queue.
And it is. If you have shuffle on, all the music you are listening to will be made random. This includes albums, playlists and even individual songs.
How to turn off shuffle on Spotify (computer and web player)
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You do not need Spotify Premium to turn off desktop shuffle.
If you use the desktop application or web player, you can disable shuffling by clicking on the shuffle button until it turns gray. This button looks like two interwoven arrows and is located in the playlist at the bottom of the interface. If slide mode is on, the button will be green with a dot underneath.
If you have music in your queue, it will take precedence over the music being rocked. Music that is in the queue will always play in sequence unless you remove it from your queue.
Yes, Spotify playlists can be shuffled.