Shuffle play not random

[Kazuummaa]

I've recently noticed that my Spotify free doesn't shuffle my playlist. I like to have shuffle play for my larger playlists, and the songs just play in order when I hit shuffle play. Is there a fix?

[jeffhpc1]

Many users (including me) have been reporting a similar problem. I've been having it since November. Yes, for the past 5 MONTHS, "shuffle play" on my Android has not been shuffling. (I have the free version, and Spotify works fine on my other devices.) So far Spotify seems barely willing to acknowledge that the problem exists and has offered no solutions.