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Your Sound Capsule: Following your listening stats

You probably already know Spotify launches every year, Spotify Wrapped, which is a rewind of your listening stats. It presents each user their listening stats for that year, including the most listened-to artists and songs, for example. It's really l...

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  • ssurak
  • Casual Listener
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Watch and Listen: Introducing music videos on Spotify

Spotify knows that the listening experience is a way to connect artists with fans on many levels. But what if we could enhance these connections with a different perspective? With this in mind, Spotify is introducing a new and powerful way to listen ...

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  • fede160493
  • Gig Goer
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Spotify Takes Listening With Friends to Another Level with Jam

Spotify is introducing a more fun, intuitive, and collaborative social listening experience with Jam. Whether you’re together or apart, joining a Jam with your loved ones is now simpler than ever by tapping phones, scanning a QR code, or sharing a li...

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Solved!! Shuffle Multiple Playlists?

Would love to see a feature where multiple playlists could be shuffled together for a longer-play mix. Please?

  • Casual Listener
  • Would love to see a feature where multiple playlists could be shuffled together for a longer-play mix. Please?
  • kk86
  • Gig Goer
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle All Albums (Songs) from Library / Library Issues after big update last year

Premium US All Devices, iOS, Mac Desktop, Roku, AppleTV So after the big library interface UX update last year, I'm still recovering from the utter obliteration of my library's organization from that changeover. I'm still incredibly upset by it, and ...

  • Regular
  • ...ssue: since the core of my library that remained intact seems to only be browsable in "Albums," there is no way to currently shuffle my entire library. As far as I can see there is NOT AN OPTION TO SHUFFLE...
  • martinn
  • Casual Listener
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    Library Navigation
    saved albums
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    songs
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle and loop turn on automatically

I'm finding, especially on the Windows Desktop client, when I start a playlist it will play in shuffle and with loop forever on. This even happens with albums. I don't know how to stop it and it's driving me insane. It's usually after I start the app...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm finding, especially on the Windows Desktop client, when I start a playlist it will play in shuffle and with loop forever on. This even happens with albums. I don't know how to stop it and it's d...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Embed Playlist in Shuffle Mode

I'm trying to embed a playlist on a website. Is it possible to set it up so that it does not always just play the first song? Thanks! Plan: Premium

  • Newbie
  • I'm trying to embed a playlist on a website. Is it possible to set it up so that it does not always just play the first song?    Thanks!   Plan: Premium  
  • Lyubka
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution Unable to shuffle Liked Songs playlist on Android

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice Samsung Galaxy S9 My Question or IssueSince a few days, I'm unable to shufflethe Liked songs playlist, I have a toast notification saying that I discovered a Premium feature, but I do have a premium account. I can shuff...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device  Samsung Galaxy S9   My Question or Issue Since a few days, I'm unable to shufflethe Liked songs playlist, I have a toast notification saying t...
  • Lyubka
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Superuser Contribution Aleatorio no reproduce todas las canciones de mi playlist

PlanPremiumPaísChileDispositivoSamsung Galaxy A30SSistema operativoAndroid 11 Mi pregunta o problemaHice una lista de reproducción llamada Folclore, tiene contenido para 35 horas y 45 minutos. Todos los días la escucho en el trabajo, activo la repeti...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium País Chile Dispositivo Samsung Galaxy A30S Sistema operativo Android 11    Mi pregunta o problema Hice una lista de reproducción llamada Folclore, tiene contenido par...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Set playlist is shuffable / playlist is sequencial build up

My Question or Issue I would love to be able to set "shuffle" on specific playlists. Some of your music you want to listen to in shuffle mode (like work music or something like it). Some playlists are build up, or sequencilly built to ramp up/ ramp d...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Question or Issue   I would love to be able to set "shuffle" on specific playlists. Some of your music you want to listen to in shuffle mode (like work music or something like it). Some p...
  • Alex
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Shuffling a folder of playlist songs is repating songs

I have a folder of all my "Workout playlists" and songs are repeating...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a folder of all my "Workout playlists" and songs are repeating...  
  • jrham
  • Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Suffle button un-shuffles the queue

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktop Pressing the "Shuffle" button while playing multiple playlists makes the same song repeat multiple times one after the other. See screenshot for example.

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Device Desktop   Pressing the "Shuffle" button while playing multiple playlists makes the same song repeat multiple times one after the other. See screenshot for example.  
  • Kiril
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle All Library Tracks

PlanFamily Plan - On Spotify since it became available in US.CountryUSADeviceWindows PC, Android phone My Question or IssueI just want to shuffle all of the songs in my library. There are times when I want to listen to radio stations and playlists, b...

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  • Plan Family Plan - On Spotify since it became available in US. Country USA Device Windows PC, Android phone   My Question or Issue I just want to shuffle all of the songs in my library....
  • sarah51243
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle not working

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceAndoid Moto G6, Chrome Browser Web PlayerOperating SystemAndroid, Windows My Question or IssueI have an on-going issue where when I play my library with shuffle turned on it will only play a small fraction of the songs over an...

  • Regular
  • ...ith shuffle turned on it will only play a small fraction of the songs over and over again.  Even if I turn shuffle on and off, the same songs keep appearing over and over.  Is there a fix f...
  • Ivan
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Superuser Contribution Can't get playlists to actually play. I keep getting sent to a random que of music.

PremiumUSA Device: iPhone X My Question or IssueWhen I try to play my personal playlists, they are stuck on shuffle. I have opened the "now playing" and turned off shuffle but the green play button on the top right of the playlist continues to be on ...

  • Visitor
  • Premium USA   Device: iPhone X   My Question or Issue When I try to play my personal playlists, they are stuck on shuffle. I have opened the "now playing" and turned off shuffle...
  • Ivan
  • Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle only playing songs on 3-4 albums

I know shuffling issues have been addressed for using Chromecast and other things, but I don't see an answer for my specific issue. I'm playing music from the Spotify app on my iPhone and when I shuffle all my liked songs, it constantly returns to so...

  • Visitor
  • I know shuffling issues have been addressed for using Chromecast and other things, but I don't see an answer for my specific issue. I'm playing music from the Spotify app on my iPhone and when I shuffle...
  • Xenia
  • Moderator
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Spotify shuffles only the most recent songs

This issue has been reported once, here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Shuffle-only-plays-recently-added-tracks/m-p/4627900 But since that issue has been open since 2018 and there hasn't been any official response from Spotify or a...

  • Casual Listener
  • This issue has been reported once, here:  https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Shuffle-only-plays-recently-added-tracks/m-p/4627900   But since that issue has been open s...
  • beamtz
  • Newbie
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Shuffle feature algorithm needs upgrading

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicesiPhone XS Max and Macbook Pro late 2016Operating SystemiOS 13.5.1 and macOS Catalina 10.15.5 My Question or IssueMy Liked Songs Library contains over 4100 songs and when on shuffle mode only plays the most recen...

  • Newbie
  • ...ibrary contains over 4100 songs and when on shuffle mode only plays the most recent 100 or so. I’m currently going through my library to remove songs I no longer wish to hear from months and years ago and s...
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Spotify Shuffle

PlanStudentCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone XS & Macbook Pro My Question or IssueI have a problem when shuffling my playlist, it only play the same group of songs, specifically some of the songs I first added to the list. Therefore, the newer songs t...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...'ve already read into and tried all of the options, including redownloading the app, changing the filter, and I've even created a whole new playlist. I also tried that 3rd party shuffle option, but it s...
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Superuser Contribution Discover Weekly - Shuffle/Repeat Issues

I am running into an issue with Discover Weekly’s shuffle and repeat toggles. I am enjoying the playlist provided to me this week. However, I am interested in keeping it in shuffle and repeat. I usually do for everything I listen to. However, Discove...

  • Newbie
  • I am running into an issue with Discover Weekly’s shuffle and repeat toggles. I am enjoying the playlist provided to me this week. However, I am interested in keeping it in shuffle and repeat. I u...
  • Mario
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Superuser Contribution Playlists randomly shuffles/loops after a few songs in order

PlanPremiumCountryMaltaDeviceOnePlus5 and PCOperating SystemAndroid and Windows 10 My Question or IssueI started playing the songs in the Liked Songs playlist, ordered by date. After a few songs, instead of playing the next one, it goes back an amoun...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Malta Device OnePlus5 and PC Operating System Android and Windows 10   My Question or Issue I started playing the songs in the Liked Songs playlist, orde...
  • Peter
  • Spotify Legend
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Locking a playlist so it won't shuffle

My Question or IssueI use the shuffle feature whe I listen to the majority of my playlists. But there are a few (for example classical and show tunes) that should be heard in a sequence defined in the original album release. But I often forget to can...

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  • My Question or Issue I use the shuffle feature whe I listen to the majority of my playlists. But there are a few (for example classical and show tunes) that should be heard in a sequence defined i...
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