Can’t search / sort playlists anymore

[carlthomsen]

Hi,

I might be missing something but I can’t sort inside my playlists any longer. Also not able to search inside a playlist. 

also the search in “your library” doesn’t show any results for songs/artists I know I have in my playlists. 

What’s going on here? Using iPhone and version 8.8.20.555

[Eni]

Hey @carlthomsen, 

Thanks for reaching out about this here in the Community. We moved your post from the Chat board to the relevant Help board, where it fits better.

Just to confirm, is this only happening on your iPhone or on other devices as well?

If this is only happening on your iPhone, it's well worth running a clean reinstall to get rid of any cached files that might be causing trouble.

If this still persists, would you mind sending us a short screen recording of the issue happening so we can take a closer look? You can attach it to your next response by using the Insert Video option in the post editor. You can also upload it to Google Drive and share the link with us (make sure the video has the permissions for anyone to see it).

We'll be on the lookout.

[carlthomsen]

Hi Eni,

I only have this issue on my phone I think. Tried the reinstall and it worked temporary. But now the issue is back. It’s weird because most playlist seams fine. 

Here’s a video for you: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2xiv5fh2wnasmy/Video%202023-03-28%2C%2011%2049%2013.mp4?dl=0

[Alex]

Hi there @carlthomsen,

Thanks for the post.

Can you let us know what model iPhone you're using and when did this start happening?

Cheers.

[MattSuda · Accepted solution]

Hey @carlthomsen 

It looks like you have the Smart Shuffle feature enabled.

Make sure that Smart Shuffle mode is disabled, and then you should be able to search inside Liked Songs or other playlists again (press the shuffle button until it's off)

More info on Smart Shuffle here:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Introducing-Smart-Shuffle/td-p/5516566

[Neken222]

Looks like a very silly feature. What does SMART SHUFFLE have to do how we sort or search songs within a playlist? SMART SHUFFLE should only affect the QUEUE and not the playlist. Really not very smart from Spotify.

[Tiredofit]

Why does smart shuffle make me unable to search my playlist, or place songs in the order I prefer?

Seems like a massive oversight. And if this is a known issue, why doesn’t activating “smart” shuffle warn you that activating the bug is removes features?

[ElleAye]

It worked!! I love you MattSuda! This has been driving me crazy for a couple months now. Thank you thank you thank you