Is Spotify now called SHUFFLE PLAY?

[WhiteCat]

I can't think of any other reason why the biggest, brightest thing on the screen is now a huge green SHUFFLE PLAY button. It even stays visible yelling at me if I scroll, that's handy... umm... never?

Take a look at the screenshot at http://www.imore.com/spotify-launches-new-dark-design-refreshed-apps-boot, it's by far the most attention grabbing part of the UI, at any distance. 

Just bizzare.

[Joe]

Same on android - I hates it. Please vote for this idea.

[Galley]

I assumed once I signed up for the premium service, it would become a "Play" button.  WRONG!  Like you, I never want to shuffle my music!

[Zeromantix]

I could not agree more. I understand the design for the free version where shuffle is the only option but to me it is only annoying

[RaylonS]

It is handy to have it stand out because it is the only button you can press. I think that keeping the UI consistent for free and paid users is a good thing. I can understand someone who never uses shuffle that would get annoying, but on the other hand, every other song is basically a "Play" button, so having the Shuffle button there doesn't bother me personally.