{"id":162,"date":"2025-07-21T13:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a.flowindsurfing.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/how-to-disable-spotifys-annoying-smart-shuffle-feature\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:39:38","slug":"how-to-disable-spotifys-annoying-smart-shuffle-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/how-to-disable-spotifys-annoying-smart-shuffle-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"How to disable Spotify\u2019s annoying Smart Shuffle feature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spotify introduced its divisive Smart Shuffle feature back in 2023, as a way to introduce recommended songs into your playlists and Liked Songs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While some users embrace the feature and enjoy hearing suggested tracks, others have reported that Spotify tends to just recommend the same songs continuously, which can get pretty annoying after a while.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Spotify has quietly released an option for users to disable the feature altogether. Keep reading to learn how to disable Spotify\u2019s Smart Shuffle feature on both iPhone and Android smartphones.<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll need:<\/h2>\n
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  • Spotify iOS or Android app<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The short version:<\/h2>\n
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    • Open Spotify<\/li>\n
    • Tap your Profile<\/li>\n
    • Tap Settings and privacy<\/li>\n
    • Tap Playback<\/li>\n
    • Turn off Enable all play modes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Step 1.<\/h3>\n

        Open Spotify<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        We\u2019ll detail the steps using the iOS Spotify app, but the steps are fairly similar on an Android albeit with some differences to look out for. We\u2019ll be sure to highlight those differences throughout the guide.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 2.<\/h3>\n

        Tap your Profile<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        On the Spotify home page, tap your profile icon in the top left corner of the screen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 3.<\/h3>\n

        Tap Settings and privacy<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        Tap the Settings and privacy option at the bottom of the list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 4.<\/h3>\n

        Tap Playback<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        Tap the Playback option, which is towards the top of the page.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Step 5.<\/h3>\n

        Turn off Enable all play modes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        This is where the iOS and Android apps differ. While on iOS you\u2019ll see Enable all play modes, on Android you\u2019ll see Include Smart Shuffle in play modes. Either way, tap the toggle to turn Smart Shuffle off.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

        Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n
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        I can\u2019t find the option to turn off all play modes on my Spotify app<\/strong> <\/p>\n

        At the time of writing, we believe that Spotify is still rolling out the feature across more accounts and platforms. We\u2019d recommend checking that your Spotify app is up to date and keep checking back.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

        Can I disable Smart Shuffle on the desktop app?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

        At the time of writing, this isn\u2019t an option on the desktop app but Spotify may add the feature in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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        Spotify introduced its divisive Smart Shuffle feature back in 2023, as a way to introduce recommended songs into your playlists and Liked Songs. While some users embrace the feature and enjoy hearing suggested tracks, others have reported that Spotify tends to just recommend the same songs continuously, which can get pretty annoying after a while. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}