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Did Spotify finally fix its endlessly broken shuffle?
Users are reporting that Spotify has finally started surfacing older songs that it hadn't played in years.
- Spotify users are reporting that the shuffle feature on the Liked Songs playlists has possibly been fixed.
- Many users are experiencing truly random shuffling, including older songs.
- To experience better shuffling on Spotify, ensure you have turned off recommendation-based features such as Smart Shuffle.
Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming platforms worldwide, but it’s far from perfect. One of the most common complaints from Spotify users is that the shuffle feature feels broken. Not anymore, though, as Spotify may have finally figured out the solution for the shuffle that didn’t shuffle enough.
Many people, including me, add all of our favorite music to the Liked Songs playlist and play it on shuffle. This playlist eventually grows to hundreds and thousands of songs over the years. Despite the selection depth available, it always feels to me that Spotify keeps repeating from a narrow selection of newer songs within the giant playlist. Starting the playlist at random old songs only “fixes” the problem for a short while, and Spotify eventually goes back to fixating on newer liked songs.
