Redeem now - You can turn off shuffle on Spotify by clicking or tapping the icon that looks like two overlapping arrows.
- You'll find the shuffle icon next to the rewind button in every version of the Spotify app.
- If you're using the Spotify mobile app and don't have Spotify Premium, you can't turn off shuffle except in certain playlists.
There are few things better than a finely curated playlist. And the best playlists care a lot about song order — every track flows neatly into the next like a musical river.
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.But song order doesn't mean anything if you have shuffle turned on. That's why every version of the Spotify app lets you turn shuffle off with just a tap.
How to turn off shuffle on Spotify
The universal symbol for shuffle mode is two overlapping arrows pointing to the right. In Spotify, you'll find the shuffle icon next to the rewind icon.
To turn shuffle on or off, you just need to find and tap this icon. In the iPhone and Android apps, you can find it by tapping the name of the song playing at the bottom of the screen so it goes full-screen. In the iPad app, tap the song currently playing in the bottom-left corner. And in the desktop app, it'll just be at the bottom of the screen.
When it's highlighted green, that means that shuffle mode is on. When it's just white or gray, shuffle mode is off.
You'll need to open the app to see it — it won't show up on your phone's lock screen or in the control center.
If you have Spotify Premium, you can turn shuffle on or off at any time.
But if you use the free version of Spotify, you can only control shuffle in the Spotify desktop apps. In the mobile app, playlists that you've made and albums are stuck in shuffle mode, while playlists that Spotify makes for you can't be shuffled.
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