Shuffle wont work AT ALL

Everytime I press the shuffle button it will not activate. I turned off the play random option, so we can skip that. I have a screen recording of me tapping the shuffle button and the repeat button as well so you can see what it does. Please, I’ve had Apple Music for about 7 months & just been getting by like this. I’ve tried EVERYTHING suggested on the community page and have found zero solutions. I deleted that app & redownload. I updated my phone. I rebooted the phone. I signed out of Apple Music and signed back in. Nothing works.

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 17, 2023 5:12 PM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2023 12:26 PM

Hi PhatRob310,


Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. We understand you're unable to shuffle your music in the Music app. You may consider asking Siri to shuffle music and make sure you're not trying to shuffle music in your Autoplay queue as this won't work. This article explains more: How to shuffle music on your iPhone.


"Ask Siri to shuffle music

You can easily turn shuffle on or off by asking Siri. Just say something like:

  • "Hey Siri, shuffle this album."
  • "Hey Siri, play my roadtrip playlist shuffled."
  • "Hey Siri, shuffle all of my songs."
  • "Hey Siri, turn off shuffle."

Learn more ways you can use Siri to play and control music.

How to shuffle an album or playlist

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Open an album or playlist.
  3. At the top of an album or playlist, tap the Shuffle button.

You can't turn off shuffle from here. Learn how to turn off shuffle.

How to shuffle all songs or albums in your library

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. At the bottom of your screen, tap Library.
  3. Tap Songs or Albums.
  4. At the top of Songs or Albums, tap the Shuffle button.

You can't turn off shuffle from here. Learn how to turn off shuffle.

If you don't see the Shuffle button


If you're using the very latest version of iOS and the issue persists, contact Apple Support for further assistance here: Get Support.


Take care.





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Oct 18, 2023 12:26 PM in response to PhatRob310

Hi PhatRob310,


Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. We understand you're unable to shuffle your music in the Music app. You may consider asking Siri to shuffle music and make sure you're not trying to shuffle music in your Autoplay queue as this won't work. This article explains more: How to shuffle music on your iPhone.


"Ask Siri to shuffle music

You can easily turn shuffle on or off by asking Siri. Just say something like:

  • "Hey Siri, shuffle this album."
  • "Hey Siri, play my roadtrip playlist shuffled."
  • "Hey Siri, shuffle all of my songs."
  • "Hey Siri, turn off shuffle."

Learn more ways you can use Siri to play and control music.

How to shuffle an album or playlist

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Open an album or playlist.
  3. At the top of an album or playlist, tap the Shuffle button.

You can't turn off shuffle from here. Learn how to turn off shuffle.

How to shuffle all songs or albums in your library

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. At the bottom of your screen, tap Library.
  3. Tap Songs or Albums.
  4. At the top of Songs or Albums, tap the Shuffle button.

You can't turn off shuffle from here. Learn how to turn off shuffle.

If you don't see the Shuffle button


If you're using the very latest version of iOS and the issue persists, contact Apple Support for further assistance here: Get Support.


Take care.





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