Music app iOS 8.4 shuffle genre

It seems like in iOS 8.4, there is no longer a Shuffle option within Genres. I really hope that Apple will add it back in a future version of iOS! You can always give Apple your feedback at https://www.apple.com/feedback/.

In the meantime, and even though this may be time-consuming and cumbersome, you can always add the songs in a genre to a playlist and then shuffle the playlist! 🙂

Carlos,

At best, it is a cheesy workaround. Our car stereo does the same thing when connected to an iPhone. You have to burn that first song. It will be the same first song each time you start a new Shuffle from that Genre. It looks to be the first Song from the first Album listed under that Genre.

It's ridiculous, really. Apple has been leaving me unimpressed with many recent programming decisions.

Their methodology has been inconsistent across devices and platforms. It used to be said Android was fragmented, but they aren't alone these days.

I have already downloaded another music app to replace this one for basic use.

Heavy sigh.

Having said that, thanks for documenting this approach.

JP

Thanks Carlos! You're my hero 😉

Tap the image or gray box? Here I was just tapping the white area!

Now if only an image would appear instead of a gray box.

Just AMAZING!!

I could not get the work around to function properly so i just asked Siri. Hold down the ask Siri function and say something like "Shuffle Country Music" you will be prompted to open the Music App and your shuffled songs associated with that Genre or Playlist will start playing.

Perfect!!! Thanks so much! I was freaking out because I use the shuffle function A LOT!! 🙂

Thanks Carlos,

You made my day!

First, thank you Carlos and tbmillner for these alternatives.

Quiller, I agree with you. How come nobody at Apple has tested this?

I use an iPhone because I had an iPod to listen to my music years ago and now my phone is my iPod.

Try to do an Artist Shuffle, same problems/resolutions.

It would have been so easy to add the shuffle option to the "..." three dots menu that pops up since Siri clearly uses the old functionality.

Sorry, I had to say it.

Thanks, Carlos, I too was trying to figure out what happened to the genre shuffle.

Your steps were clear and straightforward.

Thanks for the solution. You da man!

For all of us that want the shuffle option back like it used to be, please go to Apple feedback page and let them know how you feel. I was told by Apple support that they take feedback very seriously. You should do this now since iOS 9 will be out soon.

Also thank you for the work arounds

I also had a problem when I tried telling Siri to "Play the Genre Singer/Songwriter Shuffled", and it opened iTunes Radio and started playing a Singer/Songwriter Radio station instead of My Music. I will try your wording and see if I get better results, Thanks!

I kind of miss the display that said song 1 of 32...which told me that it was playing what I thought it was.

You are my hero!

Thank you so much for getting the answer for this!!!!