Q: Random play issue iTunes 12.5.1
I have upgraded iTunes to 12.5.1 version. The first day it was working fine but now all albums are played randomly. Whether I use the Artists, Albums or Songs view, If I click on Play, iTunes does not play the album in the correct order. I have tried restarting iTunes and even my computer which runs on Windows 10 with the latest updates but the issue persists. How can I fix the issue?
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.2
Posted on Sep 25, 2016 5:41 AM
So I finally found the source of the issue. I went to 'Controls' > 'Shuffle' and discovered that it was set to on. So if you have at least to one album/playlist in Shuffle mode every albums will be played randomly if you don't change this. In previous iTunes versions you had several buttons that made it obvious if the album would be played in the correct order or in shuffle mode but with the new design there is absolutely no indication whatsoever if the shuffle mode is activated or not.
It seems that for some obscure reasons Apple designers have decided that
- If you want to activate/deactivate Shuffle mode
- Create a playlist, a smart playlist or a folder
- Change the display between Artists, Albums, Songs or Playlist
You ALWAYS have to use the menu bar and its counter-intuitive sub-menus whereas in previous versions you could easily access these features with easy-to-use buttons.
I'm really not sure why they consider this progress and it makes me wonder if they really use iTunes. They've removed absolutely everything that made iTunes the most ergonomic player on the market.
Posted on Sep 26, 2016 12:54 PM