So, my question: how do I fix My Music? How do I get FLOW or "Shuffle My Music" to have variety? How do I get more than one song from an artist (no matter how many albums and songs they may have) to play?
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Repetitive "Shuffle my music" // keeps playing the same songs
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I used to use FLOW all the time, but it played the same music over and over, sometimes one song would play twice in 15 minutes. When I recently discovered "Shuffle My Music" I was happy because I could see what was going to be played and it wouldn't repeat anything (at least not for the 50 songs of the playlist). However, "Shuffle My Music" still suffers from issues FLOW had, namely only playing one or two specific songs from favourite artists and playing the same songs every time. If I pressed "Shuffle My Music" multiple times you can be sure that 80% of the songs in any playlist would be in every other playlist.
So, my question: how do I fix My Music? How do I get FLOW or "Shuffle My Music" to have variety? How do I get more than one song from an artist (no matter how many albums and songs they may have) to play?
So, my question: how do I fix My Music? How do I get FLOW or "Shuffle My Music" to have variety? How do I get more than one song from an artist (no matter how many albums and songs they may have) to play?
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As a paying user I expect my full list of favourites to be played completely randomly so that I can enjoy the service I'm paying for and hear all the songs I've selected.
Presumably you have a product backlog and your devs are delivering in fortnightly sprints. Can you confirm whether this user story or something like it, exists in the backlog and whether it is considered something that should be prioritised as something that diminishes your minimal viable product?
If so, it shouldn't take longer than two weeks to deploy a fix and seriously, how hard can it be to code an algorithm like this?
Presumably you have a product backlog and your devs are delivering in fortnightly sprints. Can you confirm whether this user story or something like it, exists in the backlog and whether it is considered something that should be prioritised as something that diminishes your minimal viable product?
If so, it shouldn't take longer than two weeks to deploy a fix and seriously, how hard can it be to code an algorithm like this?
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Presumably you have a product backlog and your devs are delivering in fortnightly sprints. Can you confirm whether this user story or something like it, exists in the backlog and whether it is considered something that should be prioritised as something that diminishes your minimal viable product?
If so, it shouldn't take longer than two weeks to deploy a fix and seriously, how hard can it be to code an algorithm like this?
Hi, as explained above, this isn't something to be fixed, it's just how it works. We will keep passing the feedback on to our devs, but from my side I have no other info...
Yep, I have been having this issue for a while, I stopped using deezer for a bit as a result but thought i’d give it a go. In any playlist the first song plays fine, then no matter which song I play next, even one in a different playlist only the first track plays. In fact no other track can be played until I close the programme and restart.
Of course it's something to be fixed. Eight months of feedback in this one thread alone, and there are others with different titles that describe the same problem. It's not a random selection and that's what it's sold as. How can you be.so complacent?
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I appreciate your feedback and I can confirm we are passing on to our devs - I'm sure they are taking into consideration. As explained a few times, it's just how the feature works and there is nothing I can do from here right now, but keeping passing the feedback on the right team. I'm sorry if you feel that I'm compancent, but it is what it is and I prefer not to find an excuse, but to be honest about how things works. I understand it's not how you want to be, but this doesn't change the fact that it's how this feature works. We are definitely working on an improvement, but I have don't have an ETA yet. We will keep everyone updated as soon as we have any more news. Thanks
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Hi there @TunnelVision
Thanks for the feedback. Normally the topic host always received a notification - so we'll look into this 😉
Thanks for the feedback. Normally the topic host always received a notification - so we'll look into this 😉
This still happens all the time, five years later. The same songs again and again and again in the same queue. Perhaps the French are again on strike. They charge more than anyone else but work less than everyone. Quite disappointing. I wish I could get a refund.
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Hi there, some users have reported the same and we are passing the feedback on to our devs. Hopefully they will be able to improve this feature soon! 😉
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Hi @ymns3321 @unklehomer sorry about that. So you basically get the same selection of songs every time you use the the "shuffle my music". Was this different before? Have you noticed a change in behaviour? Which devices are you using and which version of Deezer do you have installed? I will need more info to be able to pass this on.
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Hi Flo
I've done some cache deletion and now once I push through the same selection of songs it starts to work properly and get properly random. Since then I seem to get those songs shown above still smattered thorugh he first 20, but new stuff also creeping in. So its fading, but still not totally random.
Originally if I kept listening the same songs started to repeat.
I'm on the latest OS for a samsung s7, v6.0.8.1 of deezer. I've only jsut started using shuffle, and it seems I got stuck with my first shuffle for a couple of weeks.
Unk.
I've done some cache deletion and now once I push through the same selection of songs it starts to work properly and get properly random. Since then I seem to get those songs shown above still smattered thorugh he first 20, but new stuff also creeping in. So its fading, but still not totally random.
Originally if I kept listening the same songs started to repeat.
I'm on the latest OS for a samsung s7, v6.0.8.1 of deezer. I've only jsut started using shuffle, and it seems I got stuck with my first shuffle for a couple of weeks.
Unk.
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Hi there
Thank you for your constructive feedback - I'll be passing it on to our devs. In the meantime, I suggest you checking our ideation forum here 
I was shuffling the nice Caribou 1000 playlist below and a couple of times the same tune would come up.
May be the algorithm could actually randomize the 999, 998, 997, etc remaining songs instead of shuffling the 1000 again and again.
It seems like it was fixed in 6.0.10.146!
Testing for two days now and every time i hit "shuffle my music" it starts playing different songs.
This is awesome, thanks Deezer team!
Testing for two days now and every time i hit "shuffle my music" it starts playing different songs.
This is awesome, thanks Deezer team!
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Hi there
I've replied to one of you on another topic. Are you on a free or paid subscription? Is this happening on desktop or mobile?
I'd be grateful if you could provide further details so that I can help you!
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Hello
Hello
can't listen to anything shuffled because order is pretty much always the same
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Hi @ymns3321 could you try to clear the cache? This used to be an issue, but users did not complain about this anymore.
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Hello Deezer.
Please can you explain:
1. How "shuffle my music" works
2. Why you refuse to acknowledge that shuffle music doesn't work as expected (randon)
3. Why you refuse to do anything about this fundamental flaw in the app that would be incredibly easy to fix.
I can write the query here for you:
SELECT song FROM user.favorite_tracks ORDER BY random();
Seriously. I have 1000+ favorite tracks. When i shuffle my music the same 50 or so tracks play EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Countless people clearly have the same problem. Yet you refuse to acknowledge it and offer pathetic platitudes and useless solutions instead.
Learn how to build a user friendly app and how to do customer service you idiots.
Please can you explain:
1. How "shuffle my music" works
2. Why you refuse to acknowledge that shuffle music doesn't work as expected (randon)
3. Why you refuse to do anything about this fundamental flaw in the app that would be incredibly easy to fix.
I can write the query here for you:
SELECT song FROM user.favorite_tracks ORDER BY random();
Seriously. I have 1000+ favorite tracks. When i shuffle my music the same 50 or so tracks play EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Countless people clearly have the same problem. Yet you refuse to acknowledge it and offer pathetic platitudes and useless solutions instead.
Learn how to build a user friendly app and how to do customer service you idiots.
Hello, I am on the latest version on a huawei p30 pro the the queue is exactly the same. I had to clear the cache, force the app to close and turn off my phone to get a new queue. but then, the new queue is repeating itself
for a "random" option, it is quite frustrating
Thank you
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HI @Uhland sorry for the late reply. Have you tried to clear the cache? We used to have other users complaining about this, but it was supposed to be fixed. Which version of the app do you have installed?
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HI @ymns3321 thanks for getting back to me. Just to clarify: You say the first batch is always the same, but then you also say you don't notice any problem with the first selection as it plays tracks randomly just like you expect it.
I am struggeling to understand as it seems a contradiction. I understand the first batch is always the same songs more or less, but plays them in different order every time?
I am struggeling to understand as it seems a contradiction. I understand the first batch is always the same songs more or less, but plays them in different order every time?
Day after day my Flow repeats the same songs with the same algorithm = (one favorite (from dozens) of one band + one random song) + (one favorite (from dozens) of another band + one random song) + …. The most what is annoying is that the favorite songs repeats from day to day. I have hundreds of favorite songs, but hear the same too often?
Hi,
"Shuffle my music" keeps shuffling the same queue of 20-30 songs and changing the queue source occasionally, but not every time i hit the button. It can be the same queue for days. Is there any workaround for this besides trying to clean app cache?
"Shuffle my music" keeps shuffling the same queue of 20-30 songs and changing the queue source occasionally, but not every time i hit the button. It can be the same queue for days. Is there any workaround for this besides trying to clean app cache?
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