Last year it honoured a request from Adele to remove the shuffle button from her album page and it ended up being removed from all album pages. The change comes as Spotify moves away from the prominence of the shuffle mode, somewhat. “Whether you love the joy of the unexpected with Shuffle mode, or prefer listening to tunes in order by simply pressing Play, Spotify has you covered.” “This new change will allow you to choose the mode you prefer at the top of playlists and albums and listen the way you want to,” Spotify says in a blog post. Now a change is rolling out on iOS (I’ve had it for the last couple of weeks), while Android users will get it in the coming weeks. The new feeds are more of an addition to the current Home screen that are designed to give users an immersive way to discover new content.Nevertheless, Spotify had been using a combined play and shuffle button, meaning the default experience had been to commence playlists on shuffle.
It’s worth noting that the new feeds won’t take over the homepage entirely, as you’ll still be able to jump back into your recently played content and top mixes.
You can hit the “X” on the music or podcast feed to exit the feeds and return to the original Home experience. You’ll also be able to read episode descriptions, save to Your Episodes and start playing podcasts. The Podcasts & Shows feed will give users access to new episodes of their favorite shows and personalized podcast recommendations. The feed will also include album and playlist recommendations, along with buttons that make it easy to share, like and play music. The Music feed will give users quick access to suggestions based on their music taste. The new Home experience is currently rolling out to Android users and will soon be available on iOS. The company says the new Music and Podcasts & Shows feeds will allow users to easily scroll through the type of content they’re looking for at that moment. Spotify announced today that it’s launching a new Home experience that includes separate feeds for “Music” and “Podcasts & Shows.” Now, when Spotify users launch the app, they’ll notice two feeds at the top of the home screen.