How to shuffle music on your iPhone

You can ask Siri to turn shuffle on or off. Or you can turn shuffle on or off manually in the Apple Music app.

Ask Siri to shuffle music

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

  • "Hey Siri, shuffle this album".

  • "Hey Siri, play my road trip playlist shuffled".

  • "Hey Siri, shuffle all of my songs".

  • "Hey Siri, turn off shuffle".

Find out 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.

    iPhone showing the Shuffle button at the top of an album in the Apple Music app

You can't turn off shuffle from here. Find out 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.

    iPhone showing the Shuffle button at the top of Albums in the Library tab of the Apple Music app

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

How to turn off shuffle

  1. Tap the song that's playing at the bottom of your screen.

  2. Playing Next button showing shuffle is on

    iPhone showing the Playing Next button in the Apple Music app
  3. Shuffle On button

    iPhone showing the Shuffle button at the top of Playing Next in the Apple Music app

When the Shuffle button isn't highlighted, shuffle is turned off.

If you can't see the Shuffle button

Find out how to shuffle music on more devices

Apple Music availability may vary by country or region. Learn what's available in your country or region.

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