Apple Music: Activate random playback - how it works

You can also activate random playback in the Apple Music streaming service to add some momentum to the playlist. In this practical tip we will show you how.

Turn on random playback in Apple Music

1. Start a song in any playlist under Apple Music.
2. Once you maximize the music player, you'll see more features.
3. The symbol for random playback is now located under the pause button: The two crossing arrows stand for shuffle mode.
4. If you tap this, random playback is activated.
5. In addition, you will find the "Random" option at the beginning of each playlist, which means that playback can also be randomized.

Activate random playback in the Apple Music streaming service with Siri

You can also activate random playback using a voice command.

1. To do this, start Siri while listening to music.
2. With a sentence such as "activate random play" or "play the music in the playlist randomly" random play is activated.
3. Random playback can also be deactivated with Siri.

Apple Music isn't the only star in the streaming sky. The music giant Spotify is competing with the Californian company. In the next article, read whether Apple Music or Spotify is more worthwhile for you.