Music app shuffle switches from playlist to library

I’ve had an odd issue with Apple’s Music App.


Has anyone noticed that, say you want to hit shuffle on your favorite playlist, so, you pick the list, hit shuffle and all I’d good for the first three or so songs. Then, once it plays a song which is both on your favorite playlist AND in your general library of songs, your favorite playlist isn’t playing, but instead the shuffle feature is now going through your general library.


I’m certain it’s something I’m doing 😊 Anyone?




iPhone 14, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 21, 2025 11:35 PM

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Posted on Dec 9, 2025 10:05 AM

Turn OFF Autoplay (most important fix)

Autoplay will extend playback outside of your playlist whenever possible.

Go to:

Music → Now Playing screen → tap the ∞ (infinity) icon

→ Turn it OFF

This prevents the queue from merging with your library.

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Music app shuffle switches from playlist to library

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