After the revision in November 2022, the number of songs available on Amazon Music increased from 2 million to approximately 100 million. Previously, there was a limitation where you could only shuffle play when listening to playlists, albums, and artist's songs. However, currently, it is possible to turn off shuffle play mode in most playlists.
This article explains in detail how to turn off shuffle play mode and switch to repeat play on Amazon Music. It covers the following topics:
- How to turn off shuffle play mode on Amazon Music on your smartphone
- How to turn off shuffle play mode on Amazon Music on your computer
- When shuffle play and repeat play are not available
- Lastly, how to download Amazon Music and save songs
Explaining how to turn off shuffle play mode on Amazon Music【By device】
Here, we will explain how to turn off shuffle play mode on Amazon Music on your smartphone and computer respectively. Before continuing to read, please ensure you are a member of Amazon Music Prime or Amazon Music Unlimited. If you do not subscribe or your membership expires, you will not be able to listen to playlists on your smartphone. However, you can continue to listen to podcasts.
Before listening to Amazon Music with shuffle play mode off, please log in to Amazon Music Prime or Amazon Music Unlimited.
【For smartphones】Switching from shuffle play to repeat play mode on Amazon Music
First, let's explain how to switch from shuffle play mode to play mode on Amazon Music using your smartphone. In our example, the author is using an iPhone 14, so the following steps with images may be more suitable for iPhone users.
First, go to the detailed page of your favorite playlist, album, or artist, select a song you like, and play it on demand.
- Go to the song's play page, and then click on the [...]
- In the options screen that appears next, if you want to switch to regular play mode, look for the second button and tap it. When the button changes from blue to white, Amazon Music's shuffle play will turn off.
- Furthermore, if you want to repeat play all the songs in the playlist, tap the first repeat button located below text like "Other options". When you switch the button from white to blue, it turns on the all song repeat mode. Also, if the same button shows a number "1" on a blue button when tapped, it changes to a one-song repeat mode.
Image of switching from shuffle play to repeat play mode on smartphone
Flow of switching from shuffle play mode to play mode on Amazon Music on iPhone
【For computers】Switching from shuffle play to repeat play mode on Amazon Music
Here, we will explain how to switch from shuffle play to repeat play mode on Amazon Music when using a computer. The following steps are done on Windows 10, so they may be more suitable for Windows users.
First, go to Amazon Music in your browser. After logging in, go to your favorite playlist, album, or artist details page, and select your favorite song to play on demand.
- Then, on the playback page, look for the shuffle button as shown in ① and click on it. When it turns white, shuffle mode will be turned off.
- And if you click on the repeat button, as shown in ② which changes the button from white to blue, it will turn on repeat all mode.
Image of switching from shuffle playback to repeat playback on a computer
If you can't use shuffle or repeat on Amazon Music
Even if you join Amazon Prime Music or Amazon Music Unlimited, there are cases where you may not be able to use shuffle or repeat! We will explain those specific cases below.
Case 1. Unable to shuffle or repeat when listening to stations
When listening to stations like "My Likes and More" on Amazon Music, the playback page does not have shuffle and repeat options. It allows you to listen to music that you might like, even if you haven't heard it before, with a feature similar to radio background music.
Therefore, when listening to Amazon Music stations, you cannot shuffle or repeat songs.
Unable to use shuffle or repeat when listening to stations
Case 2. Unable to shuffle or repeat when playing similar songs
When playing songs similar to a certain song on Amazon Music, you cannot shuffle or repeat. The mechanism for playing similar songs is similar to Amazon Music stations, where it continues to play similar songs automatically, allowing you to skip to the next song.
Case 3. Unable to shuffle or repeat when listening to podcasts
Amazon Music offers a wide range of podcasts in categories such as English conversation, history, newspapers, movie reviews, etc. Even non-members of Amazon Music can listen to podcasts for free.
However, when playing podcasts, the shuffle and repeat playback functions are not yet available. You can select your favorite episodes and play them on demand.
Case 4. Cannot play playlists if you do not join Amazon Prime Music or Amazon Music Unlimited
If you do not join Amazon Prime Music or Amazon Music Unlimited, you will not be able to listen to most playlists and albums on your smartphone or computer. Spotify, their competitor, allows you to listen to most music for free, especially for free members who can listen on their computers without restrictions like shuffle.
However, unless you join Amazon's membership, you cannot listen to playlists using Amazon Music, and features such as shuffle play and repeat are also limited.
A recommended download software for those who want to listen to Amazon Music anytime, anywhere - KeepBeats Amazon Music Downloader
Next, let me introduce software that you may feel is necessary and actually very easy to use. KeepBeats Amazon Music Downloader allows you to download your favorite songs during Amazon Music Unlimited subscription and convert them into formats such as MP3, M4A (AAC), EAC3, FLAC, OPUS, so you can save them permanently. It is compatible with both Windows and Mac, and you can use the built-in browser to download music in the highest quality HD.
Here, we will introduce how to use KeepBeats for those who are using it for the first time.
Steps to record Amazon Music
First, check the specific operating environment of Amazon Music Converter.
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 or macOS Catalina/Big Sur/Monterey
- 4GB or more RAM
- 40GB or more of available hard disk space
- Internet connection required
STEP 1 Access the official site of KeepBeats and download and install the software for Windows or Mac.
STEP 2 Access Amazon Music with the software
Please launch KeepBeats without changing the HTML coding, click on the Amazon Music icon, and log in to your Amazon Music account before downloading. You need to log in to your Amazon Music account before downloading, so please enter your login information.
STEP 3 Select the song you want to download
Find your favorite songs or albums and go to their detail pages. Click on the selected music data to analyze the songs, playlists, and albums available on Amazon Music. This step will start the analysis of the music you want to download.
STEP 4 You can choose the format and audio quality you want to download.
After the music has been analyzed, options to choose the saving format will be displayed. Various audio formats such as OPUS, M4A, MP3, FLAC, WAV, and ACC are available. If you want to download Dolby Atmos Audio, select "Special Audio." Then, select the songs you want to save from the list.
STEP 5 Download will start.
Once all settings are finalized, click on the "Download Now" button to start the download. You can check the progress of the download in the "Downloading" section and keep track of the current download status.
With these steps, you can easily download music from Amazon Music.
Summary
So far, we have explained how to turn off shuffle play on Amazon Music and what to do if you can't shuffle or repeat Amazon Music songs. Finally, we introduced KeepBeats Amazon Music Downloader. For those struggling with shuffling or repeating music, or for those whose Amazon Music Unlimited subscription is about to expire but still want to continue using it, converting and saving your favorite songs will allow you to listen to them anytime, anywhere.