From today, any Windows Phone user will be able to browse playlists, artists, and albums and listen to millions of songs
in shuffle mode on the go for free.
Of course, you don't have to
use Shuffle mode — you could also get the losing team to pick the next game.
That means they get the limited Spotify experience: ad interruptions every 30 minutes, no option to download and play music offline, and they can only listen to playlists
on shuffle mode.
So, for the last month I have been bouncing up and down on my trampoline / rebounder whilst listening to some of my favourite songs (I
select shuffle mode so that my exercise does not get stale and boring).
It's an
advanced shuffling mode, where you are presented with appropriate profiles at random, and have the chance to like the photo or answer a trivia question.
The result, best viewed on a computer because the response time of a standard player's
shuffle mode tends to be slower than that of a ROM drive, is only half - successful, with Nolan often placing too much emphasis on when something was filmed and too little on how, no doubt symptomatic of the approach.
Shuffle skins (like a music playlist) as more are unlocked in a
new Shuffle mode.
While audio is playing in stream mode, you'll be able to adjust everything
from shuffle mode and volume.
The Music app still plays a playlist in
shuffle mode when the device is connected to a car via Bluetooth and there's still no option to switch this off or play a playlist in proper order.
Though it is a slow, contemplative, introspective piece, it struck a chord, thanks to its insightfulness and a soundtrack of perfectly placed soundtrack selections (one wonders if his movies aren't just a result of what he comes up with while listening to his music player
in shuffle mode).
To set the iPod in
shuffle mode, press the...
To turn on
shuffle mode, press the Random button.
When the USB device is set in
shuffle mode, it will play the songs in a random order.
Click the image to the right to see the interface, which allows you to browse and search your music in the usual ways and play any song, album, or playlist in order or
shuffle mode.
Importantly, the Routine tells Spotify to use «
shuffle mode» so that I don't hear the same songs every morning.