New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on August 12, 2022) follows:

If you are unable to shuffle play on SoundCloud after the recent app update on iOS, then find consolation in knowing that you aren’t the only one having issues lately.

The latest update of SoundCloud apparently broke the shuffle button on iOS. Many users are complaining (1, 2, 3, 4) that they aren’t able to shuffle their playlists as the button is not working for them after the update.

SoundCloud app recently bagged a new update on iOS with v6.4.0 that was supposed to bring improvements and fix some existing bugs. However, it now turns out that it broke one of the useful functionalities of the app.

Those affected say that whenever they press the shuffle button, they get a message asking them to buy a SoundCloud Go+ subscription.

However, it appears the shuffle button is also not functional for those who already have a subscription to a premium plan. This confirms that it’s not an intended change, but a bug that popped up in the latest version.

Here are some reports from those affected:

As apparent from the reports above, those affected aren’t able to shuffle their playlist since the shuffle button is not working.

Fortunately, SoundCloud support didn’t take too long to acknowledge the bug. Responding to one of those affected, they confirmed that the engineers are currently working to resolve it.

In another response, they said that a fix for this issue will be released next week. Here’s the full statement:

So far, we haven’t come across any useful workaround that might help you temporarily resolve this glitch. That means you’ll have to wait up until devs issue a fix for the same.

And when they do, we will update this article to reflect the latest development. Until then, stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.

Update 1 (August 16)

02:04 pm (IST): SoundCloud app has received a new update on iOS with version 6.4.1 that fixes the issue with shuffling playlists.

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