Launching music on Deezer 

In this article, we discuss launching music (albums, artists, playlists and favorite tracks) on Deezer mobile and desktop app. Deezer Premium, Deezer Student, Deezer Family and Deezer HiFi subscribers can launch music on-demand in both consecutive order and shuffle .

Note: Deezer Free users can only launch certain playlists in consecutive order on mobile

Launching music on mobile

When browsing music on mobile, you will see two types of PLAY buttons.

The icon next to PLAY indicates what order the songs will play in:

• Consecutive: tracks are played, one after another in the order tracks are displayed*
• Shuffle: tracks are rearranged and played in non-consecutive order

*This includes any sorting applied: Recently added, Default or alphabetical order

What happens when I press PLAY on mobile?

• Selecting PLAY in Albums and Artists* will launch in consecutive order
• Selecting PLAY in Playlists and Favorite Tracks will launch in shuffle

*Pressing PLAY will launch top tracks of the artist

Note: If you want to listen to Playlists or Favorite Tracks in consecutive order, you will need to either tap the first track in the list or use the steps in How do I turn Shuffle off on Deezer?

Launching music on Deezer desktop app

When listening to music on Deezer desktop app or deezer.com, music is launched in consecutive order by default.

• Selecting Listen  will launch your album, playlist or favorite tracks in consecutive order (one track after another)
• You can activate Shuffle to rearrange tracks in non-consecutive order

Where can I find Shuffle?

On mobile

1. Launch music on your Deezer player
2. Look for the Shuffle  icon located on the right side of the player

On desktop

1. Launch music on your Deezer player
2. Look for the Shuffle  icon located on the right side of the player

How do I know if Shuffle is activated?

• If Shuffle  is active on mobile, a dot will appear below the icon
• If Shuffle  is active on desktop, the icon will change color to coral

How do I turn Shuffle off on Deezer?

Tap the Shuffle icon on the Deezer player.

• On mobile, the dot will disappear once Shuffle  is turned off
• On desktop, the icon will change color to black once Shuffle is turned off

Note: Only paid subscribers can deactivate shuffle on all content on mobile. Deezer Free users can only deactivate shuffle on certain playlists. Learn more about the Deezer Free experience