I still prefer usingSpotifyover Apple Music, but that’s not to say that the former couldn’t do with some improvements. One of the most notable gripes about Spotify is that the random shuffle isn’t as random as some folks would prefer.
Here to a rescue is a new freejailbreak tweakcalledTrueShuffleby iOS developerYung Specht, which, as the name implies, brings true song randomization to the Spotify app on jailbroken devices.
So what’s all the hubbub about song randomization in Spotify anyway? Does it not work as it was intended? Well… sort of.
To make a long story short, Spotify supports randomized playback, but it’s designed to prioritize music that you’ve liked in the app previously. This works out great for some, but results in randomization bias for others. Consequently, the latter group of people will experience a greater likelihood of repeated music as they listen to their randomized playlist.
Upon installing TrueShuffle, the tweak does away with Spotify’s music prioritization and ensures that you get a truly random music playback when you’ve enabled the option.
In case you were wondering, TrueShuffle doesn’t have any options configure. Moreover, the tweak is only compatible with the Spotify Music app, and will have no impact on the native Music app or any other third-party music apps that you might have installed alongside Spotify.
You won’t find TrueShuffle on any of Cydia’s default repositories; instead, it’sonly available on Yung Specht’s beta repository. You’ll need to follow these steps if you wish you install the tweak for yourself:
1)Launch the Cydia app and go to theSourcestab.
2)Tap on theEditbutton and then tap on theAddbutton.
3)In the text field of the pop-up that appears, type in the following repository URL:
4)Tap on theAdd Sourcebutton and wait for the repository to load into Cydia.
5)Now you should be able to search for and install TrueShuffle from Cydia.
TrueShuffle is compatible withjailbrokeniOS 11 and 12 devices with the Spotify Music app installed, and for those interested, the tweakis open source on the developer’s GitHub repository.
Has TrueShuffle solved your song randomization woes in the Spotify Music app? Be sure to let us know in the comments section below.
