Can someone please help me find the shuffle function when watching my downloaded media/videos? It worked fine before and now its completely gone?? Even when I am in the app/website I do not see it in any of my folders?? Pleeease help!!

In which app (platform, version) are you missing it? There’s no option do shuffle downloaded media (e.g. downloaded for offline watching on a mobile client). There’s no shuffle option if you’re listing your videos By Folders (in case that’s what you’re referring) – you should be perfectly able to …

I am using most recent version, I stream my media library to my TV just like I always have for the past 5 yrs, I always leave on shuffle for shows and now there is NO opption to do so

What kind/make of TV is that? The smart tv app’s user interface should be fairly similar, but there might be differences.

VIZIO tv, but even going into the website app there is no shuffle option

I cannot comment on the Vizio app, but I’ve moved your thread in the respective category… so maybe someone with experience of that app can comment. As for the web app… where exactly are you looking for the shuffle button? Is it not showing in the Library tab when browsing your library (as in the sc…

Tank you! Yes when going into my library playlists it is no longer there anywhere, used to be right up top.. There is not even continous play option no more witch is ridiculous in my opinion

Please help me understand what exactly you’re trying to play/shuffle? You initially talked about a missing shuffle option for the library itself. Now you’re mentioning playlists… as in shuffling a playlist or all of them? There’s no option to shuffle all playlists. Looking at one of my playlists, …

I mention both because there was an option for both at one time, the main point to my post is there is now no shuffle option what so ever, wherever I look.. I would mostly use the shuffle play when watching a tv series under my “other videos” folder and go to the show I want to watch, for example “S…

I don’t remember Plex supporting a play or shuffle action for folders. Raising the question… why would you organize tv shows in an other-video type library?

I have done it in the OTHER because its from my desktop of files, not plex’s available shows, But I have it in with “tv shows” as well, both used to have shuffle.. I play a folder/show while i nap on shuffle.. Or my music videos on shuffle, but now no option, I promise you it did have the option at …

Need help locating the shuffle function?

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tom80H June 9, 2025, 6:13pm 12

There’s a feature suggestion from 2017. not sure if it had been available somewhere since then.

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Need help locating the shuffle function?

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