FAQ
Short answers to common Playlore questions. Still stuck? Send feedback.
How do rankings work?
Playlore keeps two orders. Your personal grades (S–D) live with your collection — S sits above A for all-time favorites; A–D work like a usual letter scale. The community ranking is the shared order from fans — clips that fans favor rise higher.
Open How rankings work for a short in-app explainer.
What is Smart Play?
Smart Play mixes clips at random but favors higher-ranked songs — up to 5× more often than lower-ranked songs. Everything still gets a turn, and it skips songs you just heard when it can. Shuffle treats every clip equally. Smart Play follows your personal grades (My Collection), or the community ranking when you start from an artist's shared list or catalog. From Home, Smart Play can mix across your favorite artists' libraries using each artist's community ranking.
What is My Collection?
My Collection is your collection across artists — including clips from other artists and personal YouTube videos you add. View your personal grades (they live here), then Smart Play your favorites.
What are Chapters?
Chapters are guided paths for newer or casual fans through essential songs and the lore behind them. Play the clips and explore lore to start building your personal collection.
Can I make my own playlist?
Yes. On desktop, open Create → Personal Playlist inside an artist space. Mix clips from that artist's catalog with any YouTube video you paste (URL or ID). Search is available in the builder too. Publishing makes the playlist public so others can play it. Caps apply per account.
Do my choices affect the community ranking?
Your personal ranking and grades update on this device whether or not you're signed in. Community rankings only count picks from signed-in fans — sign in (Save Progress) so your choices help shape the shared order.
Why don’t videos auto-play during Smart Play?
Playlore tries to start each clip automatically in Smart Play (and other shuffle play modes). Many browsers block YouTube embeds from autoplaying — especially privacy-focused browsers like DuckDuckGo on mobile.
That is a browser autoplay policy, not a YouTube Premium requirement. Tap play on the player to start a clip, or use Safari or Chrome for smoother consecutive playback.