Spotify on Wednesday upgraded its AI DJ feature – available to Premium subscribers – with a handful of recent features, including the flexibility to submit your requests by tapping, not only voice commands.
The feature works with each English and Spanish requests, as Spotify's Spanish-speaking DJ named DJ Livi is now accepting music requests.
The AI DJ feature was updated earlier this yr to just accept voice requests as an alternative of just playing songs Spotify thinks you want. However, until today this function was only available to the English-speaking AI DJ.
Thanks to the increasing popularity of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, texting with an AI assistant is now a standard behavior. These services allow multimodal input, meaning you may either speak, send text messages, or upload images and files as a part of your request. As more people get used to switching backwards and forwards between input methods, Apple has launched a version of its Siri assistant that will also be accessed via text.
It's a natural next step for Spotify's AI feature to also accept text input, as users often use the streaming service while on the go, commuting, or in a quiet place where they don't wish to disturb others with voice commands.
In addition to the brand new SMS feature, Spotify says the AI DJ now also offers personalized suggestions to encourage you once you're undecided what you ought to hear next.
To access the DJ, simply seek for the term “DJ” on Spotify after which press play to begin your curated music selection. If you ought to change the music, you may tap the “DJ” button at the underside right of the screen after which make your suggestion via voice or text.
Spotify notes that the DJ can handle requests that mix genre, mood, artist or activity. The feature is currently available in English and Spanish in over 60 markets worldwide.
