Understanding Spotify’s Song Psychic Feature and How to Utilize It


Music has the power to tackle life’s most challenging queries and provide solace in turbulent times. But what if it could also answer trivial questions, like “What should I have for lunch?” or “Should I go to clown school?” That is now possible with Spotify’s latest interactive experience called Song Psychic. The feature is designed to guide you through life’s “little mysteries” with the help of cosmic guidance and music. Interested? Here is a guide to provide further insights into Song Psychic and its utilization within the Spotify platform.

Exploring Song Psychic: An Overview on Spotify

Song Psychic offers an interactive experience directly within the app, enabling users to pose from a selection of predetermined queries. These questions can range from personal reflections to trivial musings, and the responses manifest as song suggestions.Spotify announced this feature on February 29, and it’s available for both free and Premium plan subscribers.

What makes it interesting is the retro psychedelic crystal ball-style animation and sound that will surely remind you of the old Scooby-Doo cartoon. It provides an entertaining means to while away the time, particularly if you’re in a whimsical mood. But it goes without saying not to take any of its suggestions seriously.

As per the music streaming platform, Spotify listeners worldwide have curated approximately 250,000 playlists with psychic themes. This significant number serves as the inspiration behind the creation of this feature.

Navigating Song Psychic: A Guide to Using It on Spotify

Song Psychic is designed to appear spontaneously upon opening the Spotify app. But if you haven’t been fortunate enough, here are the steps to find and use it:

  • Open the Spotify app and tap on the Search icon in the bottom toolbar.
  • Here, tap on the search bar and type “Song Psychic”.
  • From the search results, tap on the Song Psychic suggestion labeled as Genre.

  • Tap on Get Started to begin the interactive experience.
  • 5Select a category of your preference and then tap on the option labeled “Tap to type.

  • This will reveal a list of questions. Select the one you wish to ask. You can also type keywords to search for questions based on the searched words. (Note: You cannot ask your own questions in this section.) When you’re done selecting a question, tap on Submit.
  • Now wait as Spotify finds a suitable track to reply to your query.
  • To play the suggested song, press Play on Spotify.

  • If you don’t like the suggestion, tap on the replay icon to have Spotify use its psychic powers again and find you a new track.

  • Or, you can tap the share icon to send your friends a snippet of the recommended song.

In my candid assessment, I view it as a whimsical feature that I’d likely experiment with alongside friends once, only to eventually move on and forget about it entirely.that features such as Spotify Jam have their dedicated audience on the platform who appreciate these additions. Even though I am not a fan of it, I will still say that it was a fresh experience, and you should try it out if you have some time to kill.

Feel free to pose those lingering questions to Spotify, the ones that have been occupying your thoughts. Afterwards, we’d love for you to share which songs were suggested to you in the comments section below.


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