Intelligent automated assistant for media exploration

A method for operating a digital assistant, comprising:

• at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory:
• receiving a speech input indicative of a request for media;
• detecting, by the digital assistant, physical presence of a plurality of users to the electronic device;
• in response to detecting the physical presence of the plurality of users, obtaining a plurality of preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of users;
• providing, by the digital assistant, a merged preference profile based on the plurality of preference profiles;
• identifying, by the digital assistant, a media item based on the merged preference profile;
• and
• providing, by the digital assistant, an audio output including the identified media item.

An electronic device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• receiving a speech input indicative of a request for media;
• detecting, by a digital assistant, physical presence of a plurality of users to the electronic device;
• in response to detecting the physical presence of the plurality of users, obtaining a plurality of preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of users;
• providing, by the digital assistant, a merged preference profile based on the plurality of preference profiles;
• identifying, by the digital assistant, a media item based on the merged preference profile;
• and
• providing, by the digital assistant, an audio output including the identified media item.