Systems and methods for dynamic media content streaming

A server system of a media-providing service, the server system having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions including instructions for:

• providing, to a first electronic device corresponding to a user of the media-providing service, a first media content item for playback, wherein the first media content item is included in a listening session of the user;
• after the first electronic device has initiated playback of the first media content item, and before completion of the first media content item, without user intervention:
• at a first predetermined time with respect to the end of the first media content item, receiving, from the first electronic device, one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the first predetermined time;
• determining, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the first predetermined time, a default decision as to whether to provide a first media content clip after the end of the first media item;
• at a second predetermined time with respect to an end of the first media content item, wherein the second predetermined time is after the first predetermined time, receiving, from the first electronic device, one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the second predetermined time;
• initiating a determination, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the second predetermined time, of a first decision as to whether to provide the first media content clip after the end of the first media item;
• in accordance with the first decision being reached within a predetermined latency period, providing the first media content clip to the first electronic device in accordance with the first decision;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the predetermined latency period has elapsed without the first decision being reached, providing the first media content clip to the first electronic device in accordance with the default decision.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a server system of a media-providing service, cause the server system to:

• provide, to a first electronic device corresponding to a user of the media-providing service, a first media content item for playback, wherein the first media content item is included in a listening session of the user;
• after the first electronic device has initiated playback of the first media content item, and before completion of the first media content item, without user intervention:
• at a first predetermined time with respect to the end of the first media content item, receive, from the first electronic device, one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the first predetermined time;
• determine, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the first predetermined time, a default decision as to whether to provide a first media content clip after the end of the first media item;
• at a second predetermined time with respect to an end of the first media content item, wherein the second predetermined time is after the first predetermined time, receive, from the first electronic device, one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the second predetermined time;
• initiate a determination, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the listening session of the user corresponding to the second predetermined time, of a first decision as to whether to provide the first media content clip after the end of the first media item;
• in accordance with the first decision being reached within a predetermined latency period, provide the first media content clip to the first electronic device in accordance with the first decision;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the predetermined latency period has elapsed without the first decision being reached, provide the first media content clip to the first electronic device in accordance with the default decision.