Selah Player – Quick Guide
Selah Player is designed to be simple and automatic. If anything feels unclear, please send feedback—we’re always improving the experience.
Automatic External App Support
When Selah Player is turned on, it automatically detects and works with:
YouTube
Spotify
Pandora
This allows Selah to start the scripture timer while you listen.
Local Music Playback
The main screen shows your local media player.
If you press Play and nothing happens:
Scroll down to Settings
Tap Show next to More Settings
Select Music folder
Choose the folder that contains your audio files
More Settings automatically hides after 30 seconds.
Scripture Timing Controls
Inside Settings:
Local Music Slider
Adjust when scripture plays during local playback
Range: 2–10 songs
Streaming Slider
Adjust scripture timing for:
Streaming inside Selah
YouTube
Spotify
Pandora
Range: 1–60 minutes
External App Overlay
Selah automatically works alongside supported apps.
To enable or disable this feature:
Toggle Auto overlay external apps
Or use the Auto overlay ON button while overlay is active
Press Pause anytime to pause the scripture timer.
Voice Selection
Selah automatically selects the best available language voice on your phone.
To change voices:
Tap Voice
Select a device voice
Tap Preview to listen
Tap Voices to open your phone’s Text-to-Speech settings. From there you can install additional voices (availability depends on device).
Premium Voices
Premium includes 4 enhanced voices:
Premium Male 1
Premium Male 2
Premium Female 1
Premium Female 2
Free and Basic plans can preview sample audio.
Premium users can enable and switch between voices anytime.
Streaming Support
Selah can stream audio from custom URLs.
To use streaming:
Enter a stream URL
Save it
Tap Show (bottom right) to access saved streams
Scripture Mood Selection
Tap Mood in the Scripture section to choose scripture based on how you’re feeling.
Examples include:
Hope
Peace
Strength
Encouragement
Manual Scripture Controls
Scripture can also be played anytime by tapping:
Play Scripture Now
After scripture plays:
Tap Explain for a short explanation
Tap Pray for a guided prayer
Tap once to activate
Long-press to lock the feature on
(Usage depends on your plan)
Personal Pastor
Tap Personal Pastor to ask questions about:
faith
scripture
encouragement
guidance
prayer
Steps:
Tap the mic
Speak your question
Tap Ask
(Usage depends on your plan)
Subscription Plans
Tap My Plan (top-right corner) to view:
Free
Basic
Premium
Selecting View Plans shows feature details so you can choose what fits best.
Add meaningful moments of pause, reflection and inspiration to your music