Spotify Family Plan sharing faces a major shake-up as users risk losing . . . Spotify is making it harder for people to share a Premium Family plan with friends or relatives who live in different homes The music streaming service has started asking some members to prove that they live at the same address as the person who pays for the plan The new check uses a QR code that both people must scan while in the same place
Spotify Family QR code check: how it works and who gets banned Spotify may ask Premium Family members to scan a QR code on the plan manager's phone, in person, within 7 days Members who miss the window drop to the free tier and cannot join another Family or Duo plan for 12 months In the US, Family costs $21 99 a month, Duo $18 99 and Individual $12 99; leaving to go solo is the clean fix
Spotify QR code verification cracks down on family sharing Spotify is rolling out a new method of cracking down on Family plan sharing, with “QR code verification” that’s not particularly hard to work around, but has major consequences if you miss
Spotify Family Plan QR Code Verification Explained The QR code refreshes every few seconds If address verification fails, Spotify says the member’s account moves to the Free plan, and they can’t join another Family or Duo plan for 12 months However, Spotify’s guidance also says members can rejoin the same plan, so this isn’t a blanket 12-month ban from Spotify’s paid plans