That suggests it’s here to stay.Īs Spotify’s fine print notes, the shared family plan - which costs $15 and allows six users to access Spotify’s Premium service - is only for “family members residing at the same address.” New accounts will be required to verify their address using Google Maps, and Spotify “may from time to time ask for re-verification” of your home address. If you fail to meet those criteria, Spotify notes that it can terminate or suspend your family plan. It’s still unclear to what extent Spotify will be pursuing this kind of account verification or if it actually intends to cancel accounts that are violating the geographic limits. But the new terms do state that it can.įamily plan sharing obviously costs Spotify a lot of money. A Billboard report from last year claims that nearly half of all streaming customers are on family plans, which cost far less per user than the standard $10-per-month individual plans.īy cracking down on family plan members who aren’t living in the same home, Spotify is presumably hoping to drive those users to pay for their own subscription instead of glomming on to their old roommate’s plan from across the country. There is the possibility, however, that these customers might be driven to a competitor’s more lenient family plan, like Apple Music or even Tidal, that doesn’t demand location verification.Premium Family is a discount plan for up to 6 family members who live together.Įach person on the plan uses their own account, so no one shares a password and everyone keeps their own saved music and playlists. Explicit filter - the plan’s manager can choose if members get explicit music filtered.įamily Mix - a playlist based on the tastes of everyone on the plan.The person who wants to manage the plan signs up. They can use their existing account or create a new one. Note: You can’t change the plan manager once they’ve signed up. Answer (1 of 2): It’s in the rules, but it’s not like someone is going to drive around knocking on doors to see if the additional 5members on your plan are there with you. Note: If you already have Premium with a partner company (e.g your phone or internet provider), you first need to cancel with them and wait for your current Premium to end. Note: If you already have Premium with a partner (e.g your phone or internet provider), you first need to cancel with them and wait for your current Premium to end. Live with the plan manager (the person who signed up).
Log into (or sign up for) your own account.The plan manager sends you an invite to join.
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