

When you sign up, you put your address in and then when your friends/family are added, it does ask the address, which you have to enter as the same, but it doesnt do it via GPS or anything so no issues there. On the other hand, it could drive customers to switch platforms and stream music with competitors who don’t require location verification. Just have a few close friends/family members sharing the one account. Divide by 6 people (inc myself obv) is RM44. New changes will root out those taking advantage of the plan and force them to pay a much higher individual premium account for the price of $9.99. EDIT: Now looking for 5 people to share the a Spotify family plan. And confirm theyre not paying Spotify through a mobile provider or partner, or part of another family plan. Enter your Spotify username and password, and then tap LOG IN. Deezer offers 90 million music streaming tracks and plays nice.

With that many users banking in on a great discount it’s no wonder it’s affecting Spotify’s bottom line. Spotifys 14.99 Family Plan allows up to six people to jump on board the same subscription to the streaming service, although Spotify does expect all members to live under the same roof. It’s unrealistic for Spotify to require Family Plan users to all reside at the same address.Ī Billboard article from last year states that nearly half of all streaming users are apart of a family plan. Family Plan users who received this email can follow a link in which the company explains, “Spotify will only use your GPS data to verify your location and nothing else.” This change directly affects split home families, college students away at school or those who travel for work. Without confirming your address to Spotify by sending your GPS location via Google Maps, you could lose access to your account.
