Can Spotify Premium be shared? What do you want to know
If you’ve just signed up for Spotify Premium and are wondering if you can share your account with family and friends, we have the answers you’re looking for.
Spotify is a leading music streaming service featuring millions of songs from musicians around the world, as well as a vast library of immersive podcasts covering a wide range of themes.
Spotify has a number of features, including the ability to suggest songs based on your own listening habits, on-screen lyrics, and personalized daily and weekly playlists.
Despite the fact that Spotify is free, you will have a limited experience unless you upgrade to a premium account. Reasons for subscribing to a premium subscription include lots of commercial interruptions, not being able to skip songs, and lower audio quality without it.
Spotify is a great platform for enjoying music and podcasts, and it’s even better when you upgrade to a premium subscription. It would be even better if we could share it with our friends and family.
Can a Spotify Premium account be shared?
Unfortunately, it is not allowed to use the same account on multiple devices simultaneously. However, there are premium plans that offer better value if you sign up for multiple accounts at once.
You’re of course allowed to use multiple devices yourself, but if you open Spotify on your phone while it’s playing on your PC, you’ll be asked which device you want to play the music on, and you won’t will not be able to listen to music. or podcasts about both at the same time.
The good news is that if you and someone else, or even a handful of people, want to sign up for Spotify Premium together, you can select an alternative plan that offers greater value.
Spotify Premium Plans
Depending on how many users want to sign up for Spotify Premium together, you have a selection of premium plans to choose from.
There is also a separate plan available for students that offers half the price of the standard premium plan for up to 4 years.
Here are each of the Spotify Premium plans currently available:
- Spotify Premium: $9.99/£9.99 per month – There are no restrictions and you can download albums and songs to listen to when you’re not connected to the internet. There are no ads and you can skip as many times as you want!
- Spotify Duo: $12.99/£13.99 per month – 2 Premium accounts for two people living in the same house
- Spotify Family: $15.99/£16.99 per month – This includes a discounted monthly subscription that can be shared by up to six family members. All subscription features are available, including unlimited high-quality streaming access to over 30 million songs.
- Spotify Student: $4.99/£4.99 per month – If you are a student enrolled at an accredited college or university and over the age of 18, then you are eligible for this plan. Premium for Students is available for up to four years.
Spotify Duo and the Spotify family
The Spotify Duo and Spotify Family plans offer a cost-effective way to enjoy Spotify ad-free simply by sharing a subscription between two or more people.
Spotify’s Premium Family subscription can be shared by up to 6 family members in the same household, or a Premium Duo account can be used by just two people also living in the same household.
Multiple people can use the Duo and Family services, which include options for sharing music, playlists, and suggestions. Spotify can even create automatic collaborative playlists incorporating each plan member’s favorite tracks.
Spotify added a sharing option to provide value to its subscribers, which is a great method to attract those who might not otherwise purchase the premium service.
How to add and remove users from Spotify Family
In order to manage the people on your Spotify Family account, you will need to use a web browser. Go to spotify.com/account and choose “Create Account”. To add or remove people from your account, go to Manage your family accounts. You can invite someone to an open space by contacting them or sending them a direct link.
Unfortunately, you can’t just disable access to someone’s Spotify Family account. Instead, you’ll need to invite someone new or create a new invite link. Afterwards, the previous user’s account will no longer be able to access that particular Premium plan, and their Spotify Premium access will be removed until they re-enroll individually or as part of another Duo or Family plan.
How to accept a Spotify Duo or Spotify Family invitation
Spotify has made it easy for guests to participate in the invitation process.
Depending on how you were invited, you will receive a link from the person who invited you or an email from Spotify notifying you that you have been approved as a Spotify Premium subscriber.
To get started, simply click on the link provided. Alternatively, if you were invited by email, you can accept the invitation by clicking the Accept Invitation button in the email. Log in or create an account, then click Redeem to confirm your subscription to the service.
When users accept the invitation, they will be asked to prove that they live at the same address by allowing temporary access to their location on Google Maps. Users may be asked to re-confirm their address at random times throughout their Spotify Premium subscription.
Do Spotify Duo and Spotify Family users have their own accounts?
You may share a subscription with others, but the particular account you use will be entirely yours. You will have your own username and password to log into your own account.
The only person who has access to all accounts on the plan is the primary user who pays the bill. However, that person won’t be able to see your saved songs, podcasts, and playlists unless they are made public for the world to see.
Jake McEvoy
Jake is a professional writer, journalist, and lifelong tech fan. It covers KnowYourMobile news and user guides.
