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Spotify Will Continue Using QR Codes to Verify the Same-Household Requirement for Its Family Plan
Spotify will continue using QR code verification to make it more difficult for people who do not live in the same household to share a Premium Family plan. Under the new rule, some members must scan a code displayed on the plan manager’s phone. The company considers this an update to its previous verification rules rather than a separate crackdown campaign.
After receiving a notification, the user has 7 days to scan the QR code. Anyone who does not complete the verification within this period may be removed from the Premium Family plan and will be unable to join another family plan for 12 months. The same restriction also applies to the Duo plan. However, that person may switch to an individual Premium subscription during this period. The purpose of the verification is to confirm that plan members live at the same address. Because the QR code changes every few seconds, sending a screenshot to a member who lives elsewhere does not work. Nevertheless, some users have written that they were able to scan the code remotely using an additional device and a video call. Spotify will update its verification system as such loopholes are discovered. Therefore, the QR code may not be the company’s final verification method.
Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström said the process has no end date. According to him, the Family Plan has existed for about 12-13 years and represents a large portion of the company’s subscriber base. Verification will not be a one-time measure, and the system will change as new ways of circumventing the rules are found. The Premium Family plan costs $22 per month (about 37 manats) and includes up to 6 accounts. An individual Premium subscription costs $13 per month (about 22 manats). The new QR code rule does not impose a separate restriction on sharing. Spotify has always allowed only people living in the same household to use its family plan.
After receiving a notification, the user has 7 days to scan the QR code. Anyone who does not complete the verification within this period may be removed from the Premium Family plan and will be unable to join another family plan for 12 months. The same restriction also applies to the Duo plan. However, that person may switch to an individual Premium subscription during this period. The purpose of the verification is to confirm that plan members live at the same address. Because the QR code changes every few seconds, sending a screenshot to a member who lives elsewhere does not work. Nevertheless, some users have written that they were able to scan the code remotely using an additional device and a video call. Spotify will update its verification system as such loopholes are discovered. Therefore, the QR code may not be the company’s final verification method. Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström said the process has no end date. According to him, the Family Plan has existed for about 12-13 years and represents a large portion of the company’s subscriber base. Verification will not be a one-time measure, and the system will change as new ways of circumventing the rules are found. The Premium Family plan costs $22 per month (about 37 manats) and includes up to 6 accounts. An individual Premium subscription costs $13 per month (about 22 manats). The new QR code rule does not impose a separate restriction on sharing. Spotify has always allowed only people living in the same household to use its family plan.