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Spotify tightens Premium Family plan rules with QR code verification

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Spotify is implementing a new QR code verification system to ensure that members of its Premium Family plan reside at the same address. Users may receive a notification requiring them to scan a QR code within seven days to confirm their location. Failure to comply could result in being locked out of the Family plan for a year or being prompted to sign up for an individual subscription. This measure is described by Spotify's co-CEO as an ongoing improvement to verification methods for the long-standing Family plan. AI

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Spotify tightens Premium Family plan rules with QR code verification

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Kris Holt) ·

    Spotify's Family plan QR code could cost you Premium access

    Spotify is trying to make some Premium Family members prove they live at the same address.

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