# Spotify Family members face losing Premium if they skip address checks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/spotifys-family-plan-qr-code-could-cost-you-premium-access/
- Published: 2026-10-22T20:19:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T20:39:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2294799/spotify-family-plan-qr-code-cost-premium-access/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Spotify is checking whether Family plan members share an address.
- Members have seven days to scan a requested QR code.
- Missing the check could mean a year without another group plan.

## Summary

Spotify is asking some Premium Family members to verify that they live at the same address as the plan manager by scanning a QR code. The move could leave members without Premium access if they do not complete the check, while reinforcing Spotify’s existing household rule for shared plans.

Members have seven days after receiving a notification to scan the code; otherwise, they may lose access and be barred from joining another Family or Duo plan for a year. Spotify’s Family plan costs $22 a month for up to six accounts, compared with $13 for an individual plan. Co-CEO Alex Norström described the checks as an ongoing improvement to verification methods.

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