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If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.

Spotify geht gegen Account-Sharing vor. Strengere Prüfungen beim Familienabo seien eine routinemäßige Verbesserung. Schlupflöcher wolle man abdichten.

Nur Mitglieder eines Haushalts dürfen sich einen vergünstigten Familienaccount beim Musikstreaming-Marktführer teilen. Spotify kontrolliert den Anspruch nun spürbar strenger.

Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström confirmed on this week's earnings call that the company is trying to catch Spotify Family plan users who don't actually live together with a new QR code verification method that requires scanning the plan manager's phone. TechCrunch reports that in response to a question about the "crackdown," he called it a […]

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

Spotify shares jumped 10% at $572 billion Thursday to a 10-month high as the music streaming giant hit 306 million premium subscribers in the September quarter (up 9% year on year) – one million ahead of forecasts, and with growth across all regions. It guided to another 10 million net ads in the current fourth […]

Spotify told investors its rollout of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a "crackdown," just a routine improvement.

Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service.

The audio streaming giant reported its third-quarter results.

Spotify hit the mark on all its key targets in the third quarter of 2026, as the streaming-audio giant packed on 6 million subscribers in the period — to reach 306 million — and saw healthier growth in ad revenue. On the free, ad-supported side, Spotify added a net 11 million monthly active users to […]

Spotify announced Wednesday the launch of its next-generation, fully native in-car app, built directly on Google's Android Automotive operating system. The standalone app, which is launching today in select Audi models, runs directly on the vehicle's infotainment hardware - eliminating the need for phone tethering, Bluetooth connections, or aux cables. It's

Madrid. Spotify modificó su algoritmo para eliminar de las recomendaciones la música basura y el spam generados con inteligencia artificial (IA), después de quitar más de 50 millones de canciones de este tipo en lo que va de año.

Spotify geht mit neuen Mitteln gegen Account-Sharing vor. Wer die „QR-Code-Verifizierung“ verpasst, darf zwölf Monate keinem anderen Premium-Abo beitreten.