Spotify is now asking some premium family plan members to verify with qr codes – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Spotify is now asking some Premium Family plan members to verify with QR codes.

The idea is to verify that a plan member actually lives with the plan manager, according to a Spotify support page reported on by 9to5Google. Basically, it seems like a way to crack down on non-affiliated people from using a family plan to save money on Spotify.

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