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. [Link: Spotify's 'QR code verification' cracks down on sharing and could ban you for a year | https://9to5google.com/2026/10/19/spotify-qr-code-verification-family-sharing/ | 9to5Google]
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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