How to cancel your Spotify account
Spotify is a great music and podcast streaming platform, with more than100 million tracksand 5 million podcasts available at a reasonable price. The ad-supported subscription makes Spotify an enticing prospect if you can’t justify another subscription service. What if you signed up and want to cancel? Maybe you’re tired of hearing the same mixes or started cycling to work and want to enjoy the sounds of nature.
In this article, we look at how to cancel your Spotify premium or free account. Spoiler alert: There’s at least one emotionally manipulative email involved.
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You can’t manage or cancel a Spotify account from any device. Except for the Android app, you must cancel the account from the account management page in a web browser. A mobile browser works, but the easiest way to cancel your Spotify premium account is by logging in to Spotify using a web browser on a desktop or laptop.
This guide focuses on the web browser version. If you want to skip to step 5,follow this link to the Spotify account management page.
How to cancel your Spotify Premium account from a web browser
The Spotify mobile app doesn’t provide easy access to the account management page. The best method on mobile and desktop (for example, iOS, Android, and Windows) is to log in to the Spotify website.
Your premium Spotify account ends on the date displayed on the final page and reverts to a free account. Spotify asks why you ended your subscription, and you don’t have to answer.
If you want to delete your Premium account from the outset,contact customer supportand request an account deletion. As with any customer service request, there’s no telling how long this will take, so downgrade to a free account and then delete the free account.
How to cancel Spotify Premium on Android
The cancellation process on mobile is similar to that on desktop, at least on some devices. Let’s look at how to cancel Spotify Premium using the Android app. Most of the screens in the Android app are identical to the desktop website, but there are a few exceptions.
After closing your premium plan, you have an active, ad-supported, free Spotify account. Leaving the free account open might not seem harmful. It could be a minor security risk if you don’t plan to use the service. According to theprivacy policy, Spotify keeps user information “as long as necessary to provide you with the Spotify Service and for Spotify’s legitimate and essential business purposes.” This means the data associated with your Spotify account can be kept on hand forever as long as Spotify can justify it as a legitimate business use.
If you’re privacy-minded, close your free Spotify account after canceling the Premium subscription.
How to cancel your free Spotify account
Spotify doesn’t let you cancel a free subscription from every app, although it works through some of them. If your app doesn’t support it, go through a web browser.
Spotify provides a link to close your Spotify free or premium account and delete your data permanently. Open theSpotify Close Accountpage and selectClose my account and delete my data.
If you use the Android app, follow these steps:
If you can’t close your Spotify account or can’t find the option, Spotify recommendscontacting customer supportand requesting that they delete the account.
You’re Spotify-free!
You’re now free to explore your options. Apple Music is a solid choice if you want a service that offers high-resolution audio. You may needextra gear if you plan to listen on the go, as eventhe best smartphonesdon’t have headphone jacks.
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