THINGS PEOPLE FORGET

How to cancel Spotify Premium

Deleting the app, or going quiet on the plan, does not stop the charge.

Cancel on your Spotify account page

Spotify says you can cancel a Premium plan any time on your account page. Go to Manage your plan, then select Cancel subscription.

Deleting the Spotify app or logging out does not cancel Premium. The plan keeps billing until you cancel it on the account page.

What happens after you cancel

Your Premium stays until your next billing date, then the account switches to Spotify's free plan. Spotify says you keep your playlists and saved music, and you can still log in and play with ads.

If you cancel during a zero-priced free trial, Spotify says the account switches to the free service immediately, and that zero-priced trials can't be reactivated.

Family and Duo plans

Only the plan manager can cancel a Family or Duo plan, using the same Manage your plan steps. Spotify asks managers to tell everyone on the plan, because members lose Premium from the next payment date.

If you are a plan member, following those steps removes your account from the plan but does not cancel it. Ask the plan manager to cancel or to change the payment method.

If there is no option to change your plan

Spotify says this means the plan is tied to a partner company, such as your mobile or internet provider. Go to Manage your plan and check Payment to find that partner's contact link, then cancel with the partner.

Cancelling inside Spotify will not stop a partner from billing you. Follow the partner's own steps.

Still being charged on a free account

If the account page shows Spotify Free, there is no Premium plan on that account. Spotify says that if you are still being charged, you likely have Premium on a different Spotify account, so log out and back in with your other details.

If you cannot work out which account it is, our guide to identifying an unknown charge on your card shows how to match a statement name to the service behind it.

What this site is not

Forget Your Credit Card is not Spotify and is not a cancellation service. It does not cancel other companies' subscriptions, dispute charges, or talk to Spotify for you. Those steps stay with Spotify or your partner.

What it is: a monthly payment that says exactly what it is. You pick an amount from $1 to $1,000, Stripe bills it, and confirmed payments count toward a public Lifetime board if you choose to appear.

Nothing comes back and nothing is hidden. STOP FORGETTING cancels at the end of the current paid period.

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