- The recommended way to cancel is at spotify.com/account — it works from any browser.
- The Spotify iOS app has no cancel button by design — iPhone users must cancel through Apple Settings.
- Your playlists, liked songs, and followed podcasts are never deleted. They stay on your account regardless of your plan.
- After cancellation you revert to Spotify Free — you still have access, just with ads and no offline listening.
Cancel via Spotify.com (Recommended)
If you subscribed directly through Spotify — not via Apple or Google — this is how to cancel. It takes about a minute.
- Go to spotify.com/account and sign in.
- Scroll down to the Your plan section.
- Click Change plan.
- Scroll to the bottom of the plans page and click Cancel Premium.
- Follow the confirmation steps Spotify presents.
Your Premium access continues until the last day of your current billing period. After that, your account automatically reverts to Spotify Free — it is never deleted.
Cancel Through Apple Subscriptions
If you originally signed up using the Spotify app on iPhone or iPad, Apple manages your billing. By Apple's App Store rules, Spotify is not permitted to offer an in-app cancel button on iOS — so you have to go through your Apple ID settings.
- Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap your name at the top (your Apple ID).
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Find Spotify in the list and tap it.
- Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
Not sure which method applies to you? Check your email for Spotify receipts — if they come from Apple, you subscribed through Apple. If they come from Spotify directly, use the web method above.
Cancel Through Google Play
If you signed up for Spotify Premium through the Android app, your subscription is managed by Google Play.
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile photo in the top right corner.
- Tap Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- Find Spotify and tap it.
- Tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts.
What You Keep and What You Lose
Cancelling Spotify Premium does not delete your account or your music library. Here's a clear breakdown.
What you keep:
- All playlists (including ones you created and ones you saved from others)
- All liked songs and saved albums
- Followed artists, podcasts, and audiobooks
- Your Spotify account, username, and listening history
What you lose when reverting to Free:
- Offline listening (downloaded music is removed)
- Unlimited skips (free tier has skip limits)
- Ad-free listening
- Higher audio quality streaming
- Spotify Connect between devices
Cancelling Spotify Family or Duo
Family and Duo plans work differently from individual subscriptions. The plan manager — the person who originally purchased the plan — is the only one who can cancel it.
If you're an individual member (not the manager), you cannot cancel the plan on your own. You can leave the plan by going to your account at spotify.com, but that only removes you from the shared plan — it does not cancel billing. Contact the plan manager to cancel entirely.
If you are the plan manager and want to cancel, use the same web method: spotify.com/account → Your plan → Change plan → Cancel Premium.
Spotify Free as an Alternative
Before cancelling, it's worth considering whether Spotify Free works for your needs. If you mostly listen to music while connected to the internet and don't mind ads, the free tier has the same music library — it just comes with ads and shuffle-only mode on mobile.
Spotify Free is a legitimate long-term option for casual listeners. The biggest practical limitations are the lack of offline mode and skip limits on mobile. If those don't bother you, you're not missing much by dropping Premium.
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