Spotify is cracking down on family plan sharing again by asking for user GPS

Noticed they sign you out if using Spotify in a country other than the one you signed up with. Got auto signed out because I tunneled to London with my VPN and launched the app. I worked around that by doing split tunneling, and excluded Spotify from using the VPN connection.

> There is the possibility, however, that these customers might be driven to a competitor’s more lenient family plan, like Apple Music ...

No, Apple's Family Sharing goes far beyond music, which is probably more uncomfortable for people. Others being able to see the apps and books you've downloaded is generally more unfomfortable than sharing a location with Spotify.

There's a similar thing going on with Amazon Prime Video vs Netflix, because sharing a Prime password means others can see what you've bought.

I’ve never been prompted despite being on a family plan from the US for years now and the article is from 2019. Strange. Maybe due to EU regulations?

Someone invited me and I sometimes use it for more obscure stuff that isn’t on Apple Music but if they ever forced this on me I’d just switch over full time to Apple Music and not think too much about it.

I’ve found it’s easier (and cheaper) to use a cracked Spotify app.

Btw, this is from 2019.