It's easy to sign up for a Spotify Premium subscription - endless ad-free music is a real siren song. It's not quite as easy to cancel your subscription and stop using it or simply go back to the free version. There are plenty of valid reasons for doing so - maybe you need to save money, maybe you don't use the service enough, or maybe you just don't want to support the platform anymore.
It can be all too easy to waste money on a Premium account that goes unused for months before finally pulling the plug. So, if the time has come for you to part ways with Spotify Premium, here's how to do so quickly and painlessly.
How To Cancel Spotify Premium
These are the simple steps you need to t🍌ake in order to cancel your Spotify subscription.
- Login to your account.
- From the main page, click on your name in the upper-right corner.
- Click Account in the drop-down menu.
- Under the Account Overview, you'll see a section titled "Your Plan."
- Click the Change Plan button.
- Scroll until you see a heading labeled Cancel Spotify (you might have to scroll for a while).
- Click Cancel Premium.
- You'll be asked several times whether you're sure you want to cancel Premium. Stand firm!
- After your cancellation is confirmed, your account will be downgraded to Spotify Free at the end of your current billing cycle (so you still get the full amount of Premium you've already paid for).
How Do I Cancel A Spotify Subscription Through iTunes?
Canceling a subscription you use through iTunes can be even easier. Just 🎐follow these steps.
If You're Using an iPhone or iPad
- Go to the Settings app.
- Tap your name, then on the following screen tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Spotify, then tap Cancel Subscription.
If You're Using a Mac
- Open the App Store and sign in.
- Click on your name.
- Click View Information.
- Scroll down to the Subscriptions heading and click Manage.
- Look for Spotify and click the Edit button next to it.
- Click Cancel Subscription.
What Happens After I Cancel Spotify Premium?
When you cancel Spotify Premium, your account still exists - it just doesn't have the perks of Premium anymore. You'll start to hear ads between songs, and will have some restrictions on skipping songs.
On the plus side, your saved music and playlists will remain, and - most importantly - you'll no longer be charged a subscription fee.