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Introduction
Spotify is one of the leading music streaming applications. It offers more than just listening to music like streaming your favorite podcasts and enjoying audiobooks in both free and premium versions. However, the premium version allows you to access unlimited features and benefits such as listening to music without any ads and downloading unlimited music & playlists with premium audio quality.
For those old users who want to cut their costs or are switching to any other platform and might be figuring out how to cancel Spotify’s premium version and use it for enjoying free streaming, then you are in the right place. This guide will aid you in canceling your subscription in 4 ways.
Before canceling one should keep in mind that no matter what device you are using, Spotify doesn’t allow you to cancel Spotify Premium from its app. Rather you have to do it from the browser visiting its original website. Further explanation in this regard is provided below:
How to Cancel Spotify Premium Subscription
Thinking of ending your Spotify premium subscription? No worries! You have various options to cancel it using your desktop or mobile browser.
Guide For Desktop Users
To cancel your Spotify Premium subscription, you can follow the following steps using desktop device:
1. Open your preferred web browser on your PC, whether you’re using macOS or Windows. Then, Go to spotify.com/account and sign in to your Premium account, which will direct you to your homepage.
2. Click on the Profile icon located at the top right corner of the screen, then select ‘Account’ from the dropdown menu to access your account settings.
3. On the account page, look to the left-hand menu and select ‘Available Plans’ to view your current subscription details.
4. Scroll down to find the Spotify Free option. Beneath this, click on the ‘Cancel Premium’ button to initiate the cancellation.
5. You’ll be taken to a confirmation page where you need to click ‘Continue to Cancel‘ to confirm your decision.
Once confirmed, your account will revert to the free version after your current billing cycle ends, allowing you to continue enjoying your playlists.
Guide For Mobile Users
Canceling a Spotify subscription from your iPhone or Android is also super quick by following a couple of similar steps. You still can’t use the App to cancel the membership, rather visit Spotify.com on whatever browser you have available on your phone. The procedure is pretty much the same from here onwards.
1. Tap on the “Menu” button in the top right corner. Then, Log in to your account. You will be headed to the page where you will find the Account Overview option on the top.
2. Click that and choose Available Plans.
3. It will take you to the same page. Scroll down and at the end of the page, you will find your current plan. On the Spotify free section, select the Cancel Premium option.
4. Once you select, the page will take you to the free version from there you have to press the Yes Confirm option and you are good to go.
It’s that simple and quick to cancel the Spotify Premium on any device.
Canceling Spotify Premium From iTunes on IOS
You have to cancel your Spotify Premium subscription via your iOS device or the desktop version of iTunes if you bought it through iTunes rather than Spotify directly. Follow the steps provided.
- Go to the Settings on your iPhone.
- Click on your name and then tap Subscriptions.
- Tap the Spotify and then click the Cancel Subscription option.
You are all done!
Canceling Spotify Premium From iTunes on the Mac
- Firstly, open the App Store on your Mac.
- Select your Name from the top of the sidebar or Sign in if asked to.
- Click on View Information and scroll down to the Subscriptions option.
- Go to the Manage option where you will find Spotify and click Edit.
- Finally, Cancel the premium by selecting the Cancel Subscription button.
Conclusion
For cancelling your premium subscription on Spotify, we have provided you with 4 different ways of cancelling both on your Desktop or Mobile, follow the method based on your device. After cancellation, Spotify allows its users to continue streaming their playlists with free version although it may have some limitations. Nevertheless, you can change your plan anytime.
