We are slowly starting to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel with vaccinations starting to become accessible and travel routes starting to reopen (for some places). With this, you might want to put on your globetrotting hat again and go on a holiday or even move.
As an undisputed fact, music is life, (or at least to some), and with that, you’ll of course want to take your trusty Spotify subscription with you be it a free or a premium one. You can pretty much listen to music anywhere with the beloved app and with that you can also save local music you discover directly into your playlist to relive your travels once on your way back home.
Changing country or region on Spotify is only required if you run a free account. For premium members, the only time this is required is if you permanently move to a new country and need to update the payment settings for something that is aligned with your new location. For free memberships however your music supply will be cut off after 14 days unless you update your settings.
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Changing Location on a Free Membership
You can only update your settings once you are in the new location as IP tracking is likely used to confirm this.
Once you have arrived, sunhat overhead, mojito in hand (Ok maybe it is just this writer who dreams of a Mexican beach holiday – please insert any suitable paraphernalia for your holiday dreams before proceeding), just follow these easy steps:
- Open the Spotify website and log in
- In the right top corner click on your avatar
- A menu will appear -> Select Account
- You will be taken to a new page -> under account overview select Edit Profile
- Choose your new country or region on the next screen and hit Save Profile
If you signed up with Facebook or Apple, you would need to change your location with them as well to continue using your free account abroad.
Changing your Premium Account Location when you Move Abroad
Right this one is also relatively easy, just follow the steps below:
- Open the Spotify website and log in
- In the right top corner click on your avatar
- A menu will appear -> Select Account
- You will be taken to a new page -> Scroll down to the Your Plan section
- Next to Payment select Update and insert your new payment method
- Your new location will be set from your next billing date
Conclusion
We hope that this guide had helped you answer any questions about changing location on Spotify. As a free member if you travel a lot and for longer than 14 days it may be worth not registering with Facebook or Apple if you have not already done so to help you save time on constantly changing your location. If your account is already created with one of those services and you really are thinking of traveling for a long time it might be worth investing in a new account just for the duration of the trip. Pro-tip – you can share all your playlists with your new account.
