Spotify Duo: What Is It and How Does It Work?

As listening to digital music gradually requires payment on most music streaming platforms, people are seeking the most cost-effective plan to enjoy their favorite music and access a vast music library. Spotify usually becomes the first stop due to its extensive music collection and common availability for all people - it is free for everyone. However, to acquire more benefits like unlimited skips and offline listening, some users are considering upgrading to the Spotify Premium plan.

Spotify offers the standard premium plan costing $10.99 a month for a single account. Additionally, it has launched the Premium Duo plan, which allows two accounts to enjoy the premium benefits but costs only $14.99 a month. Sound attractive? Delve into this guide and understand how Spotify Duo works and how to get the Spotify Duo plan with your friend. Everything you need to know about it is here.

Part 1. What Is Spotify Duo?

Spotify Duo, short for Spotify Premium Duo, is a discounted plan designed for cohabiting couples or two individuals living at the same address. The package charges $14.99 a month, only one bill in total, offering a more cost-effective option compared to maintaining two separate Premium Individual accounts.

The plan requests your address to confirm that both members reside at the same location. Upon completing the purchase, you can promptly invite a member to join the plan.

Each member enjoys their individual Premium account and can simultaneously listen using their respective accounts. All saved music and playlists are exclusive to each member. Furthermore, the other account holder does not have visibility into your listening activity.

Part 2. What Are the Features of Spotify Duo?

Spotify Duo is a cost-effective plan. It consolidates two accounts into a single payment plan, allowing both users to enjoy premium benefits, all under one billing arrangement. As the overall cost decreases, do the available benefits decrease as well? However, as anticipated, each account is individually entitled to all the premium benefits as below:

• Access the entire Spotify library
• Listen to music without ads
• Unlimited skips
• Play songs in any order
• Experience up to 320kbps audio quality
• Download music for offline listening
• Enjoy 15 hours per month of listening time from the audiobooks subscriber catalog (plan manager only)

Part 3. How to Set Up a Spotify Duo Account?

Setting up a Spotify Duo account is an easy process. The first person to sign up for this plan is the Premium Duo manager, or plan manager, who is billed for this plan and can set the account address and invite or remove members. Below are the steps to set up a Spotify Duo plan.

Step 1 Go to Spotify's plan page and log into your account.

Step 2 Scroll down to find the "Premium Duo" tab and click "Get Premium Duo".

Step 3 On the new page, fill in your information and complete the payment.

Part 4. How to Invite Your Friend to Join Spotify Duo?

After signing up for a Spotify Duo plan, follow the steps to invite your friend as a plan member. When it is complete, your partner will upgrade to acquire the Premium benefits without paying, and each of you can separately enjoy all the Premium benefits.

Step 1 Go to "spotify.com/account/duo" and log into your account.

Step 2 Tap "INVITE SOMEONE" and "COPY LINK" on the new screens.

Step 3 Send this link to the person you want to add to this plan.

Step 4 Your friend needs to open this link and tap on "ACCEPT INVITE".

Step 5 Ask him/her to log into his/her account and enter the address where both of you live together.

Step 6 Confirm the address, and it will be done.

Part 5. Spotify Premium Individual, Duo, Family, Student: Which One Is Right for Me?

Spotify currently offers four Premium tier types: Individual, Duo, Family, and Student. While all of them have common benefits of Premium membership such as offline mode and unlimited skips, there are some differences. Below are the major differences among the four types.

• Premium Individual: $10.99 per month for 1 account, the standard premium plan.
• Premium Duo: $14.99 per month for 2 accounts sharing the same address.
• Premium Family: $16.99 per month for up to 6 accounts.
• Premium Student: $5.99 per month for 1 college student account.

To be specific, if both you and your partner or roommate use Spotify, the Duo plan is the best option. However, please note that only the plan manager can enjoy 15 hours of audiobook listening. On the other hand, Premium Family is more suitable for families with multiple members. Similar to the Duo plan, audiobook listening is restricted to the Family plan manager.

If you possess a college student credential, opt for the cost-effective Student plan. Choose the standard plan if you prefer enjoying Spotify individually. In general, the plan you should choose depends on your specific situation and budget.

Part 6. How to Listen to Spotify Playlists Offline After Canceling Spotify Duo?

The Spotify Premium Duo plan entitles you to offline mode, enabling you and your member to download any song for offline listening. What if you cancel the Duo plan? Can you still play Spotify music offline? According to Spotify, offline listening is valid only during the subscription period. How can you play Spotify music offline after canceling the Duo plan? In such a case, you need to use Kigo Music One.

Kigo Music One is a one-stop music converter for downloading music from multiple music platforms. With this program, you can download any Spotify tunes or playlists and convert them to MP3, AAC, or other formats. The audio quality of Spotify music, up to 320kbps, is fully preserved, along with the ID3 tags. After converting, Spotify music is transferred to common audio files and can be permanently saved on your computer's storage, allowing you to play Spotify music offline after canceling the Duo plan.

Step 1 Open Kigo Music One and select Spotify portal. The Spotify app or web player will then appear on the screen. Follow the tips to log into your account.

Step 2 Navigate to the song, playlist, album, or podcast you are going to download, and open it. Click on the blue "+" icon to let Kigo Music One analyze music. Select the specific tracks or the entire playlists or albums, and then click on "Add" to add the songs to the download list. Repeat this process if you want to add more songs and playlists to this batch.

Step 3 Go ahead to the "Settings" part. Choose a desired output format, output quality, and output path. Besides, you can rename the output files and select how to classify the files.

Step 4 Click on the "Convert" button under the Home tab to start converting your Spotify music. Kigo Music One will then proceed with the songs at a fast speed. When it is complete, you can find the downloaded music files on your local folder. After that, the Spotify songs are no longer impacted by your subscription or the internet connection.

Part 7. Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Who is eligible for the Spotify Duo plan?

Two persons who live in the same address are eligible. You need to confirm the address when signing up for this discounted plan.

Q2. How much is Spotify Premium Duo?

The Spotify Premium Duo package gives two separate accounts the Premium features but requires a lower amount than two separate Premium Individual plans. It costs $14.99 per month.

Q3. How do I invite people to Spotify Duo?

To invite people to join your Spotify Duo plan, you need to send your partner the invitation link and ask him/her to accept. For detailed steps, refer to Part 4 of this article.

Q4. How does Spotify Duo billing work?

The Spotify Premium Duo plan charges the plan manager who signs up for this plan. The plan member is not billed. When the charge is made, the plan continues.

Q5. Where is Duo Mix?

Duo Mix was launched as an exclusive playlist for Duo subscribers in 2020, but it has been discontinued in 2022. Instead, Spotify has introduced Blend, which allows you and any of your friends to create a playlist.

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Conclusion

Spotify offers a music library of over 100 million songs to everyone for free. If both you and your friend want to access premium features, the Spotify Duo plan is a cost-effective choice. It allows two accounts to access premium features individually, and it is cheaper than paying for two separate premium individual accounts. This article explains how Spotify Duo works, including what it is, how to sign up for the Duo plan, as well as how to invite your member, etc. You can learn everything about this Duo plan after going through this article. What's more, if you plan to cancel Spotify Premium Duo in the future but still want to play Spotify music offline, try the Kigo Music One program.

Note: The trial version allows you to download only the first minutes of each file. To access the full length, please unlock it with a valid license code.