Admin in family account and Daily Mixes

[acj-form]

Hi! I'm admin for our family account and my Daily Mixes are all based on what the other family members are listening to. To get my own personal recommendations, do I need to create a separate account for me? (and keep the admin account for admin settings).

Thanks in advance!/Ann

[osornios]

Hey @acj-form

Each family member has to have a separate username and password, so the first step is to create new accounts for each new member (if they haven't already).

I suggest creating it with an email address (not the one used for Facebook, if possible), since they'll be able to get a Spotify username / password. Using Facebook will not let you do that.

Each member will now have a Free account, so the next step is for them to join your Family plan through your account (You're the one who pays, so you'll be the Family Admin).

Send the invites to the emails they used to create their accounts.

Let them accept the invite logged in with their own username in the app and in the website. They should make sure to type the address exactly as the Admin did, and also be sure all Family members use the same Internet connection (Home network) regularly.

Each will be able to listen to music at the same time, and will have separate libraries, playlists and friends, which will give them their own personal recommendations.

Hope it helps. 🙂

[acj-form]

Hi, thanks for your reply. I've got the family set up but my question was if I should get a separate account for me (as admin) to get my own personal song recommendations? Now it seems as my admin accounts Daily mixes are based on all family members

Thanks again/Ann

[osornios · Accepted solution]

@acj-form

No need to create a new profile if you don't share your username / password with anybody else. Each family member will get their independent Daily Mixes, including the Admin. 🙂

[Tagemeister]

A little late to the party, but I have the same issue as the OP. However, as far as I can tell (I can't remember anymore) I signed up for my Spotify account using my Facebook account. Does this mean that I won't get Daily Mixes based solely on my own listening pattern, but that instead they will be based on the entire family's listening history? That's what it seems like at the moment almost two months after signing up for Premium for Family, with four of the six Daily Mixes showing a heavy influence from my eldest son's musical preferences...

[osornios]

Hey @Tagemeister

Each family member has to have a separate username and password.

The account that pays then links the other family members to the plan through the Spotify website.

After that, each family member will be able to listen to music at the same time, have different playlists, library and friends. No influence should be had if all your members use their own account credentials to login.

Hope it helps. 🙂

[Tagemeister]

Hey @osornios,

thanks! Just to clarify, if

1) I've created my Spotify account with Facebook and use this account as the admin account, and

2) each of the other family members has a separate username and password,

would I need to create a separate Spotify account for myself not using Facebook (i.e. separate from my Facebook admin account) in order to have Spotify generate my own personalized Daily Mixes etc., or should I have that just using my Facebook admin account?

Thanks for your help!

[osornios]

@Tagemeister

Using your Facebook created account is fine, as all personalized content is independent from your subscription status. The important thing to remember is for everyone to use their own username, so eveyone can get their very own Daily mixes, and suggestions. 🙂

[Tagemeister]

Thanks, @osornios!

[osornios]

You're welcome. Glad I was able to help. 🙂