Feature request: allow account holder to designate audio book feature

[Huuuze]

Plan

Free/Premium

Country

Device

(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)

Operating System

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

My Question or Issue

A feature request for any Spotify product managers listening. I am the account holder for our Family Premium account. I do not listen to audio books, but a family member on the plan does. Unfortunately, Spotify does not provide a method to allow a designated family member to use that feature.

Without a change to the product, the only way to "fix" this problem is to cancel our account and have that individual become the new account holder. It's a less-than-ideal solution to a problem that feels easy to fix.

[Maxim]

Hey @Huuuze,

Thanks for coming to the Community.

Right now, Audiobooks in Premium is available only on select plans and is limited to plan managers. But this is something that will be explored in the future to allow Family and Duo users to have more flexibility from their audiobooks access 🙂

For more info, you can also visit the following Newsroom article: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-10-03/audiobooks-included-in-spotify-premium/.

Hope this clears things up!

[Huuuze]

Thank you for responding. I'd still like to see something more official from Spotify. This feature, which is included as part of my monthly bill, is handicapped for no clear reason.

[AlejaR]

Hey there @Huuuze,

Thanks for posting here and welcome.

We really appreciate the time you took to let us know your comments on the matter. As mentioned above by @Maxim, we'll explore ways to provide more flexible access to audiobooks for Family and Duo subscribers.

You can check any further news on this by giving a look at the links provided above.

Hope this clears things up. If you have any questions or need anything else, the Community is here for you.