Spotify accounts get hijacked constantly - Not because Spotify's servers get breached, but because people reuse the same email-and-password combo they used on some other site that did. Attackers replay those leaked combos against Spotify, and suddenly your Discover Weekly is full of someone else's taste and your plan is hosting a stranger. If you've spotted unfamiliar devices, had your playlists edited, received a "new login" email you don't recognize, or simply know your current password is weak or reused, changing it takes about two minutes. Here's exactly how, plus the one extra step most people skip that actually evicts intruders.
Change Your Spotify Password on the Web
Spotify keeps password management on its web account page, and that's true even if you live in the desktop or mobile app. The steps:
- Go to spotify.com in a browser and log in.
- Click your profile picture in the top-right corner and choose Account.
- In the account menu, open the security section (labeled along the lines of "Login and security" or "Change password" depending on your region's rollout).
- Enter your current password once, then your new password twice.
- Click Set new password to save.
Before you type anything, generate the replacement with a password generator - 16 or more random characters - And store it in your manager. Spotify is exactly the kind of account people give a "throwaway" password, and throwaway passwords are what credential-stuffing lists are made of.
One important quirk: if you originally signed up with Google, Facebook, or Apple, your account may not have a Spotify password at all. In that case the account page won't show a current-password field. You can add a standalone password via the reset flow described below, which is worth doing if you ever want to log in on devices where the social login isn't convenient (smart speakers, TVs, game consoles).
Change It in the Mobile App
The Spotify mobile app doesn't host its own password-change form - It routes you to the web account page:
- Open the Spotify app and tap your profile picture, then Settings and privacy.
- Tap Account.
- Choose the option to manage or edit your account - The app opens your account page in a browser view.
- Log in if prompted, open the password section, and complete the same change described above.
Because the app is really just framing the website, the fields and behavior are identical. If the in-app browser misbehaves, open your phone's regular browser, go to spotify.com/account, and do it there.
If You've Forgotten Your Password
- Go to the Spotify login page and click Forgot your password? (or go directly to spotify.com/password-reset).
- Enter the email address on the account and submit.
- Check your inbox for a reset link from Spotify - It expires quickly, so use it promptly.
- Set a new password and log in.
If no email arrives, check spam, then consider whether you signed up with a different address - Or with a social login, in which case there's no password to reset until you create one this same way. If an attacker has already changed the email on the account, contact Spotify support through the help site; they can verify ownership through payment details and account history.
After You Change It
Changing the password alone doesn't necessarily end sessions that are already logged in. Finish the job:
- Sign out everywhere. On the web account page, find Sign out everywhere and click it. This disconnects every browser, phone, speaker, and TV - Including whoever shouldn't be there. You'll need to log back in on your own devices.
- Check connected apps. In the account page's apps section, revoke access for any third-party app you don't recognize.
- Update your password manager so autofill doesn't lock you out later. If you don't run one yet, the free Password Wallet will hold it encrypted.
- Verify the new password's quality with a password strength checker if you typed it yourself rather than generating it - Human-made passwords routinely score worse than people expect.
- Fix the root cause. If this password was reused anywhere else, change it there too - That's how the account was likely compromised in the first place, a mechanism covered in our guide to credential stuffing.
Changing a password closes the front door. "Sign out everywhere" walks through the house and escorts everyone out. Always do both.
Here's how the three paths compare:
| Route | Where it happens | Needs current password? | Ends other sessions? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web account page | spotify.com → Account | Yes | No - Use Sign Out Everywhere |
| Mobile app | App → Settings → Account (opens web) | Yes | No - Use Sign Out Everywhere |
| Forgot-password reset | Email reset link | No | Generally yes, on completion |
If your Spotify address-and-password combo shows up in a breach dump, treat every account sharing that combo as burned - Our checklist on what to do after a data breach walks through the triage order. And if you share a family or Duo plan, remember each member has their own login; changing yours doesn't secure theirs. The same playbook applies to other streaming logins too - See the companion walkthrough for changing your Netflix password.
FAQ
Why can't I change my password inside the Spotify app?
Spotify centralizes account management on its website, so the mobile and desktop apps link out to the web account page instead of embedding their own form. It's the same change either way - The app just opens a browser view. If the embedded view fails, use your phone's normal browser.
I signed up with Facebook or Google - What's my Spotify password?
You don't have one. Login happens through the social provider, so securing that provider account protects Spotify. You can add a standalone Spotify password by running the forgot-password flow with your account email, which is useful for logging in on TVs and consoles.
Will changing my Spotify password log out other devices?
Not by itself in every case - Active sessions can survive a password change. Use the Sign out everywhere button on the account page immediately after changing the password to force every device, speaker, and browser to re-authenticate.
Does Spotify support two-factor authentication?
Spotify has been slower than most major platforms here, and traditional app-based 2FA isn't universally available on consumer accounts. That makes password strength and uniqueness carry more of the load: use a long random password, never reuse it, and watch for Spotify's new-login notification emails.