[All Platforms][Other] 2-Factor Authentication

[ThomasVH]

Spotify should, as a matter of good practice and safety, implement 2-step authentication.

Previously, Spotify enabled the option to log out other sessions other than the current session.

This would prevent hackers from stealing accounts, which would additionaly lead to less account hacks and less work for Spotify employees to assist in these cases.

More info: https://twofactorauth.org

[deekoo]

Happy 10th birthday!

[Holey_]

Crazy to think that spotify hasn’t added this yet while this idea is almost a decade old.

so happy that i moved to Youtube music with Youtube premium its a lot cheaper too and you only pay a few euros more for all the extra stuff!

AND IT HAS 2FA

[woter324]

I found this article and thought "at last". However, I couldn't find the settings in my account. I reread the article and realised it's for "creators".

@Spotify, you've obviously got the capability, even the code. Why won't you implement it for everyone else?

We're nearly in 2025!

[Cabrera1]

Create a method to protect our accounts and there are fewer hacks, crear un método para proteger nuestras cuentas y evitar más hackeos.

[shosholanda]

Recently I got my account "hacked", Another person logged from another country. Fortunately Spotify reset the password for suspicious activity and I got my account again. However, it would be a nice idea to have 2 step-authentication in order to log in, with some Authenticator apps like google authenticator, or maybe with phone number/SMS or email to backup email. As developer, I think that user/password is not enough nowdays. I have looked for it on the app but didn't find it. Just as an extra security layer, optional.

[dvabunny]

I was also hacked, more security is necessary.

[walp]

I receive more and more password recovery emails, showing that hackers are trying mire and more.

NOT ACCEPTABLE not to have a MFA solution in 2024, whatever it is...

[NikolaNedelchev]

Spotify should roll out 2FA for more users, including the normal ones.

[Methusalhem]

Hi,

Today I received a mail for a password change.

This start to worry me because that means hackers can steal your account if they want to. My password is strong since I use this dally in my profession and this with an addon of a MFA.
Why is there no MFA in Spotify?
This is an easy thing to do with the google auth app, by telephone (text message) or mail)
My experience with other platforms (gaming and other streaming services) is that this is the way to go today. Thanks for looking into this. 😉

[traynoronline]

I stopped using Spotify several years ago for multiple reasons (mainly because of a lack of spatial audio, but also in big part due to a lack of MFA), but I've been following this thread closely since it was created. I cannot believe it's approaching 10 years since that happened!

In today's online world, MFA is not an optional feature. Passwords are totally insecure - most people don't use a secure password because, unless they're using a password manager, it needs to be something they'll remember, and so they're easy to crack and serve very little purpose. Without MFA, Spotify may as well just have a "Username" field and trust that you'll only ever use your own.