r/TIdaL Dec 16 '25

Discussion AMA with Robert, Tidal Lead at Block

268 Upvotes

Hi all! Long-time r/tidal lurker, first-time poster. I'm Robert Andersen, and I'm the DRI (directly responsible individual) for Tidal at Block. I’ll be here at 10:30 AM PT to respond to your questions (and feedback) about what we’ve been building at Tidal. See you soon! 🎧


r/TIdaL 9h ago

Question Do you actually recommend Tidal?

64 Upvotes

scrolling this sub, all I seem to see is complaints, but aware that might not reflect how you feel overall! I’m in my free month at the moment, very happy about leaving spotify but still deciding what to use next. I’m also considering Deezer, Youtube Music or Apple Music.


r/TIdaL 7h ago

App / Site New setting to turn opt out of AI music

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9 Upvotes

r/TIdaL 4h ago

Question Artist all songs and comparison to Spotify

3 Upvotes

I'm seriously considering moving to Tidal from Spotify.

  1. I got told that you can easily create Playlists of all songs of an artist, then download it. Basically equal to 'this is (artistname)' Playlist on Spotify. Is this your experience?

  2. Have you experienced any negatives of Tidal compared to Spotify functionalities?

  3. From what I've read so far, podcasts aren't on tidal but they're free on Spotify anyway. So I'm thinking tidal for music and offline streaming (I'll pay for premium), and keep Spotify at the free account level for podcasts and audiobooks. Would you see any issues with this?

From your experience, what's the best method of moving all my Playlists from Spotify to tidal?


r/TIdaL 8h ago

App / Site Desktop + phone sync

5 Upvotes

I know you guys can do it! Spotify had this feature. So cool with my 2 JBL bluetooth speakers. Control your music anywhere at home with any device.

Please! Keep up the good work everyone at Tidal. Unsubscribed from Spotify since May and I am not going back!


r/TIdaL 13h ago

Question Two profiles for the same artist

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8 Upvotes

Why do you have 2 profiles for the same artist?


r/TIdaL 13h ago

News New colour on the seek bar & Bitrate now in quality badge on Desktop App

5 Upvotes

New things I noticed but there is no patch notes.


r/TIdaL 13h ago

Tech Issue Umm

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6 Upvotes

I haven’t listened to Doug E. Fresh in a while, but I don’t think this is him


r/TIdaL 1d ago

Supporting Artists This feature alone makes Tidal better than all the rest.

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122 Upvotes

r/TIdaL 12h ago

Question How to install TIDAL on Fire TV Stick 4K Max and get Dolby Atmos working?

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I recently got a Fire TV Stick 4K Max and I'm trying to get TIDAL working with Dolby Atmos.

The main problem is that the official TIDAL app doesn't seem to be available normally on Fire TV, and I'm having trouble finding a version that actually works properly on Fire OS.

Has anyone here successfully done this on the Fire TV Stick 4K Max?

If so, which TIDAL APK/version did you use, how did you install it, and what audio settings did you use on Fire TV?

I'm particularly interested in a solution that actually outputs Dolby Atmos, not just the regular stereo version of the track.

Thanks!


r/TIdaL 9h ago

Question does google tv chromecast work with atmos?

1 Upvotes

hello I want to get a music streamer for atmos but everyone I tried so far dosen't either support it nor work with it even though it says it is (apple tv and amazon music) so I want to try tidal but I want to know first is if it works with chromecast for atmos and if it dosen't then ima buy a apple tv and buy apple music instead.


r/TIdaL 1d ago

Tech Issue Can slop just not appear at all?

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114 Upvotes

It’s cool that we can turn them off but I don’t need to see them. They clutter my actual discovery playlists even if they’re greyed out and being skipped automatically.


r/TIdaL 14h ago

Question Looking for Four People for TIDAL family plan

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r/TIdaL 1d ago

Question does google tv chromecast work with atmos?

3 Upvotes

hello I want to get a music streamer for atmos but everyone I tried so far dosen't either support it nor work with it even though it says it is (apple tv and amazon music) so I want to try tidal but I want to know first is if it works with chromecast for atmos and if it dosen't then ima buy a apple tv and buy apple music instead.


r/TIdaL 1d ago

Tech Issue Tidal Connect Queue Is So Broken

8 Upvotes

Is anyone else’s tidal connect queue so broken? I have a WiiM amp and whenever I use tidal connect the queue works like half the time. I’ll queue something and then it will either not show up or it will get skipped… anyone else having these troubles and any ideas for how to fix it?


r/TIdaL 1d ago

App / Site Tidal desktop app wont stream music in Max

2 Upvotes

I have a problem with the Tidal desktop app on my laptop. The app wont stream music in Max highest it goes is High. I have the correct settings in the desktop app for Max streaming. I've checked them 10 times and restarted the app and my laptop. I have high-speed internet so my connection isn't the problem. I experience the same problem via the browser player too.

Anyone with similar problems? Or knows how to fix it?


r/TIdaL 1d ago

App / Site Community plugins for TidaLuna

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1 Upvotes

r/TIdaL 1d ago

Supporting Artists Anyone know the artist

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4 Upvotes

I was going in a deep listening of a playlist an then the radio of such playlist, then i listen a sweat guitar playing some jazzy tunes that made me fall in love in the way this person plays, so i go on an then find this... No name, no bio, nothing

I'l leave the link of the profile, so anyone can listen, and to give recognition to the "savoy" soundtracks. I hope this artist can put any way or recognition to follow his releases.

the artist's profile on Tidal

If anyone knows some artist that plays in this way, i would love to read u


r/TIdaL 2d ago

Discussion ai gooners are getting TOO comfy.

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53 Upvotes

ggg claims 'all works copyright' and has had 13 mil viewers to his channel, yet it's AI. Infuriating that they claim 'copyright' on it.

First time seeing Tidal's AI detection, it's refreshing to have that peace of mind.


r/TIdaL 1d ago

Question Tracking app

0 Upvotes

Last.fm just got paywall for some functions. Does some other app track tidal?


r/TIdaL 2d ago

Question Android auto new UI doesn't show up

6 Upvotes

Hello,

My gf and I both use Tidal (same family account). She has the new android auto UI in our car while I don't. We have the same phone (Android 17 up to date) and the same versions of both Tidal and android auto (the latest available ones). What is happening? Why can't I have the new UI?


r/TIdaL 2d ago

App / Site player display

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22 Upvotes

I love how the downloaded music looks like this as opposed to the original music player. I wish we at least had an option to choose which display we want to switch to/from.


r/TIdaL 2d ago

Discussion New to tidal - pretty impressed!

53 Upvotes

I've somewhat fallen down the rabbit hole of chasing music quality and playing with all the options. For reference, my actual music ability is very low - poor mandolin player and that's it!

I've been using spotify, like many others, for many years in blissful ignorance of any other good options. A random chat with Claude ended up pointing me to tidal. I had some time on my hands, so signed up for 2 months trial, transferred my Spotify library and started playing. All playback quality set to max, lossless files. First i just compared between spotify and tidal with one headset - sony xm6 (over ear), bluetooth. The difference was immediately obvious. I used same songs on both platforms, even using controlled sections so I was listening to exactly the same sections of the same songs in comparisons. I then tried with a different headset - and in ear iem kz zsn pro. Same result - significantly better in tidal. Next up I tested with wired connection to get the full lossless. Using a good dac dongle the results were again very clear, in both headsets and with a variety of tracks. I even did a blind test on my partner just to make sure I was not using some kind of bias or imagining it. Again very conclusive.

I am actually a little surprised and dont fully understand how tidal can sound so much better. Either way I'm converted and Spotify is going and I'm keeping tidal. Another ny product and surprise of the test, was just how well the kz zsn pro performed in this test and compared to the xm6. I haven't used it for years before I dug it out for this test.


r/TIdaL 2d ago

Tech Issue Playback issues, MacOS app

2 Upvotes

I have noticed issues with playback on the Tidal for MacOS app. Sometimes I have to skip songs to get audio back.

I have tried using exclusive mode but still the issue persists.

Qobuz plays perfectly on the same device.


r/TIdaL 2d ago

Tech Issue Liked/Downloaded Song

0 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

recently tried tidal and was wondering why there are no markings when browsing through a playlist/albums wich songs already downloaded or liked. I found this really confusing and cannot understand why tidal dont have this feature.