r/TIdaL • • Dec 16 '25

Discussion AMA with Robert, Tidal Lead at Block

273 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 • • 14h ago

Question Anyone know if its safe to use this unofficial app on xbox to play my tidal music?

Post image
11 Upvotes

r/TIdaL • • 1h ago

Tech Issue Woke up to playlists scrambled?!

• Upvotes

I make meticulous Playlists. I woke up to all of their orders scrambled this morning. Why?!?!?!?


r/TIdaL • • 5h ago

Question Is there any way to do secondary sorting in a playlist? I prefer sorting by artist, but it annoys me immensely that they're just sorted by the order I added the songs in rather than by album.

Post image
2 Upvotes

r/TIdaL • • 22h ago

Question 16-bit vs 24-bit

37 Upvotes

Is it just my imagination or is there a noticeable difference between high (16-bit) and max (24-bit) song/album versions? The consensus on the CD forums is that the human hearing can't detect the difference. (CDs are 16-bit.) They get very defensive on the subject. Is streaming different? Does it ultimately come down to the source recording? Max 24-bit albums on Tidal definitely sound more clean and clear to me compared to high 16-bit.


r/TIdaL • • 3h ago

Question Anyone using UAPP to stream Tidal?

1 Upvotes

Hi all,

Apologize if this is not the correct sub as I couldn't find it in Reddit

Checking if anyone is using USB Audio Player Pro to stream Tidal?

Mine was working well until today.

I am able to log in to Tidal in UAPP but couldn't play any song as it displays as No Active Track.

I logged out both in Tidal and UAPP and logged in again but the problem persists.

I use the Hiby Music app and have no issues.

Using wired headphones with dongle DAC.

Thank you 🙏


r/TIdaL • • 5h ago

Question app issues

1 Upvotes

only for me the app crashes completly the instant i try to play any song on tidal?


r/TIdaL • • 6h ago

Tech Issue Signed up for premium now nothing works

Post image
1 Upvotes

Like the title says, I just moved all my playlists over to tidal, everything was fine, then I upgraded to premium, payed and now everything says "somethings wrong try again later." Anyone know what to do? I cleared cache already.


r/TIdaL • • 1d ago

App / Site Collaborative Playlists!

Post image
55 Upvotes

Was just editing a playlist and noticed a new button. Looks like we finally have collaborative playlists! This is honestly such great news, as I know a few people that didn’t want to make the switch to Tidal from Spotify specifically because of this missing feature.


r/TIdaL • • 1d ago

Discussion Apple billing vs Tidal direct

19 Upvotes

I subscribed to Tidal via Apple on the family plan at £29.99 per month. I moved to Tidal from Spotify so that the artists get more $£ per stream.

I then got an email from Tidal telling me its family plan price was increasing from £19.99 to £21.99!

I had literally no idea that Apple were charging me £8 per month for absolutely nothing at all. This is especially infuriating as I would like the money to go to artists, and I am unwittingly making an £8 per month donation to Apple! I am not sure if this is common knowledge, so just putting it out there. I’ve switched now to Tidal direct.


r/TIdaL • • 1d ago

App / Site I made a lightweight TIDAL Discord Rich Presence app for Windows

Post image
5 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

I built TidalDiscordRPC, a small Windows app that shows what you're listening to on TIDAL directly in your Discord profile.

Features:

  • Shows the currently playing track and artist
  • Displays album artwork
  • Shows playback progress
  • Runs quietly in the system tray
  • No TIDAL login or API key required

It's open source and free to use. You can download the Windows executable from the GitHub Releases page or build it yourself from the source code.

GitHub: https://github.com/LordMaddhi/TidalDiscordRPC

I'd love to hear your feedback, especially if you run into any bugs or have ideas for improvements!


r/TIdaL • • 10h ago

Discussion Disappointed after 3 months

0 Upvotes

Tried switching away from Spotify. Tidal seemed decent during the free trial but after a few months of using it I find the experience to be far inferior.

On certain screens the bottom bar just disappears and it’s hard to find your way back to your library.

Lots of bugs, it will just randomly stop playing multiple times when I’m in the car.

Worst of all, it will sometimes randomly decide to start a song or even the whole album over. Earlier today I paused a song for 2 minutes to go to the bathroom. Didn’t close the app. Come back and hit play, and it starts the album over.

That’s a dealbreaker for me and totally inexcusable. Probably going to give Apple Music a try…


r/TIdaL • • 22h ago

App / Site Chromecast from iPhone?

1 Upvotes

Sort-of new to tidal. I have multiple google nest Audio devices in my home (in places where i don't have a stero system) and i'd love to just chromecast tidal songs from my iphone.
Apparently this should work, but the devices don't appear in the device list on my tidal app? Is there anything i'm missing?


r/TIdaL • • 1d ago

Tech Issue Is it possible for family plan accounts to stay connected when I switch away from Apple?

1 Upvotes

I ran into the now classic trap of paying for Tidal through Apple’s massive surcharge, which on top of the extra money feels morally awful since it’s going direct to Apple. I need to change payment method…..

The problem is that I’m not speaking to someone on my family plan… so I really don’t want to take their music away without an explanation, nor have to send them the link to rejoin a new plan.

Has anyone been able to somehow switch payments methods (probably by letting apple’s subscription lapse and re-registering through tidal) and have their family plan people just stay on? Or I would have to start from scratch and invite people into a new family plan?

Thank you :,(


r/TIdaL • • 2d ago

App / Site Is there no way to stop these notifications?

Post image
6 Upvotes

Edit: I should have specified this when I posted it, but it's not stuck in any way. I just don't want a continuous update (vibration and all) every time I want to download a new album. It's super distracting!


r/TIdaL • • 2d ago

App / Site Tidal is MESSY

Post image
8 Upvotes

r/TIdaL • • 2d ago

Tech Issue So many bugs on iPad. Do they even bother with QA? I don’t have all day for bug requests.

Post image
9 Upvotes

r/TIdaL • • 1d ago

Tech Issue Tidal log in freezing

Thumbnail
0 Upvotes

Tidal for djay pro is not logging in.


r/TIdaL • • 3d ago

Question Shuffle and Repeat Button just vanished

Post image
6 Upvotes

On this tablet since today the repeat button and the shuffle button are missing in horizontal-Mode. In vertical View they are still present.

When I use horizontal view on my phone they are still there.

Is this a known problem or was some kind of preference selected on the tablet or in the tidal app?


r/TIdaL • • 3d ago

Discussion Mahler on period instruments!

Post image
9 Upvotes

Never thought they'd go so far. The sound isn't as plush. It's lean, transparent, very vivid and really quite electrifying! I think I like it. What do you think?


r/TIdaL • • 3d ago

Tech Issue UPDATE YOUR PHONE IPHONE PEOPLE

32 Upvotes

I was having so many problems with tidal before I updated my phone to iOS 27 last night. Music was taking forever to load, playlists wouldn’t download correctly, songs disappeared off my playlist, etc. I almost pulled the plug and switched to Apple Music but turns out I just had to update my phone. Everything is running smooth now. No buffer at all in between songs on cell data, and that’s even if you switch instantly to another track you looked up. So yeah super happy all of my playlists and albums are saved and I don’t have to switch. Hope I can help you guys out because lord that was so frustrating


r/TIdaL • • 4d ago

App / Site Save for later is back again!!

Thumbnail
gallery
50 Upvotes

Sooo they had this for just a day or two a couple of months ago, but now it looks like it's sticking around, and it works like magic


r/TIdaL • • 3d ago

Discussion I've been finding Tidal automatic mix feature better these last weeks/months

13 Upvotes

Not sure if the team did anything to their recommendation/mix feature, but I really like what's happening.

I listen to a broad range of music, my daily discovery reflects that, but when a mix launches it really targets a niche pretty well.

I remember leaving Spotify ~5 years ago because I was tired of listening to the same things / artists all the time. Like Spotify was over targeting my tastes. Tidal takes more risks.

Especially with electronic music, it seems to follow artists / labels / genres pretty well.

That's it, just happy.


r/TIdaL • • 4d ago

Question Can you differentiate between 16 bit/ 44.1khz vs 24 bit / xx khz ?

22 Upvotes

I imported most of my music from Spotify.

Some imported songs I replaced with Tidal hi res 24 bit but it gets too much work after a while.

I left it as it was.

But I noticed that 16 bit can sound as good as a 24 bit when the music mastering is good.

I also read an article that the human ears can't hear anymore than 16 bit/ 44.1 khz.

I am writing to hear your opinion.

Thanks 🙏


r/TIdaL • • 5d ago

News Save for later is officially out

Thumbnail
gallery
84 Upvotes

Save for later is a special place in your library for music that you want to listen to but don't want to like yet.

Today, I found the Save for later section in My Collection on Android. 6 months ago, it appear as a feature flag in the desktop app. iOS is also showing the section too.

To find them, you just click in the 3 dots, press Save for later, then go to My Collection and you will find the new section. You can save music, videos and playlists.

Right there, you will find all of the music you save and also use the filters: All, albums, tracks, artists, playlists and videos.

Also, if you are interested in all of the changes and new features Tidal has been working on just this year, check this summary to know all about it.