If you’ve been streaming Tidal tunes on your Samsung TV using the music streamer’s native TV app, you’ll need to find another way to listen starting next month.
Reddit users say they’ve received emails from Tidal warning them that the music streaming service will soon drop support for Samsung TVs.
“After July 8, 2024, TIDAL will no longer be available on Samsung Smart TVs,” reads a screenshot of the email. “To keep listening to your favorite tunes, log in to TIDAL from your computer, download the mobile app, or discover other ways to stream.”
This news story is part of TechHive’s coverage of the best music streaming services.
Tidal’s supported devices page still lists Samsung TVs among the various options, but a “Get Started” link is now broken; the link was still working earlier Tuesday.
A “Learn more” link for Tidal on Samsung TVs, which details how you can stream Tidal tunes on your Samsung set by downloading the Tidal app from the Samsung app store, was working only intermittently.
Tidal does not appear to have dropped support for Samsung’s line of Tinzen OS-powered Gear smart watches.
We’ve reached out to Tidal for comment.
Samsung TV users will, of course, still be able to stream Tidal tracks on their sets by casting them (via Chromecast or Bluetooth) from their phones.
Nevertheless, Samsung users on the Tidal subreddit groused about the imminent loss of the Tidal app for their TVs, particularly when it comes to streaming video playlists.
The Tidal app for Samsung TVs isn’t the only version of the app that Tidal has pulled lately.
Tidal yanked its app for Amazon Fire TV devices about two months ago, while the Tidal app for Roku got the axe roughly a month ago.
Tidal is having a busy month as far as sweeping changes go.
Just last week, Tidal announced that it would finally drop the last remaining MQA tracks from its servers.
Unlike its surprise Samsung announcement, Tidal had telegraphed its intention to ditch the proprietary MQA audio format nearly a year ago.
Starting July 24, Tidal will deliver all its high-resolution and CD-quality tracks in the lossless and open-source FLAC format.
Author: Ben Patterson, Senior Writer, TechHive
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