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Does anyone here work at Tidal? Hi there. Tidal... The only reason I still use Spotify is that your search is quite bad. I would love it to be more fuzzy and i

Does anyone here work at Tidal? Hi there. Tidal... The only reason I still use Spotify is that your search is quite bad. I would love it to be more fuzzy and include approximate results so I can actually find music in it. I have to be TOO exact/specific when searching for something to actually find it, especially if it's niche music. I would also like it to be easier to drag music between playlists/search results. If you fix those 2 things, I will switch. A good search is the only reason Spotify has me hooked.

wkjagt 2y ago
This is the exact reason I'm using Spotify instead of the Sonos app to control my Sonos speakers.
- sensanaty 2y ago
  God Sonos has legitimately the worst UI I've ever seen in my life. Thankfully you can control it through foobar2000, but still
isodev 2y ago
The tidal iOS app is also very frustrating to use. I’m not sure leaving Spotify is that easy. Here in Europe, everything is on Spotify - even the podcast my language teacher recommends is Spotify only and it’s not like there are good (as in popular enough) alternatives. Same with music - you don’t want to be the one in the chat group sharing links others can’t play. Green bubble vibes all the way. Also, Spotify Connect - absolutely unmatched flexibility and reliability to play on other devices.
schrijver 2y ago
Another thing I like in Spotify is that you can play over any device connected on the same network, so your phone can control the spotify app on your pc, that’s connected to speakers, for example. Tidal only offers this on dedicated hardware (Tidal Connect), like smart amplifiers and streaming boxes, that I have no need for otherwise. I’d love for this to be fixed.
- notyourwork 2y ago
  They don’t even have to be on the same network.
frereubu 2y ago
The only reason I don't use Tidal is that they actually removed crossfade playback because it "didn't enhance the consumer experience" - https://www.reddit.com/r/TIdaL/comments/10fr2en/can_you_put_crossfade_between_songs_would_be_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TIdaL/comments/10fr2en/can_you_put_... - which is a deal-breaker for using while running.
jagermo 2y ago
have you tried Deezer?
- reassess_blind 2y ago
  Unrelated if you’re just listening to music, but Deezer recently shut down their API for new registrations completely.
katangafor 2y ago
Yeah I pretty much just use tidal's library features. Find albums you like and add em to the library. The search is really bad sometimes. My friends have banned me from being on aux because nobody can find the music they want on my phone lol
6u556u56uy56 2y ago
Tidal is no better. They closed off access to free users recently, and have never bothered with developing a good API. Spotify has more artist diversity and a much better discovery algorithm. I have used both.
- laserbeam 2y ago
  Tidal still has support for DJ software. I know that’s niche, but it matters to me.
  - sahmeepee 2y ago
    Last time I subscribed they also allowed you to easily browse releases by record label, which I've found to be more useful for music discovery than the algorithms of the major services.

wkjagt 2y ago

This is the exact reason I'm using Spotify instead of the Sonos app to control my Sonos speakers.

sensanaty 2y ago
God Sonos has legitimately the worst UI I've ever seen in my life. Thankfully you can control it through foobar2000, but still

isodev 2y ago

The tidal iOS app is also very frustrating to use. I’m not sure leaving Spotify is that easy. Here in Europe, everything is on Spotify - even the podcast my language teacher recommends is Spotify only and it’s not like there are good (as in popular enough) alternatives. Same with music - you don’t want to be the one in the chat group sharing links others can’t play. Green bubble vibes all the way. Also, Spotify Connect - absolutely unmatched flexibility and reliability to play on other devices.

schrijver 2y ago

Another thing I like in Spotify is that you can play over any device connected on the same network, so your phone can control the spotify app on your pc, that’s connected to speakers, for example. Tidal only offers this on dedicated hardware (Tidal Connect), like smart amplifiers and streaming boxes, that I have no need for otherwise. I’d love for this to be fixed.

notyourwork 2y ago
They don’t even have to be on the same network.

frereubu 2y ago

The only reason I don't use Tidal is that they actually removed crossfade playback because it "didn't enhance the consumer experience" - https://www.reddit.com/r/TIdaL/comments/10fr2en/can_you_put_crossfade_between_songs_would_be_a/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TIdaL/comments/10fr2en/can_you_put_... - which is a deal-breaker for using while running.

jagermo 2y ago

have you tried Deezer?

reassess_blind 2y ago
Unrelated if you’re just listening to music, but Deezer recently shut down their API for new registrations completely.

katangafor 2y ago

Yeah I pretty much just use tidal's library features. Find albums you like and add em to the library. The search is really bad sometimes. My friends have banned me from being on aux because nobody can find the music they want on my phone lol

6u556u56uy56 2y ago

Tidal is no better. They closed off access to free users recently, and have never bothered with developing a good API. Spotify has more artist diversity and a much better discovery algorithm. I have used both.

laserbeam 2y ago
Tidal still has support for DJ software. I know that’s niche, but it matters to me.
- sahmeepee 2y ago
  Last time I subscribed they also allowed you to easily browse releases by record label, which I've found to be more useful for music discovery than the algorithms of the major services.