Subj : Tidal's game-changing feature lets your friends open shared songs To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Mar 28 2024 22:00:05 Tidal's game-changing feature lets your friends open shared songs in Spotify Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:58:57 +0000 Description: Tidal's new universal links offer an easy way to share music without needing to download an app or make a playlist. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Music streaming service Tidal is introducing a great new feature to its desktop app, one we hope other platforms implement: universal links. Now, whenever a Tidal user shares a song with a friend, the recipient will be able to listen to the track on their preferred streaming service. They wont be forced to install the app on their compute. As the company put it, your friends can enjoy your latest musical obsession, regardless of where they listen. The platform itself didnt make an official announcement. This update appears to have been discovered by a Reddit user on the Tidal subreddit who posted screenshots of the patch notes and the feature in action. We can confirm Tidal Version 2024.03.27 of the desktop app is indeed live and rolling out, as we received the patch on our computer. Sharing music across platforms doesnt require any extra steps on behalf of the sender. To begin, click the three dots next to a songs title, then hover over Share. Select Copy Track Link and send your friend said link. Heres where things get different. (Image credit: Future) When the recipient opens the link, they will be taken to a special Tidal web page where they select how they want to listen to the track. Four other streaming services are currently supported at the time of this writing: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. You wont be able to listen right away as youll have to wait a few seconds for the Tidal to connect to the third-party app. (Image credit: Future) Once it's done, pick whatever you want and itll open your choice on a web browser. It wont open their respective desktop app. The patch notes state there are plans to expand support to other services presumably Deezer is one those. But its unknown when thatll happen. Leading the charge This tech isnt anything new, as similar tools have existed for years now. Deezer, for example, has Shaker , which is an all-in-one playlist feature that allows people to grab songs from their preferred app and pool songs together seamlessly. Songlink is another option, but again you have to make a full playlist. Whats exciting about the Tidal update is that this is the first time a major music streaming service is incorporating universal links. Its a level of flexibility rarely seen anywhere else. You dont have to create a playlist. Youre free to share one song and just the one song. On top of all this, Tidal is bucking industry trends by becoming cheaper, too . We would love to see Spotify, Apple Music, and the like follow in its footsteps. As much as we gush over universal links, we have several questions. Will the mobile app receive the same upgrade? The Reddit post specifically mentions receiving Version 2024.03.27 on their Mac and we got it on our PC. However, theres no mention of Android or iOS anywhere. Same goes for its availability; its unknown if this is rolling out globally or not. Until then, why not check out TechRadar's list of the best headphones for 2024 . You might also like Spotify launches new service for audiobooks but Supremium is still missing Spotify is planning to hike up its prices in France could Deezer and Apple Music be next? Cambridge Audio's new ANC earbuds have a crucial feature Apple's earbuds can't compete with ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/audio/audio-streaming/tidals-game-changing-feature-l ets-your-friends-open-shared-songs-in-spotify --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .