4 Ways to Play Tidal on Samsung TV in 2024

After being removed from Roku and Amazon Fire TV, TIDAL announces it will no longer be available on Samsung SmartTVs, either. Both TIDAL and Samsung don’t give reason for this. Although the TIDAL Samsung TV app is pretty bad, it is still great for daily music play. Many people who use TIDAL mainly on Samsung TV feel disappointed and plan to look at other services. However, before switching over to another streaming music provider, you may try these solutions.

Option 1 Play Tidal songs on Samsung Smart TV via AirPlay

If you have iPhones, iPads, and Macs, you can AirPlay from Tidal on that device to your Samsung Smart TV on the same network.

1. Open the TIDAL app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
2. Play a song and tap on "Now Playing" bar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Click the speaker icon in the upper right-hand corner.
4. Select AirPlay & Bluetooth.
5. Select your Samsung Smart TV under AirPlay. 
6. You may see a code on the screen. Enter this code into your phone to make the content appear. The audio will begin playing through your Samsung Smart TV.
7. To stop playing TIDAL music on your Samsung Smart TV, tap the AirPlay icon again and then deselect your TV.

Option 2 Play Tidal songs on Samsung Smart TV via Chromecast

If your Samsung Smart TV has chromecast built-in, you can cast TIDAL music from your phone or computer. If not, consider buying a Chromecast with Google TV.

1. Open the TIDAL app on your phone or cpmputer.
2. Play a song and tap on "Now Playing" bar at the bottom of the screen.
3. Click the speaker icon in the upper right-hand corner.
4. Select your Samsung Smart TV under Chromecast. 

Option 3 Play Tidal songs on Samsung Smart TV via Plex

Although TIDAL app is discontinued on Samsung Smart TV, there is an alternative with Plex. By linking your TIDAL subscription your Plex account, you’ll be able to access TIDAL’s tens of millions of songs and videos through your Plex apps whenever you want. Plex app is available on 2016 and newer model year Samsung sets that are Tizen-based. Read more.

1. Visit your Account page in the web app
2. Choose the Other Services link
3. Follow the Link your TIDAL account link, which will take you through the TIDAL site to authorize the account linking

 

Option 4 Play Tidal songs on Samsung Smart TV via USB

Another option is to download Tidal music to MP3/FLAC, transfer them to hard drive or USB and then play with Samsung TV media player. You can also use Plex to host the files.

Ondesoft Tidal Music Converter is a professional converter and downloader for Tidal Music. It can download Tidal Music to computer and other devices like MP3 players for offline use with ease. It can convert Tidal Music to local MP3 and other audio formats. And it can retain the lossless sound quality of Tidal Music. Moreover, you can edit the bitrate, sample rate, and more to enjoy a better listening experience. After the conversion, you can transfer Tidal Music to Plex to enjoy anywhere. Now you can follow the guide below to learn how to download Tidal to MP3/FLAC with Ondesoft Tidal Music Converter and then play them on Samsung Smart TV via USB.

Key features of Ondesoft TIDAL Music Converter

• Download TIDAL songs to MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF
• Download TIDAL songs with either TIDAL HiFi, HiFi Plus or TIDAL Free.
• Preserve all ID3 tags and metadata such as title, artist, album, genre, album art, etc.
• Download TIDAL songs to MP3 in up to 320 kbps or keep high quality with FLAC/WAV/AIFF.
• Support batch converting.
• Convert TIDAL songs at 10X speed.
• Built in TIDAL web player, no TIDAL app needed.
• Automatically archive downloaded songs by album or artist.

1. Launch TIDAL Music Converter

Download, install and run Ondesoft TIDAL Music Converter on your Mac or Windows.

Click the Key icon to register it if you have purchased a license. If you don't have a license, go ahead with the free trial version.

2. Sign in your TIDAL account

Click the Sign in button and log in your TIDAL account.

 

3. Change output format(optional)

The default output format is lossless M4A. Ondesoft TIDAL Music Converter also supports converting TIDAL Music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. You can also customize output file name with any combination of title, artist, album, playlist index and track ID.

 

4. Select music

Follow the on-screen instructions to choose the playlist or album you want to convert.

Click Add songs.

 

5. Start Conversion

By default, all songs in the playlist/album will be checked. If there are songs you don't want to convert, please uncheck the box. Then click Convert button to start downloading songs to the format you choose.

After conversion, click below folder icon to quickly locate the downloaded songs. Now you can transfer the songs to USB drive to play on Samsung TV as local media files or play them on Samsung TV with Plex.