With the boom of streaming services, Tidal has dominated audiophiles’ hearts for its high audio quality. Apart from it, Tidal’s easy compatibility also offers great convenience. Tidal brings you closer to over 100 million tracks, curated playlists, favorite artists, and more whether you are on the Tidal app or the Tidal Web Player. But someone may want a bit more and opt to connect Tidal to TVs or smart speakers for an immersive experience. Among these, Roku is a nice choice. Roku devices are designed for fast, easy access to music, TV, live news, sports, movies, and more you love. Roku makes it easier to stream tunes from Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and more. Seeing this, you may wonder if it is possible to play Tidal on Roku. The answer is obviously positive. Now, let’s keep reading to learn the best 3 ways to get Tidal music on your Roku TV easily and effectively.
Part 1. Is Tidal Available on Roku?
As the statement mentioned above, Roku TV allows users to access diverse streaming service on its TV due to the official integration with those streaming platforms. Tidal is one of its partner, and users can add the Tidal on Roku, and then stream their favorite music with ease. Unfortunately, the cooperation between Tidal and Roku ends in 2024. Therefore, Tidal is no longer available in the Roku channel store. It is a pity that you can not get the Tidal app on your Roku TV and stream music directly. But you don’t need to worry. There are s till other alternative methods can assist you in playing your Tidal songs on Roku TV.
In the following parts, we will mainly explore 3 methods to establish a connection between your Tidal library and the Roku TV. You can follow the detailed steps and enjoy Tidal music on Roku online or offline. Just pick one method that suits your situation best.
Part 2. Official Way to Play Tidal on Roku via App [Not Available Anymore]
There is a Tidal Channel on Roku devices, thus, it is convenient and simple to access your Tidal content on Roku. Here’s how to get the Tidal app for Roku.
1) Power on your Roku device and press the Home button on your remote.
2) From the left pane, select the Streaming Channels option and use the remote to enter Tidal on the Search Channels box.
3) After selecting the correct Tidal app, hit on Add channel.
4) Once the Tidal Roku app is added, choose Go to Channel to open Tidal.
5) Sign into your active Tidal account to access your Tidal library and start listening.
Part 3. How to Play Tidal on Roku via Bluetooth
One of the easiest and most straightforward methods to play Tidal on your Roku TV is to cast tracks from your mobile device. This method uses the Tidal app on your mobile devices as an intermediary. Through this way, you can control the music streaming on Roku via your phone with ease.
1) Fire up your Roku TV and enter the Settings section via the remote control.
2) Scroll down to find and choose Remotes & devices > Smartphones & tablets > Add a new smartphone or tablet.
3) Then, go to Settings on your mobile device and open Bluetooth. After that, select your Roku TV to pair.
4) Once they are connected, you can go to Tidal on your mobile phone and play anything you like. The music will be played on your Roku TV.
Part 4. How to Get Tidal on Roku via Screen Mirror
Another useful method to cast Tidal songs to Roku is to utilize the screen mirror feature. Just make sure your Roku device has enabled the screen mirror feature. Then, it’s a piece of cake for you to screen mirror your iOS or Android device.
For iOS device users:
1) Connect your iOS device to the same network that the Roku TV has connected to.
2) Open Tidal on your iOS device and sign in. Pick one song to stream.
3) Then, swipe down from the top of the screen to access the control center. Hit the Screen Mirroring icon.
4) Select your Roku TV from the list. Once done, you can see your iOS device screen shown on Roku. Feel free to stream Tidal songs you like on Roku.
For Android device users:
1) Make sure that you have connected both the Roku TV and your Android device to the same WiFi network.
2) Then, swipe up from your screen to open the Shortcut Center.
3) Find and tap the Screen Mirror icon, and then choose Roku as the destination.
4) Once done, you can go to the Tidal app on your Android device and begin playing the music you like on Roku.
Part 5. Best Way to Play Tidal on Roku TV Offline
You can choose the above 2 ways to stream to Tidal on Roku. Just make sure you have a stable and fast network connection and a valid Tidal subscription. Otherwise, you may need to turn to an alternative method to get Tidal music on Roku. That is to download Tidal songs as local files and then transfer them to Roku for offline playing.
It is a truism that all streaming services including Tidal apply DRM protection, so you can’t find Tidal local files even though you downloaded them. Therefore, to get Tidal local files, all you need is a Tidal Music Converter.
Tunelf Tidal Music Converter is a powerful converting tool as well as DRM removal designed for Tidal users. Adopting an advanced decryption technology, Tunelf can download songs from Tidal to unprotected MP3, FLAC, AAC, M4A, M4B, and WAV to your computer locally. Among Tunelf-supported formats, MP3, AAC, and FLAC are compatible with Roku. That is to say, once you get Tidal MP3s, you can directly upload them to Roku Media Player which allows you to enjoy your personal music files. For Tidal Free users, it even removes ads after conversion. Meanwhile, the Tunelf Tidal Music Converter is able to keep the lossless sound quality and the original ID3 tag info. Now, let’s see how to use it to download Tidal songs for Roku.
Key Features of Tunelf Tidal Music Converter
- Download any Tidal content, including songs, albums, playlists, and artists
- Support exporting Tidal music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A, and M4B
- Preserve a whole set of ID3 tag information in the downloaded Tidal songs
- Handle the conversion of Tidal music up to 5× faster speed and in batch
Step 1 Pick and Add Tidal Songs to Tunelf
Install Tunelf Tidal Music Converter to reap the benefits first. Once the Tunelf is opened, the Tidal desktop app will be launched or relaunched spontaneously. On Tidal, find the song, playlist, or album you want to stream on Roku and share it to obtain the URL link. Then copy and paste the link to Tunelf’s search bar and hit on the plus icon to upload your selected content.
Step 2 Configure the Output Format
Now, all added songs will display on the main window of Tunelf. Click the 3-line button in the upper right corner and select Preferences. On the pop-up window, switch to the Convert tab where you are free to customize the output format, channel, sample rate, and bit rate. To make Tidal songs can be readable on Roku, retain the default MP3 format. If you make other changes, don’t forget to click OK to save the settings.
Step 3 Download Tidal to MP3 Locally
When everything is ready, hit on the Convert button at the bottom and Tunelf will finish the conversion in a few seconds at a 5x faster speed. Once the conversion is done, go to the Converted history list to browse all your converted Tidal files. You are allowed to use the search icon next to each song to locate them in your computer’s local folder or play them with the built-in media player.
Step 4 Play Tidal on Roku via a USB Drive
The next step you should do is to move those converted and playable Tidal files to a USB drive.
1) Plug a USB drive into your computer and create a unique folder for Tidal songs. Then copy and paste those MP3 files or the whole folder to the USB drive.
2) Now, head to Roku Media Player and insert the USB drive containing Tidal songs into your Roku device.
3) Once detected, a USB Drive icon should show up in the media device selection screen.
4) On Roku Media Player, select Audio from the Media Type Selection screen.
5) Choose the USB drive and navigate to the created folder where you used to store Tidal songs.
6) Find the song you want to play and press the OK or Play button. To play all the music in a folder as a playlist, press the Play button on Roku remote when the folder is highlighted.
When the Tidal song is playing, you can pause, skip forward and skip backward using the Play/Pause button, Forward Scan button, and Reverse Scan button on your Roku remote control. To stop playback, just press the Back button.
Part 6. Conclusion
Although the Tidal Roku integration is no longer available, you can still get your favorite Tidal music on Roku TV via some alternative methods. Casting Tidal to Roku from your mobile phone is a feasible method to let you stream the songs you like. But if you want to enjoy Tidal on Roku offline, the ideal tool to help you do so is the Tunelf Tidal Music Converter. By using it to crack the DRM protection and get Tidal local files, it will be way easier to transfer music files to Roku for enjoying offline.
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