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Tidal mobile app

David Burns — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:26:15 GMT

I use the above app virtually every day for streaming music via Bluetooth through my s21 ultra to my Sony wf-1000xm5 earbuds. Until yesterday I have always been able to view the bitrate on the now playing page, but this disappeared overnight and now it just shows ‘good’ or ‘max’. So far I have tried restarting my phone and deleting/reinstalling the Tidal app, but still no bitrate showing. Tidal themselves say they cannot explain why this has happened or offer any solution. Anyone here have any ideas please?

Re: Tidal mobile app

Obsydian — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:57:23 GMT

Short answer its all a con and Tidal post MQA try not to say most of the catalog is a mixed bag, the live bit rate went sometime ago for me.

Personally I have Spotify, Tidal subs, but my hires daily driver is Qobuz.

Anyway moot point Samsung SSC codec means you never get proper HiRes only lossy so dont stress.

Re: Tidal mobile app

Obsydian — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:58:03 GMT

To add even if the bit rate used to show in Tidal, the device was never capable of lossless.

Re: Tidal mobile app

Obsydian — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:59:46 GMT

If you want proper Lossless you need dongle and proper hires buds, I tested most and ended up with Creative Labs Aurvana Ace2 and the BTW6, but sadly you loose microphone call and other such functions.

Re: Tidal mobile app

David Burns — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:19:02 GMT

Thanks. Yes I do understand that ldac is not truly lossless, but just wondered why I could no longer view the bitrate as I’ve always been able to prior to yesterday.

Re: Re: Tidal mobile app

Obsydian — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:25:16 GMT

Sorry forgot your using Sony buds, either way regardless of what they said it is Tidal restrictions, they dropped it around December 2025, I know because on my home streaming system it went, so I reverted back to my streamer app.

Re: Tidal mobile app

Obsydian — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:29:16 GMT

A mention here but that delete and reinstall, clear data might work, thought a pain, but as stated its a Tidal move, my suspicion is the entity the floated off with MQA will use this as a snob point the get MQA going again.

PS I did like MQA with a full unfold.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TIdaL/s/BNmWXm72Ee

Re: Re: Tidal mobile app

David Burns — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:32:33 GMT

Thanks again, but as stated I was always able to view the bitrate right up until yesterday. I use the Tidal app virtually every day.

Re: Re: Re: Tidal mobile app

Obsydian — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:28:20 GMT

Like I said but since December 25 its no more thanks to Tidal.

Re: Re: Re: Tidal mobile app

David Burns — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:58:42 GMT

Thought you might be interested to see that this evening I now have the bitrate displaying as normal. No idea why as I’ve made no changes to any settings, it just came back!

Re: Re: Re: Re: Tidal mobile app

Obsydian — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 07:46:33 GMT

Interesting... but as mentioned Samsung flagship devices the use SSC codec are not lossless and heavily dynamically adjust the max in theory is 24/48, no mention of the lows ...

Re: Tidal mobile app

David Burns — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:53:17 GMT

I have received messages asking if my question has been resolved. As the bitrates have now returned on my Tidal app, I guess the answer is yes! (Though not as a result of any answers or suggestions here).