I use Apple Music but am pretty disappointed in it. I'd switch to Spotify but they're dragging their feet on the lossless/ higher resolution playback and their reluctance to integrate with the HomePod is a deal breaker.
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Tidal Gains Siri Integration on iPhone and iPad, But Still Lacks HomePod Support
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Unfortunately still a rather murky subject. I'm seeing most tracks flagged as Flac 24 bit rather than MQA.
Streaming services are, well, streaming services. They don't allow integration of your locally stored content. There are services that allow you to stream your local content, such as Vox. Roon is the only platform to my knowledge that allow the integration of your local content with a streaming service, in their case Tidal or Qobuz.
in 2021 Spotify dropped support for streaming through DJ apps without explanation - leaving thousands of DJs in the lurch. Spotify offer no explanation for their lack of support for Siri. Spotify treat their customers with a degree of contempt.
Tidal took over DJ integration and welcomed lots of DJs to the app. They have added support for Siri. I have requested Tidal add little known music and they have done so in days. I have requested Tidal support and got answers within a few hours. Plus they have a LOT of videos and their sound quality is good.
Seems to me the question is why would anyone subscribe to Spotify?
In addition to my earlier response Tidal for me has much better discovery. Apple discovery seems to be limited to recently released songs that were deemed popular. Tidal discovery is much more varied by genre and by year. Todays picks include:
a Rachmaninoff Piano concerto
a Toy Story 4 track
Nathan Evans - Wellerman (Sea Shanty) - this is the type of unusual content I'm looking for
Do-Re-Mi from the Sound of Music
Singing in the Rain Gene Kelley. Never got any recommendations this old from Apple Music
Puccini by Pavoratti
Its nice isn't it
I'd like:
Cover art on my 2nd dashboard - behind my steering wheel it now only has text of what I'm hearing, not the artwork
It want it to go back to where I was when I go back int othe app - if I switch to Waze and back it takes me to the root of Tidal, not the menu I was on.