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Tidal videos not playing

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#1,814 opened on Jan 29, 2022

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Description

Videos in streaming service Tidal are not playing on Ungoogled Chromium, even though they work properly in ordinary Chromium.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to 'https://listen.tidal.com' and login
  2. Go to some artist's page with videos
  3. Videos can't be reproduced

Expected behavior Videos should be played normally

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • Fedora Linux 35:
  • ungoogled-chromium version: 97.0.4692.99 (Flatpak)

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Research direction
Investigate why Tidal videos fail to play in Ungoogled Chromium. Compare with ordinary Chromium to identify missing components (e.g., Widevine DRM, codecs). Check browser logs and network requests.
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