How to Listen to Tidal Music on Shokz OpenSwim Headphones

By Miley Swift Posted on 2025-05-07 / Post for Tidal Tips

The Shokz OpenSwim (formerly AfterShokz Xtrainerz) is a popular MP3 bone conduction headphone designed for swimming. Tidal is one of the music streaming platforms that offers high-quality music to users. In this case, many users wonder how to play Tidal music on Shokz OpenSwim. In fact, it supports local music playback via internal storage. That means you can import Tidal music to Shokz OpenSwim headphones for playback.

But how? In this post, we will introduce the best way for you to get Tidal on Shokz OpenSwim headphones for music playback without any limits. Let's start.

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Part 1. How to Get Tidal Shokz OpenSwim Work - Tool Required

Before playing Tidal music on Shokz OpenSwim headphones, you need a tool to help you get Tidal music for Shokz OpenSwim. It is noted that Tidal music is encoded, which can't be directly played on other devices or platforms. So, you need to convert Tidal music to Shokz OpenSwim-supported audio formats like MP3, FLAC, WMA, WAV and AAC.

To make it, you can get help from AudFree Tidal Music Downloader. It is a professional music converter for Tidal users to download Tidal music, playlists, albums and more. It supports to output and save Tidal songs as MP3, FLAC, WAV, etc. for use on Shokz OpenSwim device.

Besides, it supports to batch convert Tidal music files at a rapid conversion speed, which saves your time. Also, you can reset output audio parameters like channel, bit rate, etc. for Tidal music to get a better audio quality. Once converted, you can save Tidal music on your local device forever and move them to Shokz OpenSwim or other platforms for playback offline easily.

AudFree Tidal Music Converter

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  • Download Tidal music as local audio files losslessly
  • Convert Tidal music to MP3, FLAC and other OpenSwim-compatible format
  • Keep original ID3 tags and 100% lossless audio quality
  • Get Tidal on Shokz OpenSwim and other devices

Part 2. How to Convert Tidal Music for Shokz OpenSwim Headphones

After learning the tool to make Tidal Shokz OpenSwim work, now, let's learn how to use it to download Tidal music to Shokz OpenSwim-supported audio files step by step.

Step 1Add Tidal Music to AudFree Tidal Music Converter
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Download, install and launch AudFree Tidal Music Converter on your computer. Once loaded, you will see the built-in Tidal web player on its main screen. Please tap the Log in button on the screen to sign in with your Tidal account. After that, browse Tidal music you want to play on Shokz OpenSwim and tap the track. Then click on the add music button at the right on the screen and AudFree program will analyze the track automatically. Later, it will show you a new window. You need to click on the Add to list button to import Tidal music to AudFree for converting.
Step 2Adjust Tidal Output Audio Parameters for Shokz OpenSwim
set tidal output format for shokz openswim
After loading Tidal music tracks, tap the top-right menu icon on the AudFree program's screen, then select the "Preferences" option. In the new window, click on the "Conversion" option at the left side. Later, you can define the Tidal output audio format as Shokz OpenSwim-compatible one, like FLAC, AAC, MP3, etc. In addition, you can modify other audio parameters such as audio channel, bit rate, sample rate, etc. Then tap 'OK' to save your changes.
View also: How to Convert Tidal Music to AIFF
Step 3Download Tidal Music for Shokz OpenSwim
convert tidal songs for shokz openswim
Once set, move to the Converting section and click on the "Convert" button to let AudFree launch the downloading and conversion process. When it is done, you can find the Tidal music files on your computer's local folder by hitting the "Converted" icon > "folder" icon on AudFree program. At last, you can put Tidal music on Shokz OpenSwim headphones for playing with ease. By the way, you can transfer local Tidal music files to other platforms or devices for offline playback.

Part 3. How to Play Tidal on Shokz OpenSwim Headphones

By using AudFree Tidal Music Converter, now you get the Shokz OpenSwim-supported Tidal music files on your computer. You just need to transfer Tidal music to Shokz OpenSwim headphones for use. Here let's follow the steps below to make it.

Step 1. Connect your Shokz OpenSwim headphones to the USB Charging Cradle. By the way, you also need to ensure that the Pogo Pins of your device and the terminals of the USB Charging Cradle are well-connected.

connect openswim headphones to usb charging cradle

Step 2. Next, plug the USB Charging Cradle into your computer's USB port. After that, you can see the OpenSwim hard drive displayed on the desktop screen. Then you can create a new music folder on it to store your local Tidal music files.

transfer tidal music to shokz openswim via usb charging cradle

Step 3. Now, browse and locate the converted Tidal music files in your computer's target folder. Once found, drag & drop the Tidal tracks you want into your OpenSwim hard drive's newly music folder. Then it will start to transfer.

Step 4. Once transferred, please unplug the USB Charging Cradle from your computer. Later, the LED indicator on your OpenSwim device will flash red and blue.

Step 5. Now, press and hold '-' Volume and Multifunction/Power button for about 2 seconds. A while later, you will hear the following voice prompts:

"Play Current Folder": This means you can play the audio files in the current folder.

"Play All Folder": This means you can play all music files you imported into OpenSwim.

At last, you can start to listen to Tidal music on Shokz OpenSwim headphones while swimming.

Part 4. In Conclusion

If you want to enjoy Tidal songs while swimming, just follow the tutorial above to convert and put Tidal on Shokz OpenSwim headphones. To make it, you just need help from AudFree Tidal Music Converter. With it, you can get Tidal music for OpenSwim device and play Tidal music without limits on your device.

Miley Swift

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Miley Swift is a professional content creator in the field of music entertainment and tech. Passionate about Tidal streaming technology, she is adept in offering and updating relevant tech skills and tools of Tidal music.