Oh ho ho I'm chortling like a little demon with glee because I successfully 'hacked' Tidal (not really but let me have this tiny win)!
So here's the story: The dark mode is SO FUCKING BLACK on that app that it literally gives me a headache if I try to look at it for too long. And there's no light mode. It's hellish. It pains me.
So of course the first thing I did was install the wonderful third-party app TidaLuna, which allows you to adjust various things about Tidal (such as offering a light-mode option, hallelujah).
However! After the last Tidal update, they added a sneaky new update that uninstalls TidaLuna every time you restart the Tidal app. For what fucking reason I cannot imagine. The only reason this third-party app exists in the first place is because your own damn app is a piece of shit. Sorry, Tidal, but this is entirely your own fault.
Tragically, the automatic TidaLuna installer isn't working for me anymore, so I had to install it manually with the command line. This isn't too much of a hassle if you only have to do it once, but reinstalling it from scratch every single time I want to open Tidal and listen to some music was REALLY getting old, believe you me.
So! I decided to automate the TidaLuna installation by creating a shell script to run all the steps for me. I do still have to run my own script manually every time before starting the app, but it's simple as opening up the command line and typing "install-tidaluna"...
...and voilà! My light mode and all the other lovely add-ons that increase the functionality of this disastrous app are back <3
I've got to say, though, dear Tidal: at this rate you are never going to be able to compete with Spotify. Spotify just... works. With Tidal I'm having to turn into a half-baked hacker just to make the app work in a semi-decent manner. That's not exactly impressive. You should probably get on top of your shit.
Oh well, at least I learned a new skill as a result of this mess :D