Tidal’s DJ feature is like giving friends the AUX cable from your ears.

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(Pocket-lint) – Tidal has announced a feature it calls DJ that lets you control what you listen to, like a real DJ.

This feature, which is only available to Tidal customers who pay for the HiFi Plus tier, requires signing up for the Early Access Program. A beta version of the Tidal app for iPhone or Android is also required for the DJ feature to work.

Once done, users can press a new DJ button to activate a session, then share it with others via a link. When people open this link, they can listen to the music chosen by the DJ, although it is only played in standard quality instead of the HiFi offer that subscribers must have. This is a beta version for a good reason.

The whole thing works over the internet and, unlike when you give the AUX cable to someone in a car, you don’t have to be in the same place. Or even in the same country, for that matter. This could be handy for listening in an office if that’s something you and your team want to do. But ultimately, it’s not entirely clear what kind of functionality is useful.

Time will tell, as always. You can sign up for the early access program now, if you haven’t already, and you’ll receive instructions for accessing the beta apps afterward. But don’t be the one who rickrolls everyone, okay?

Written by Oliver Haslam.