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Bose won't brick your older SoundTouch speakers even though it's shutting down their servers: Here's everything you need to know

SoundTouch speakers will lose cloud services in May 2026 Bose has published an API for third party app developers Spotify Connect and AirPlay will continue to work Bose's SoundTouch speakers are ...
Guru3D

SoundTouch Reborn Restores Bose Speaker Features After Cloud Shutdown

Bose SoundTouch speakers have received an unofficial extension to their usable life through SoundTouch Reborn, a free ...
Ars Technica

Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18

Bose will brick key features of its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars soon. On Thursday, Bose informed customers that as of February 18, 2026, it will stop supporting the devices, and the ...
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Bose makes it easier to keep using your SoundTouch speaker after support ends

Bose makes some of the best speakers around, but they also cost a pretty penny. So when the company revealed plans to drop support for its SoundTouch models and remove key features last year, many ...
Cult of Mac

Bose starts bringing AirPlay 2 to a range of SoundTouch speakers

Bose is rolling out a big firmware update for a bunch of SoundTouch speakers that adds AirPlay 2 support. You can install it via the free SoundTouch app for iPhone ...
Ars Technica

Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life

Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (EoL) of the expensive home theater ...
TechSpot

Bose's SoundTouch shutdown leaves connected speakers less "smart"

What just happened? Customers with high-end audio systems built around Bose SoundTouch will soon lose some "smart" functionality, making them more like a traditional speaker. Although the company has ...