Soundtouch speakers are losing some smart features, but Bose won't brick them ...

Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver ...

Bose is shutting down the framework that powers SoundTouch smart speakers. But in a consumer-friendly move, it's open ...

Following public backlash, Bose has extended support for its SoundTouch products and made changes that will let owners ...

In a surprisingly user-friendly move, Bose has announced it will be open-sourcing the API documentation for its SoundTouch smart speakers, which were slated to lose official support on February 18th, ...

Bose SoundTouch announced in October 2025 (via an email) that all SoundTouch speakers would become "dumb" speakers on Feb. 18, 2026. Once that date hits, the speakers will stop receiving updates ...

Rather than bricking its SoundTouch line of Wi-Fi home theater speakers, Bose is opening them up to developers via an API.

After initially announcing that Bose will completely turn off all ‘smart’ features in its SoundTouch series of speaker products, the company has seemingly responded to the wave of ...

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A few months ago, Bose announced that its SoundTouch speakers would soon lose most of their cloud-based functionalities. The US manufacturer, known for its premium-priced audio ...

UPDATE 1/8: Following pushback, Bose is delaying the shutdown of SoundTouch cloud support from Feb. 18 to May 6, 2026, and will open-source the technology, allowing developers to create ...

Bose is postponing the shutdown of the cloud connection for its SoundTouch speakers. Instead of cutting the connection as planned on February 18, the SoundTouch devices will now continue to function ...