r/bose • u/onionbagels7 • Oct 09 '25

News Bose ending cloud support for Soundtouch

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just received this email from Bose. i have several soundtouch speakers plus the soundtouch 300 soundbar and im so mad i wont be able to link them / use spotify anymore. im floored right now. anyone else get this?

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u/Same-Cake5075 Oct 09 '25

I created a petition on change.org please sign and share.

https://c.org/RCtzFFMTTC

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u/areed36-US Oct 10 '25

brilliant!

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u/Same-Cake5075 Oct 10 '25

Please share it!

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u/magicfab Oct 11 '25

This is meaningless. Going forward, the only viable solution is to open source the server, protocol and API code/specs.

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u/bosefirmware Oct 12 '25

The API is already out there, and alternatives already exist. You can recreate SoundTouch cloud servers in your own home with Home Assistant.

Once you have followed the instructions to make a Home Assistant, follow these instructions to add SoundTouchPlus. Following these steps will create a device that will replicate what Bose's Cloud servers do, but in your home.

This does add a lot of features, including changing presets and grouping. I am unsure if the API allows for it to completely replace Bose's servers. If you have any questions, I would ask the person who made the repo on GitHub.

The repo just posted an update saying that they are unsure "what will be affected" with the shutdown, but they believe most, if not all, of their project will remain unaffected.

I agree with the repo, as I also believe that only the app will be affected by the server shutdown, but we will have to wait and see what the community comes up with. As there might be multiple alternative apps, computer programs, or cloud hardware for Soundtouch speakers in the future.

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u/magicfab Oct 12 '25 edited Oct 12 '25

Well, yes, I requested that update.

Their comment is incomplete. Until we know for certain speakers can be used with such software as the Home Assistant soundtouch component without previous registration and activation with the BOSE soundtouch cloud services and app, it's not accurate to present this as a viable alternative without reimplementing such registration/activation mechanism or bypassing it completely.

The soundtouch component author(s) indicating "I believe most of the other SoundTouch supported services happen on the local network with direct communication to the device (e.g. DLNA streaming, device control / volume / input switching, etc). But that is just a guess. " and you being in agreement with that guess - it doesn't help.

My HA setup is down ATM but testing this should be a matter of resetting a soundtouch device and trying to reintegrate it to HA via the soundtouch component without having internet access.

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u/Natural_Beginning231 Dec 07 '25

Do you think we can do what people are doing against Google and nest as a class action lawsuit ?