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fromEngadget
1 day ago
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Bose made the consumer friendly move to open source its SoundTouch speakers

Bose is ending cloud support for SoundTouch speakers in May but open-sourced the software and provided APIs to allow third-party developers to maintain functionality.
fromThe Verge
1 day ago
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Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them

Bose open-sourced SoundTouch API docs and delayed cloud shutdown to May 6, 2026, enabling local controls and community-built tools to keep speakers functional.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

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 devices' cloud-based features, including the companion app, will stop working. The SoundTouch app enabled numerous capabilities, including integrating music services, like Spotify and TuneIn, and the ability to program multiple speakers in different rooms to play the same audio simultaneously.
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