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.
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.
