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 are losing some smart features, but Bose won't brick them ...
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Every smart home brand should be watching how Bose is sunsetting SoundTouch speakers

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

Bose Does the Right Thing for Customers of its Unsupported Smart Speakers

Bose announced last October that it would brick its oldest smart speakers in February, setting off customer complaints.
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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 ...

Bose is ending SoundTouch's cloud features, but not entirely killing the speakers

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 ...
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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 ...